I have had a pair of these gloves for years. I bought them for Dutch oven cooking and they made their way into my kitchen for daily use because I liked them so much. They were getting on their last legs, so I put a new pair on my Amazon wish list and I found a new set under the Christmas tree.

I noticed the new pair was lighter and thinner than my old pair. The leather is slightly thinner (and more pink than the old, deep red), but what is noticeably thinner is the inner insulation.

This morning a went to take a cast iron pan out of a 400 degree oven with the new gloves and I could only hold the handle for 5-6 seconds before it simply became too hot. Fortunately, I was just going to the stove top. I immediately grabbed my old gloves, pulled one on, and was able to hold the pan with no problems. Yes, it had cooled down some in those 20 seconds, but not much.

So, the newer version of these gloves are more flexible, but do not have the insulating ability my older set did. Too bad. I may have to get a pair of the Lodge gloves, since these don't work as well. My old ones were darn near perfect.

EDIT: I got my scale out and weighed both old and new gloves. The new gloves weigh 9oz. The old gloves weigh 16oz. You have to account for a small amount of oil and crud on the old gloved that will addd some weight, but the difference is significant. They really are a much lighter product.
I have had a pair of these gloves for years. I bought them for Dutch oven cooking and they made their way into my kitchen for daily use because I liked them so much. They were getting on their last legs, so I put a new pair on my Amazon wish list and I found a new set under the Christmas tree. I noticed the new pair was lighter and thinner than my old pair. The leather is slightly thinner (and more pink than the old, deep red), but what is noticeably thinner is the inner insulation. This morning a went to take a cast iron pan out of a 400 degree oven with the new gloves and I could only hold the handle for 5-6 seconds before it simply became too hot. Fortunately, I was just going to the stove top. I immediately grabbed my old gloves, pulled one on, and was able to hold the pan with no problems. Yes, it had cooled down some in those 20 seconds, but not much. So, the newer version of these gloves are more flexible, but do not have the insulating ability my older set did. Too bad. I may have to get a pair of the Lodge gloves, since these don't work as well. My old ones were darn near perfect. EDIT: I got my scale out and weighed both old and new gloves. The new gloves weigh 9oz. The old gloves weigh 16oz. You have to account for a small amount of oil and crud on the old gloved that will addd some weight, but the difference is significant. They really are a much lighter product.