Pot holders are a completely necessary kitchen tool, but they tend to be drab. I have had the same soft cotton pot holders for years, and they are stained, threadbare, and there’s a burn mark on one ...

A person stirring a pot of food with a wooden spoon - M O H/Shutterstock Hovering over a bubbling pot of pasta sauce, you hesitate as you debate where to place the spoon. Ah well. Onto the countertop ...