Oven mitts
It's funny how one will go along for years using utensils or tools that are adequate, but not perfect for the job, and not think too much about it.
When I was a kid cooking & baking, I don't recall even having pot holders or oven mitts. We used a dish towel to remove hot items from the oven. For all my adult life, I've used oven mitts. I acquired a silicone oven mitt which is just clumsy. Oven mitts are clumsy, too, and I keep burning them. I wondered if there were oven gloves. Well, of course there are!