What insulates an oven?

Answer 1

Because the materials form which it is made do not conduct heat very well and because its construction includes a lot of padding which traps air in the glove. Air too is a poor conductor of heat.

Because of this poor conduction of heat when you pick up something hot when wearing an oven glove it will take a long time for the heat of the object to get through to your hand and burn you.

However, if the oven glove is wet, as water is a good conductor of heat, a wet glove will transmit the heat and you will get burnt.

Answer 2

An oven is double walled and has fiberglass insulation between the inside and outside. There is also enough space between the two that most of the heat does not get to the outside.

Answer 3

I hope so.