A cooking utensil handling device is provided. The device comprises a covering body that defines a receiving space, an opening to the receiving space adapted for insertion of a hand of a user, a first aperture in communication with the receiving space and adapted for extension of a first portion of a utensil therethrough, and a second aperture in communication with the receiving space and adapted for extension of a second portion of the utensil therethrough. The receiving space is adapted to receive a handling portion of the cooking utensil such that the handling portion of the cooking utensil can be grasped by the hand of the user within the receiving space. The covering body comprises a flexible intermediate portion disposed between the first aperture and the second aperture.