I started using them because they told us it was healthier. Diseases can be transmitted during cleaning. I buy the disposable surgical gloves from a dry cleaning supplier in boxes of 100. They come in different sizes. I've gotten hooked on them. I use them when I'm gutting, skinning and cutting up for the freezer. The surgical rubber gloves really give you a lot better grip. If the phone rings I can just swish my hand under water and the blood slides right off, or I can just rip the glove off and put on another when I resume. In cold weather it keeps your hands warm. If you're a heart eater when you're finished just grab the heart and pull the glove off your hand turning it inside out over the heart. Do the same with the other glove from the opposite end and it's clean and you can throw it in your backpack without getting everything bloody. They're great. I carry 4 or 5 pairs at all times in my backpack.