I think I'll just skip the whole potato/soup bag thing all together. It's just not that hard to grab a hot pad and that would probably be my first instinct anyway since I've been doing that for over forty years already anyway. I hope no one is ever seriously injured with these craft items. It would be such a pity since we all know others have had issues. I certainly wouldn't ever give either of these items to my loved ones. God forbid! JMHO.