Is it Safe to Keep Oven Mitts on the Oven Door? -- Good Questions

Pin it Q: Please help me resolve a debate with my beloved boyfriend. He insists that oven mitts cannot be kept on the oven door or anywhere near the stove, as it is a fire hazard. As the person who does the majority of the cooking, I'm finding it hard to break a habit of a lifetime of having these on-hand and grabbing the oven mitt off the oven door when I need to handle something hot...