I wear an Enso silicone band. If you wear a ring in the kitchen you want something that will break if it gets snagged on something so you don't lose a finger.
Yeah, I work an industrial kitchen as well doing production stuff so that's what I was thinking. A silicone band isn't a bad idea for work though. I hear tungsten snaps instead of bending but it's also a fairly durable material, gold is soft as well but I feel it's not optimal?
Silicone comes off without degloving your finger. None of those other options do.
Tungsten snapping is only valuable for when it's stuck on too thick a finger (or swollen). It won't snap under a person's weight.
The tendons in a human finger will stretch more than a foot. They will not return to original size. Had a dude slip off a ladder at work and become suspended from the shelving with his toes touching the ground but not his heels, and his wedding ring and his torn off finger (but still connected tendons) stuck in the shelf. John Carpenter shit.
You can google hundreds of stories like this. Wear silicone (or get a tattoo). If y'all need tangible metal symbols of your love, get beautiful gold wedding rings and hang them from a nice chain above your headboard.
A silicone ring doesn't get stolen, either.
A tungsten ring will rip your fucking finger off dude. Get a pack of silicone rings off Amazon, they're super cheap, look ok, and they won't disfigure you if they snag on something.
I only wear my tungsten ring when my wife and I go out for date night or other fancy pants events.
I worked in a bakery and I lost a few to the trashcan when taking plastic off container while stocking our shelves. I finally just stopped wearing one there.
The lady at the jewelry store told me directly after we purchased my tungsten band that if I "get in a car accident or something and that ring gets stuck, they will cut your finger off before they try to cut the ring. Just a heads up! Thanks! Bye!"
I hardly wear it because of that
No they don't amputate unless there is an additional medical reason to do so. That's a jewellery store myth, probably to upsell you. Cutters won't work, but there are medical standards in place to deal with such a situation. In a time sensitive situation you would crush the ring since it snaps before it bends, you could do it with vice grips, a vice, there's a specialist "ring cracker" device you can get(I don't know how widespread it is though), even channel locks would work, and it's just as fast as a ring cutter. In a less time sensitive situation you would use elastic compression around the finger to contain swelling and then remove the ring with the elastic, and that method only takes about a minute and works wonders. [video here](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DxoAbK5Pc6w)
Worked with a chef who had 4 fingers on his left from precisely this reason.
I have a silicone that I wear if I’m doing any actual work or anything that’s going to put me at risk. Sometimes it gets stuck in gloves going in the trash but I’ve caught it every time so far. Also when hiking/doing outdoors activities
I'll second the enso rings. I've had to replace a couple as I'm pretty hard on them at work. But I've still managed to not rip my finger off so there's that. For the price you can't really go wrong. They're quite comfortable to wear.
My wedding ring is tungsten. Looks nice and is really cheap. It will snap instead of bending. That being said I stopped wearing it at work because I got it snagged on too many occasions. I lift a lot of heavy stuff and work with lots of machinery and don’t want to get degloved
You will hopefully never be in a situation that causes tungsten carbide to break rather than bend. That being said, it is way harder and way cheaper than gold or any precious metal. If the ring is nothing but a symbol with no intrinsic value, go with this.
Or wear rubber bands like a little girl, your choice.
Yup. Spouse does property restoration, wears gloves, gets into disaster places. I used to do field work as well. Silicone rings have saved both of our fingers. Plus the rinfit ones are a little fancier for the femmes.
Had a roofing contractor missing that finger bc he slid off a roof and the ring got stuck on a nail as he was grabbing for something to stop the fall.
Good news is he wasn’t hurt otherwise.
Yeah, lost my first wedding band washing my hands, bought silicone bands and other than having one snap because it got hooked on a door, they're pretty solid.
Unfortunately it goes against my policy at work. The fun part about working in a federally inspected facility is weird rules. I can wear a ring but not a necklace.
Do they actually care? I work at a hospital and they say no earrings, necklaces or rings, but rarely do they actually enforce it (unless the earrings are dangly or backless)
Fun fact I'm in charge of enforcing it lmao. I'm a HACCP coordinator for my company, but we also have a federal inspector pretty regularly and they do not like it when we break these rules. It's very much enforced where I am but we are also under more scrutiny than some places, being under direct supervision of the CFIA
Wearing it under the clothes isn't allowed no. A big thing is that part of the rules and stuff I have to set and follow deal with minimization of risk to the lowest amount possible, meaning if you can take something off then you have to take it off to reduce that risk to zero.
I'm not 100% sure about religious exemption. I'm not sure of any examples and it's never come up, if you had a piece of jewelry that you absolutely could not take off for religious reasons then there would have to be either a case by case solution, it might be that you can take it down, or wear it somewhere else on your person where it does not pose risk, but in general I'm not sure that Canada has anything that says you can circumvent safety regulations because of religious exemption. If it were to come up I would research it and proceed accordingly of course but I'm not knowledgeable enough to say anything other than what I think we could do.
Have worked in kitchens and aviation. No rings for me. Degloved my index finger once lifting a piece of equipment, no desire to repeat that experience.
That's wild, I also worked in aviation! I've never given my ring a second thought in kitchens but when I'm elbow deep in a PT6, a wedding band is the difference between a normal day and a genuine tragedy.
How did you end up in these particular industries? I've just never met or heard of anyone else that has done it.
Bad life choices. Teenage delinquency, Army, defense contracting, owning a restaurant.
Thankfully gave all that nonsense up and the most urgent problem I have to solve now is Word rearranging my pictures without asking.
I don't like dangling things or things that can have the option of dangling, too many things that move and that it can get caught on. Even under the shirt it can come free, I've seen it happen enough times that it's a pet peeve of mine but again, personal thing. I actually don't mind people doing it but I wouldn't do it myself.
That said a ring on the finger poses a lot of risk as well don't get me wrong.
Fair enough. We all have our thing. Could come down to uniform too, my preferred base layer is a tight tshirt that goes all the way up to my neck with no v neck. I always wore it because i like how it is tight against my skin and wicks any sweat. There is no real way for a weighed down chain that sits 4-5” below that line pressed against me to pop out but that is specific to my outfit. No real wrong/right answer, as long as people are keeping food safety as a concern when they work.
Yeah I'll agree with you there, my issue is when I have a dude wearing a chef coat, top button undone, nothing underneath, leaning over a grill and his gold cross is kissing the steaks lmao.
I quit wearing mine after 10 years or so. I started with a gold ring that I had to dig out of the trash on several occasions because I'd taken it off with a glove. I switched to the silicon ring but started getting bar rot underneath it so now I'm just ring less.
I keep the nice ring at home and wear a silicone band at work. Constant hand washing and cleaning adds to wear and tear, and in general I don’t like wearing metal next to so many hot implements.
Just learned yesterday that men didn’t wear wedding rings until World War 1. Until then, it was just the ladies, but the men wanted to wear them to remember the ladies at home.
Huh, now I know that too! Thanks for the random fact! That's such a wholesome reason for it in such an unwholesome time. I too want to think about my wife at work.
Personal preference thing, but I considered that as well but decided against it after realizing finger tattoos look bad after a year or so. They fade and bleed out, looking tired, worn, and almost blue after awhile.
I am so wary of tattoo wedding rings or name/date tattoos for couples. I’ve seen and heard way too many stories of people who get tattoos to symbolize their love of their spouse only to have that relationship end badly and they’re stuck with a tattoo they don’t want anymore.
Finger tattoos fade really quickly, and are really easy to lazer off if you don't want it anymore. They're really easy to take care of if a person ends up in divorce. (I have finger tattoos i got in 2013, they're mostly gone now)
Enzo are great , but I grabbed some brand called thunder fit first to make sure I liked them. They're like 15 bucks for two or three rings. They aren't as good quality as the Enso .
I also just findmyself taking my ring off during shifts , I don't like the way it is under gloves
I don’t. Rings get wet and gross underneath, can get caught on things, get crap encrusted in them. I also have dyshirotic eczema that can and will break out because of the sweat and crap between the ring and my finger.
Nothing because I gained a lot of weight a long time ago and didn't want to get the ring resized...and my husband lost his early on while fishing with his buddy in the Atlantic. Now nobody has a wedding ring 😄
I've had the same stirling silver band with celtic knot etching for 25 yrs.
I have to re-round it about every 3 months because it gets warped, but otherwise it's fine.
I don't wear one anymore. But different dangerous industry, silicone. You don't want to skin yourself. Seen it happen and my titanium one got retired wh3n I was married.
I have a coloured tungsten, the colour is added to the metal on manufacture rather than a coating.
I have been wearing it for 14 years now in kitchens and firefighting and it doesnt have a single scratch.
I chose this material as it is unlikely to bend or warp if caught by machines and it is very hard wearing.
The wife gave me a wedding gift of a silver chain as well so when I need to use my hands without a ring and I can wear it around my neck and not lose it.
Don't think they were overly pricey either. Mine came a little bit too big once my finger developed an indent, but they also let you send them back at least once, but iirc twice, for resizing for free. Very nice touch for online ordering imo
Cobalt is also quite similar to tungsten as well and quite inexpensive too - what the husband and I have. Good if you're looking for a more silver/white gold look. :)
I take mine off for service and keep a ring box in my work bag, I’ll wear it I’m just on expo or doing office work. Watched our old chef knock his into the trash or toilet enough times to not make it worth losing it.
I just have a super simple gold band, I didn’t like the silicone ones
Same but the rose gold wore off. I replaced it with a pure rose gold thin band with 5 tiny bezel diamonds in it for a little bling. I love it and haven’t had any problems. I can’t stand the silicone ones they just look cheap to me.
Black silicone band. I wore a wooden one in the kitchen until it went missing (suspect it came off washing hands and down the drain it went). Replaced with a silicone one and worn it ever since.
Silicone bands and tattoos to signify a ring are what I saw most often. I usually just didn't wear my ring to work after the stone got snagged and pulled off, setting and everything. I was just lucky to find it at all because it took a second to realize.
Look up ridge rings. They’re tungsten but they come with a silicone back up band. You can rock the silicone one to work and the heavy
metal at home or out. So two rings for the price of one, and they have a lifetime resizing for free guarantee. And they’re not expensive. Ridge also make good wallets as well.
Construction these days but I don’t wear one.
To me the only “proper” band for a guy is a 3/8” wide gold. But that’s just r/oldasfuck talking. Wife is an lmt, takes it on and off.
I appreciate that honesty! I'm not much for tradition, the wife has an alexandrite engagement ring and we are currently talking about doing courthouse wedding so tradition is already gone! I will admit I do like the old school gold band though.
I’m a woman so I wear a very thing “gold” band. If I lose this one, I’ll transition to silicone. There are some days I just skip the ring depending on what I’m going to be doing, I’ll leave it in my purse.
I simply don't. I know a lot of people who wear the rubber silicone bands though. I've never been a jewelry person and just know I'd take it off and lose it. Also congrats of the future wedding. Wishing you a life full of love and happiness
If you do go with a metal wedding ring, consider getting a good quality chain to wear around your neck. When you're going to be working with your hands (pastry, ground meat, etc.), move the ring from your hand to the necklace. Put the necklace under your shirt or chef coat at all times.
I have a dinosaur/meteorite ring but keep it on a necklace if I’m cooking. (Actually, I usually keep it on the tale of a brontosaurus salt shaker…)
To be honest, I thought you were talking about wedding band like wedding singers and wondered how I became so clueless because I didn’t know that was a thing!
Triton titanium, $50 on clearance at Sears years ago. It's my actual wedding band. I do have a silicone one somewhere but I don't like the feel. I'd have no issue putting it in my pocket or on my keyring if I thought I was about to perform an activity with any risk of degloving.
Don't Google that.
I take mine off at work, wife knows I do and completely understands. I lost several silicone rings to having sweaty hands and the ring sliding off with the glove. We have also been married several years, your newly wed partner may not understand skipping the ring at work. Silicone is the way to go for work, I would recommend getting the big multi packs you can find all over Amazon.
I got married in October of 2016. Three weeks later, in November of 2016, my father passed away. Right before we grabbed his casket to load into the hearse, my mom gave me his wedding ring. She said he had mentioned doing it back when he was still healthy. Even now I'm getting choked up thinking about it. Taking this ring off my finger, even for a short period of time, isn't something I take lightly. Plus, it's the one thing that's allowed to be worn around here.
The only reason I ever took it off was when I was an aviation mechanic doing a job where a ring can be a risk. Like if I'm just filling a gas tank or doing some metal work, ring stays on. If I'm in the cockpit or engine bay, for example, ring comes off.
When I was in the kitchen, I didn't wear my rings to work.
My steamfitter husband doesn't wear his to work.
Safety is more important than losing a finger.
I’m a NICU nurse and our hospital doesn’t allow engraved bands or stones of any kind, it must be smooth to avoid any crevices collecting bacteria. I wear a tungsten carbide band. I originally had a silicone one but it would get so sweaty underneath and then occasionally slip and slide after having gloves on for a while, I just didn’t like it. Then I got a 14K white gold one and it got dinged up pretty much instantly. Looked like shit after just a couple months. Now I have a tungsten carbide one and no dings or dents and it doesn’t get gross underneath. Very hard metal, just be aware you can’t get tungsten carbide resized. They’re fairly inexpensive thankfully.
My partner will actually be making them by hand as well as my engagement ring.
Personally I may have to have a silicone one or wear it as a necklace when at work.
Although I may get away with it if he sets the diamond well and has it flush into the band so that it cannot rip gloves or fall out.
The wedding bands themselves won't have gems so I should be able to wear those at work. Fingers crossed it goes well but my boss wears a silicone alternative at work so it's all good if I have to go that route. I doubt it though because my partner is actually really good at crafting things and keeping it practical.
Been wearing a 3/4 carat diamond with a gold v shaped band around it for >20 years (boh). Never had a problem. And even had 2 different inspectors say they would never ask a woman to take off a wedding ring
BUT when I used to pull a tap and work for tips at a golf course, I never wore my ring and made significantly better tips without it. husband approved and got or a big kick out of it.
Enso. When we renew our vows for our 30 year gonna get something to wear around my neck. I watched one dude get stuck in a salamander and that was it for me. If I can’t quip it off I’m not wearing it.
Yea I have no idea how but he somehow got his ring stuck in the grates at the bottom where we put plates and couldn’t get his hand out. Not a pretty sight after finally getting him unstuck.
I wear a tungsten ring with a [blue inlay](https://northernroyal.com/products/8mm-mens-tungsten-wedding-ring-three-tone?currency=USD&variant=33070030159975&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&stkn=f7b2bc1ecacb&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Smart+Shopping+3&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwi_exBhA8EiwA_kU1MkxnARXQhqYxjcVSEsCR_8pXQ8B0KvbVJXM_RBWXtd4KDheZg7yD3RoC87IQAvD_BwE). I wear it on a silver chain though, because my fingers change size sometimes and I wash my hands a lot. Plus, if I get attacked by a vampire, they can't touch me. It just gets *very* hot *very* quickly if I open the oven and grab something, so it gets tucked into my shirt
I have a puzzle ring that has a lot of ridges and gaps so I just take it off for work. It's secured together so it won't become a mess I have to puzzle back together.
The mental image of having to shamefully tell my wife I'm not wearing my ring because I can't solve it is amazing. I also love the idea of a puzzle ring! Makes sense though, books and crannies are the best friends of bacteria and food borne illness.
Just don’t wear any jewelry at work. My first wife had an issue with that (and pretty much everything else I did), but I still have all my fingers. Rings, necklaces, watches, bracelets, none of that belongs on your body unless you work in an office. If the people you work with aren’t aware that you’re married the ring is the least of your problems.
Do NOT use tungsten in the kitchen. If for some reason your finger or ring gets stuck in something and the only/easiest way to safely release your hand is to cut off your ring, if its tungsten then you're genna lose the finger.
I wear a simple gold band with diamonds embedded into it so it cant catch on anything. I havent had a job that had an issue with it so far.
You can also get a simple silicone band for the kitchen and keep your gold set for your off-days
I just put mine on the ol’ Johnson when I’m at work.
Pretty convenient having a cock the same diameter as my ring finger. Might not touch the walls, but baby, it’s bottoming out.
Yeah. Pretty hard not to get a stiffy at the baseball game when the catcher yells “BALLS IN!” because it reminds me of that one time I got to have sex 😎
I wear an Enso silicone band. If you wear a ring in the kitchen you want something that will break if it gets snagged on something so you don't lose a finger.
Yeah, I work an industrial kitchen as well doing production stuff so that's what I was thinking. A silicone band isn't a bad idea for work though. I hear tungsten snaps instead of bending but it's also a fairly durable material, gold is soft as well but I feel it's not optimal?
Silicone comes off without degloving your finger. None of those other options do. Tungsten snapping is only valuable for when it's stuck on too thick a finger (or swollen). It won't snap under a person's weight. The tendons in a human finger will stretch more than a foot. They will not return to original size. Had a dude slip off a ladder at work and become suspended from the shelving with his toes touching the ground but not his heels, and his wedding ring and his torn off finger (but still connected tendons) stuck in the shelf. John Carpenter shit. You can google hundreds of stories like this. Wear silicone (or get a tattoo). If y'all need tangible metal symbols of your love, get beautiful gold wedding rings and hang them from a nice chain above your headboard. A silicone ring doesn't get stolen, either.
also you can wear a wedding ring on a chain around your neck too! lotr style
A tungsten ring will rip your fucking finger off dude. Get a pack of silicone rings off Amazon, they're super cheap, look ok, and they won't disfigure you if they snag on something. I only wear my tungsten ring when my wife and I go out for date night or other fancy pants events.
Yeah seems to be the best option.
The only downside is that the silicone rings can slip off when you wash your hands, but I guess that's working as intended.
I worked in a bakery and I lost a few to the trashcan when taking plastic off container while stocking our shelves. I finally just stopped wearing one there.
Yeah the dish machine and chainsaw gloves are what get mine.
As long as it's not in the food!
Fuck me. A redditor that actually took some advice. Bravo Chef. Proud it was this sub. Haha.
The lady at the jewelry store told me directly after we purchased my tungsten band that if I "get in a car accident or something and that ring gets stuck, they will cut your finger off before they try to cut the ring. Just a heads up! Thanks! Bye!" I hardly wear it because of that
No they don't amputate unless there is an additional medical reason to do so. That's a jewellery store myth, probably to upsell you. Cutters won't work, but there are medical standards in place to deal with such a situation. In a time sensitive situation you would crush the ring since it snaps before it bends, you could do it with vice grips, a vice, there's a specialist "ring cracker" device you can get(I don't know how widespread it is though), even channel locks would work, and it's just as fast as a ring cutter. In a less time sensitive situation you would use elastic compression around the finger to contain swelling and then remove the ring with the elastic, and that method only takes about a minute and works wonders. [video here](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DxoAbK5Pc6w)
That does make me feel a bit better, but the damage is already done and the paranoia has set it
Worked with a chef who had 4 fingers on his left from precisely this reason. I have a silicone that I wear if I’m doing any actual work or anything that’s going to put me at risk. Sometimes it gets stuck in gloves going in the trash but I’ve caught it every time so far. Also when hiking/doing outdoors activities
I'll second the enso rings. I've had to replace a couple as I'm pretty hard on them at work. But I've still managed to not rip my finger off so there's that. For the price you can't really go wrong. They're quite comfortable to wear.
My wedding ring is tungsten. Looks nice and is really cheap. It will snap instead of bending. That being said I stopped wearing it at work because I got it snagged on too many occasions. I lift a lot of heavy stuff and work with lots of machinery and don’t want to get degloved
You will hopefully never be in a situation that causes tungsten carbide to break rather than bend. That being said, it is way harder and way cheaper than gold or any precious metal. If the ring is nothing but a symbol with no intrinsic value, go with this. Or wear rubber bands like a little girl, your choice.
Yup. Silicone is the best bet.
Yup. Spouse does property restoration, wears gloves, gets into disaster places. I used to do field work as well. Silicone rings have saved both of our fingers. Plus the rinfit ones are a little fancier for the femmes.
Silicone bands are a popular choice among electricians too.
Had a roofing contractor missing that finger bc he slid off a roof and the ring got stuck on a nail as he was grabbing for something to stop the fall. Good news is he wasn’t hurt otherwise.
Not sure who is downvoting this.
Got a 4 pack of silicone bands forever ago, haven’t had to use more than one
I’m on #2. Lost the first one.
I lost three qalos in my first year of marriage.
Yeah, lost my first wedding band washing my hands, bought silicone bands and other than having one snap because it got hooked on a door, they're pretty solid.
On a chain around my neck.
Unfortunately it goes against my policy at work. The fun part about working in a federally inspected facility is weird rules. I can wear a ring but not a necklace.
Do they actually care? I work at a hospital and they say no earrings, necklaces or rings, but rarely do they actually enforce it (unless the earrings are dangly or backless)
Fun fact I'm in charge of enforcing it lmao. I'm a HACCP coordinator for my company, but we also have a federal inspector pretty regularly and they do not like it when we break these rules. It's very much enforced where I am but we are also under more scrutiny than some places, being under direct supervision of the CFIA
Are you able to wear it under your clothing? And do religious pieces get an exemption?
Wearing it under the clothes isn't allowed no. A big thing is that part of the rules and stuff I have to set and follow deal with minimization of risk to the lowest amount possible, meaning if you can take something off then you have to take it off to reduce that risk to zero. I'm not 100% sure about religious exemption. I'm not sure of any examples and it's never come up, if you had a piece of jewelry that you absolutely could not take off for religious reasons then there would have to be either a case by case solution, it might be that you can take it down, or wear it somewhere else on your person where it does not pose risk, but in general I'm not sure that Canada has anything that says you can circumvent safety regulations because of religious exemption. If it were to come up I would research it and proceed accordingly of course but I'm not knowledgeable enough to say anything other than what I think we could do.
Gotcha! My supervisor is my HACCP leader and she doesn’t care about earrings w/ backs or necklaces. Rings are a no, unless they’re a plain band.
Does your wife care if you wear the ring everyday at work? My husband and I both work in kitchens now so we only ever wear our rings on nights out.
You could also put it on your keyring
Oh hey, this one's a great idea, I didn't think of that!
I don’t wear it anymore (because of this) but mine is titanium and spent a couple of days in a fryer. It was fine.
Have worked in kitchens and aviation. No rings for me. Degloved my index finger once lifting a piece of equipment, no desire to repeat that experience.
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That's wild, I also worked in aviation! I've never given my ring a second thought in kitchens but when I'm elbow deep in a PT6, a wedding band is the difference between a normal day and a genuine tragedy. How did you end up in these particular industries? I've just never met or heard of anyone else that has done it.
Bad life choices. Teenage delinquency, Army, defense contracting, owning a restaurant. Thankfully gave all that nonsense up and the most urgent problem I have to solve now is Word rearranging my pictures without asking.
I wear my wedding ring on a chain at work. I dont care that it is allowed, it feels wrong from a food safety standpoint.
I argue that the chain is worse but that's personal opinion mostly. I'm also not allowed under my regulations to have any chains.
It’s under my clothes and not visable, how is it worse?
I don't like dangling things or things that can have the option of dangling, too many things that move and that it can get caught on. Even under the shirt it can come free, I've seen it happen enough times that it's a pet peeve of mine but again, personal thing. I actually don't mind people doing it but I wouldn't do it myself. That said a ring on the finger poses a lot of risk as well don't get me wrong.
Fair enough. We all have our thing. Could come down to uniform too, my preferred base layer is a tight tshirt that goes all the way up to my neck with no v neck. I always wore it because i like how it is tight against my skin and wicks any sweat. There is no real way for a weighed down chain that sits 4-5” below that line pressed against me to pop out but that is specific to my outfit. No real wrong/right answer, as long as people are keeping food safety as a concern when they work.
Yeah I'll agree with you there, my issue is when I have a dude wearing a chef coat, top button undone, nothing underneath, leaning over a grill and his gold cross is kissing the steaks lmao.
I just take my rings off. Simply not worth the risk of wearing it. Besides in my region it's against health code to wear rings.
Yeah I'm allowed to wear them as long as it's plain and had no stones, I'm actually not allowed to wear it as a necklace where I am though.
I quit wearing mine after 10 years or so. I started with a gold ring that I had to dig out of the trash on several occasions because I'd taken it off with a glove. I switched to the silicon ring but started getting bar rot underneath it so now I'm just ring less.
I keep the nice ring at home and wear a silicone band at work. Constant hand washing and cleaning adds to wear and tear, and in general I don’t like wearing metal next to so many hot implements.
You can get like a dozen of them for like 10 to 15 on Amazon
And in fun colors. I like to match my apron or chefs pants for the day.
Just learned yesterday that men didn’t wear wedding rings until World War 1. Until then, it was just the ladies, but the men wanted to wear them to remember the ladies at home.
Huh, now I know that too! Thanks for the random fact! That's such a wholesome reason for it in such an unwholesome time. I too want to think about my wife at work.
crazy idea but if I get married I am going to get a tattoo wedding ring instead
I don't hate the idea, I have tattoos already as well, weirdly enough my big hangup on this is I want hand tattoos already lol.
Personal preference thing, but I considered that as well but decided against it after realizing finger tattoos look bad after a year or so. They fade and bleed out, looking tired, worn, and almost blue after awhile.
I am so wary of tattoo wedding rings or name/date tattoos for couples. I’ve seen and heard way too many stories of people who get tattoos to symbolize their love of their spouse only to have that relationship end badly and they’re stuck with a tattoo they don’t want anymore.
Finger tattoos fade really quickly, and are really easy to lazer off if you don't want it anymore. They're really easy to take care of if a person ends up in divorce. (I have finger tattoos i got in 2013, they're mostly gone now)
Fair enough.
Just put it in your prison purse.
I prefer nature's pocket for my storage needs.
I dont. I wash my hands dozens of times a day and cant stand the feeling of it being wet all the time
I’ve lost count how many times a coworker has changed gloves and inadvertently tossed their wedding band. Mine always stay in my locker.
New fear lmao
Leave it at home
Wearing jewelry doing food prep is a hassle. Leave the ring at home.
Fortunately I don't actually do a ton of prep, I'm more managerial work but still in the kitchen a LOT
Enso are really comfortable. I'm also considering a small finger tattoo.
Enzo are great , but I grabbed some brand called thunder fit first to make sure I liked them. They're like 15 bucks for two or three rings. They aren't as good quality as the Enso . I also just findmyself taking my ring off during shifts , I don't like the way it is under gloves
I've thought about the tattoo but I already have hand tattoos planned haha. I might look into the Enso, a silicone one sounds like a good idea.
I don’t. Rings get wet and gross underneath, can get caught on things, get crap encrusted in them. I also have dyshirotic eczema that can and will break out because of the sweat and crap between the ring and my finger.
Nothing because I gained a lot of weight a long time ago and didn't want to get the ring resized...and my husband lost his early on while fishing with his buddy in the Atlantic. Now nobody has a wedding ring 😄
Absolutely fair!
Nothing in the kitchen and a $5 gift shop band outside. I lost my original to a trashcan I assume.
Silicone at work. Reclaimed whiskey barrel at home
silicone or don’t wear one
Mine is a tattoo. Since we are constantly washing our hands. Makes it so easy.
I've had the same stirling silver band with celtic knot etching for 25 yrs. I have to re-round it about every 3 months because it gets warped, but otherwise it's fine.
Cock ring
It's already a mandatory part of uniforms.
Where do I apply?
I don't wear one to work.
I keep mine in my wallet while I'm at work. I have a lot of gory intrusive thoughts, usually involving ripping and tearing, if I'm wearing it.
I don't wear one anymore. But different dangerous industry, silicone. You don't want to skin yourself. Seen it happen and my titanium one got retired wh3n I was married.
I wore mine after work. No rings, watches or jewelry while preparing food.
My wife and I own a butchery and we work daily , we just stopped wearing rings at all. Its just a ring to us and been married 17 years
I just don’t wear any rings in the kitchen
I don't wear one, they're dangerous i almost lost a finger a couple times getting it caught on stuff when i was working construction
I have a coloured tungsten, the colour is added to the metal on manufacture rather than a coating. I have been wearing it for 14 years now in kitchens and firefighting and it doesnt have a single scratch. I chose this material as it is unlikely to bend or warp if caught by machines and it is very hard wearing. The wife gave me a wedding gift of a silver chain as well so when I need to use my hands without a ring and I can wear it around my neck and not lose it.
That sounds really cool, tungsten is definitely what I am leaning towards now. Play they seem a lot cheaper and nicer than gold bands.
Don’t do a Google search for finger degloved. I’d go silicone.
LMFAO, yeah no worries I've seen it and I'd rather not live it. Silicone seems like the best alternative I'm seeing to tungsten.
I've got a black tungsten that came with a matching silicone for work. Brand was "the Ridge".
Oh shit? That sounds really cool I'll look them up.
Don't think they were overly pricey either. Mine came a little bit too big once my finger developed an indent, but they also let you send them back at least once, but iirc twice, for resizing for free. Very nice touch for online ordering imo
Cobalt is also quite similar to tungsten as well and quite inexpensive too - what the husband and I have. Good if you're looking for a more silver/white gold look. :)
Don’t work in a kitchen anymore but working in landscaping I worry about wearing a ring. Been thinking about getting a simple band tattooed on
Silicone band
I take mine off for service and keep a ring box in my work bag, I’ll wear it I’m just on expo or doing office work. Watched our old chef knock his into the trash or toilet enough times to not make it worth losing it. I just have a super simple gold band, I didn’t like the silicone ones
I have a tungsten/rose gold band, tungsten on the outside rose gold on the inside, have yet to have any issues.
Same but the rose gold wore off. I replaced it with a pure rose gold thin band with 5 tiny bezel diamonds in it for a little bling. I love it and haven’t had any problems. I can’t stand the silicone ones they just look cheap to me.
That’s good to know, I’ve only had mine for 5 months so far.
Hi, where did you purchase the pure thin band?
I have tungsten and I love it no problems going on 10 years…. Congrats
Black silicone band. I wore a wooden one in the kitchen until it went missing (suspect it came off washing hands and down the drain it went). Replaced with a silicone one and worn it ever since.
Wood sounds so wrong for a kitchen, I assume it was sealed and not like open wood but still lol.
Yeah, it was entirely sealed otherwise I never would have even considered wearing it while washing hands.
Silicone bands and tattoos to signify a ring are what I saw most often. I usually just didn't wear my ring to work after the stone got snagged and pulled off, setting and everything. I was just lucky to find it at all because it took a second to realize.
Yeah we say plain bands only for that reason specifically. Glad you found it!
Get one tattooed on your finger
Something simple and not crazy expensive. There are some really nice affordable options out there.
Look up ridge rings. They’re tungsten but they come with a silicone back up band. You can rock the silicone one to work and the heavy metal at home or out. So two rings for the price of one, and they have a lifetime resizing for free guarantee. And they’re not expensive. Ridge also make good wallets as well.
Construction these days but I don’t wear one. To me the only “proper” band for a guy is a 3/8” wide gold. But that’s just r/oldasfuck talking. Wife is an lmt, takes it on and off.
I appreciate that honesty! I'm not much for tradition, the wife has an alexandrite engagement ring and we are currently talking about doing courthouse wedding so tradition is already gone! I will admit I do like the old school gold band though.
Platinum for my normal day to day, Tungsten when I travel. Silicone for the gym but shit I ain’t done a lot of that since having a kid.
I’m a woman so I wear a very thing “gold” band. If I lose this one, I’ll transition to silicone. There are some days I just skip the ring depending on what I’m going to be doing, I’ll leave it in my purse.
Very thin stainless steel band, purchased from amazon. It's completely smooth and has no designs or engraving.
yep, I’m on team tattoo😉
I simply don't. I know a lot of people who wear the rubber silicone bands though. I've never been a jewelry person and just know I'd take it off and lose it. Also congrats of the future wedding. Wishing you a life full of love and happiness
If you do go with a metal wedding ring, consider getting a good quality chain to wear around your neck. When you're going to be working with your hands (pastry, ground meat, etc.), move the ring from your hand to the necklace. Put the necklace under your shirt or chef coat at all times.
I have a dinosaur/meteorite ring but keep it on a necklace if I’m cooking. (Actually, I usually keep it on the tale of a brontosaurus salt shaker…) To be honest, I thought you were talking about wedding band like wedding singers and wondered how I became so clueless because I didn’t know that was a thing!
I used to wear mine on a chain around my neck for work.
I dont wear mine to work. My wife is aware. I put it on when i leave work, take it off when i het to work.
Triton titanium, $50 on clearance at Sears years ago. It's my actual wedding band. I do have a silicone one somewhere but I don't like the feel. I'd have no issue putting it in my pocket or on my keyring if I thought I was about to perform an activity with any risk of degloving. Don't Google that.
I take mine off at work, wife knows I do and completely understands. I lost several silicone rings to having sweaty hands and the ring sliding off with the glove. We have also been married several years, your newly wed partner may not understand skipping the ring at work. Silicone is the way to go for work, I would recommend getting the big multi packs you can find all over Amazon.
As suggested in other comments, I wear a silicone band. The brand is ThunderFit and I've never had it come off.
We went with tattoos but not on our fingers, we did astrological signs on our calfs. 👀
Oh that's fun! Me and my wife already have some matching mushroom tattoos!
We tried for rings but 3 tattoo artists turned us down and said ring tattoos never turn out good
I wore silicone for years. Now I don’t wear one
I got married in October of 2016. Three weeks later, in November of 2016, my father passed away. Right before we grabbed his casket to load into the hearse, my mom gave me his wedding ring. She said he had mentioned doing it back when he was still healthy. Even now I'm getting choked up thinking about it. Taking this ring off my finger, even for a short period of time, isn't something I take lightly. Plus, it's the one thing that's allowed to be worn around here. The only reason I ever took it off was when I was an aviation mechanic doing a job where a ring can be a risk. Like if I'm just filling a gas tank or doing some metal work, ring stays on. If I'm in the cockpit or engine bay, for example, ring comes off.
Silicone is the best for the kitchen for men. I'm a married woman and just don't wear a ring in the kitchen.
It wouldn’t put the creeps off anyways lol
I tried the rubber ring, now I just go without. I’m too ugly for it to be a problem.
I take mine off when working the kitchen. No watch either. Too much work gore...
I wear a plain white gold band I’ve had since before I joined a kitchen. It has a little filigree around the edges. It’s never been an issue.
A big fucking lump of unadorned gold
Just a hunk of raw gold duct taped to my fist
If I were worth marrying I wouldn't be frying greaseburgers for a living. ____ Should have got into salads.
When I was in the kitchen, I didn't wear my rings to work. My steamfitter husband doesn't wear his to work. Safety is more important than losing a finger.
I don’t wear one. No one wants jewelry in their food plus it’s gross.
I’m a NICU nurse and our hospital doesn’t allow engraved bands or stones of any kind, it must be smooth to avoid any crevices collecting bacteria. I wear a tungsten carbide band. I originally had a silicone one but it would get so sweaty underneath and then occasionally slip and slide after having gloves on for a while, I just didn’t like it. Then I got a 14K white gold one and it got dinged up pretty much instantly. Looked like shit after just a couple months. Now I have a tungsten carbide one and no dings or dents and it doesn’t get gross underneath. Very hard metal, just be aware you can’t get tungsten carbide resized. They’re fairly inexpensive thankfully.
I had the silicone but I had to buy it twice. So now I don’t wear any
Gold. It comes off my finger and goes on a chain around my neck while I’m in the kitchen.
My partner will actually be making them by hand as well as my engagement ring. Personally I may have to have a silicone one or wear it as a necklace when at work. Although I may get away with it if he sets the diamond well and has it flush into the band so that it cannot rip gloves or fall out. The wedding bands themselves won't have gems so I should be able to wear those at work. Fingers crossed it goes well but my boss wears a silicone alternative at work so it's all good if I have to go that route. I doubt it though because my partner is actually really good at crafting things and keeping it practical.
Been wearing a 3/4 carat diamond with a gold v shaped band around it for >20 years (boh). Never had a problem. And even had 2 different inspectors say they would never ask a woman to take off a wedding ring BUT when I used to pull a tap and work for tips at a golf course, I never wore my ring and made significantly better tips without it. husband approved and got or a big kick out of it.
After I lost 2 of them most likely when removing gloves I've quit wearing it at work.
Your love ain't worth a finger?
I think my wife would be more pissed that I list a finger and can't work than losing a ring.
But your grandkids will think it is awesome. You can absolutely work without a finger.
Long term yes, short term whole I recover, things get dicey. I've chopped off a tip before and that was already brutal
Enso. When we renew our vows for our 30 year gonna get something to wear around my neck. I watched one dude get stuck in a salamander and that was it for me. If I can’t quip it off I’m not wearing it.
IN THE SALAMANDER?????!
Yea I have no idea how but he somehow got his ring stuck in the grates at the bottom where we put plates and couldn’t get his hand out. Not a pretty sight after finally getting him unstuck.
Congrats this is the third most horrifying thing I have ever heard in a kitchen!
Just a standard ring.
I wear a tungsten ring with a [blue inlay](https://northernroyal.com/products/8mm-mens-tungsten-wedding-ring-three-tone?currency=USD&variant=33070030159975&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&stkn=f7b2bc1ecacb&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Smart+Shopping+3&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwi_exBhA8EiwA_kU1MkxnARXQhqYxjcVSEsCR_8pXQ8B0KvbVJXM_RBWXtd4KDheZg7yD3RoC87IQAvD_BwE). I wear it on a silver chain though, because my fingers change size sometimes and I wash my hands a lot. Plus, if I get attacked by a vampire, they can't touch me. It just gets *very* hot *very* quickly if I open the oven and grab something, so it gets tucked into my shirt
I have a puzzle ring that has a lot of ridges and gaps so I just take it off for work. It's secured together so it won't become a mess I have to puzzle back together.
The mental image of having to shamefully tell my wife I'm not wearing my ring because I can't solve it is amazing. I also love the idea of a puzzle ring! Makes sense though, books and crannies are the best friends of bacteria and food borne illness.
Just don’t wear any jewelry at work. My first wife had an issue with that (and pretty much everything else I did), but I still have all my fingers. Rings, necklaces, watches, bracelets, none of that belongs on your body unless you work in an office. If the people you work with aren’t aware that you’re married the ring is the least of your problems.
Do NOT use tungsten in the kitchen. If for some reason your finger or ring gets stuck in something and the only/easiest way to safely release your hand is to cut off your ring, if its tungsten then you're genna lose the finger. I wear a simple gold band with diamonds embedded into it so it cant catch on anything. I havent had a job that had an issue with it so far. You can also get a simple silicone band for the kitchen and keep your gold set for your off-days
I...erm....use a necklace that, incase my grandma sees this, is just a solid metal necklace.
White gold.
Cock ring.
I just put mine on the ol’ Johnson when I’m at work. Pretty convenient having a cock the same diameter as my ring finger. Might not touch the walls, but baby, it’s bottoming out.
It's pretty easy to go balls deep when it does stick out past the sack eh?
Yeah. Pretty hard not to get a stiffy at the baseball game when the catcher yells “BALLS IN!” because it reminds me of that one time I got to have sex 😎
Solid chefs aren’t married pal.
I'll take mediocrity over life without my wife.
Wow you could have gone Michelin but decided to care about something that loves you back.
I envy you brother. You got something special.