It’s not safe to cook with rings on as food particles can get stuck in the crevices, and there’s a risk of losing a gemstone or ring. It’s best to remove them before cooking to avoid any mishaps.
While you might love spending time in the kitchen whipping up culinary delights, one thing is for sure. Before you get too busy cooking, it’s a good idea to take off your rings and put them in a safe place. Here are a couple of reasons why you shouldn’t be cooking with rings.
Cooking with rings may seem like something that’s no big deal. In some cases, there’s really no benefit to removing the rings. For example, opening a can and emptying the contents into a microwaveable dish will work just fine with or without the rings present. If your form of cooking involves nothing more than a can opener and a microwave, then you can probably cook with rings and have no problem. However, when preparing food from scratch, the hands are often used to interact with the food. It’s in those instances that cooking while wearing rings isn’t the safest way to go.
A prime example of when you shouldn’t be cooking with rings is when you make meatloaf. In order to get the best mix of wet and dry elements with your ground beef, you need to use your hands to knead and blend the mixture. Track amounts of beef and other ingredients that can build up in the tiny crevices of the setting rings, eventually turning rancid. While much of the collected food will come off when you wash your hands, a residue will remain. The only alternative would be to thoroughly clean the rings after preparing the food. How many people want to make it an after meal activity. You have better things to do than clean your rings because you chose to cook with your rings.
In addition to the accumulation of food particles on the rings, there is also the problem of losing a gemstone or even an entire ring while engaged in food preparation. Almost everyone has seen a television show or comedy skit that featured a character who lost their diamond from the setting or perhaps a wedding ring while making something for dinner. What makes those skits funny is that this sort of thing actually happens.
Instead of cooking with rings, removing the rings before you start preparing food will ensure you don’t have to dig through freshly baked bread to find a lost wedding ring. Not only does choosing not to cook with your rings to prevent the loss of your stone or ring, it also means that no one will have to see the dentist after discovering your ring in the casserole or French rolls you so lovingly prepare.
The thing to remember is that if your hands come into direct contact with the food during the cooking process, do not cook with the rings on. Choosing to cook with your rings can lead to a lot of fear and worry when you discover something is wrong with the setting or an entire ring has disappeared into thin air.
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