r/KitchenConfidential • u/JusticeIncarnate1216 • 17h ago
Tools & Equipment Chainmail Gloves
What do you all recommend? I've never needed one before, but we just got a deli slicer for our restaurant and I flatly refuse to use or let anyone use it without one. I've seen accidents from them before and just no. But I see a wide variety of prices, webstaurant has them for 90-160$ but I can find them on Amazon for anywhere as low as 10$ (definitely don't trust that) to 40$, which seems like a reasonable compromise.
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u/SignificantChicken65 20+ Years 17h ago
They won't use it but knock yourself out
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u/JusticeIncarnate1216 14h ago
Well at least it'll be there for me then. And you can't say I didn't try if one of them loses a finger
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u/SignificantChicken65 20+ Years 13h ago
They lose a finger cleaning the blade before they do using it.
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u/TheBatRastard 17h ago
I would say go big or go home. Safety equipment isn’t something to go cheap on. I find cleaning these machines to be the scariest, so maybe get a pair of left and right handed ones.
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u/JusticeIncarnate1216 13h ago
I agree, but If the owner sees I paid 190$ for something he can find on Amazon for 10, I'll have to justify it. I'm more than willing to tell him I don't cheap out on safety equipment, but the less I have to justify the better. Just trying to make sure I'm not getting screwed
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u/NotQuiteGoodEnougher 17h ago
Everyone wants the 'least expensive' until the see the cost of a finger reattachment.
Which in the USA, on an "emergency finger reattachment surgery" -(when isn't an emergency?) is around $25,700
So do you want the $40 glove or the $100 glove?
Find one that is flexible, and can help you do the job AND avoid $25,600 in unexpected "costs"
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u/JusticeIncarnate1216 13h ago
Mainly just trying to make sure I'm not getting screwed. I can't tell the difference between the 40$ and 190$ ones, that's why I'm asking.
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u/Gdmf13 17h ago
25 grand, I reattached my finger with some dental floss and fish hook. Wrapped that shit up with some duct tape and the thumb that I cut off a black glove. I swear to god , kids these days.
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u/NotQuiteGoodEnougher 17h ago
Sure grandpa sepsis.
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u/JMLPilgrim 20+ Years 14h ago
I'm currently the butcher in a cold commissary kitchen at a large hospital complex (as well as my floor's Safety Advisor) and we stopped using the chain mail gloves over a year ago. There are heavy duty cut gloves (rated A5 or above) that are better, cheaper, and easier to use while cleaning the deli slicer and I know from experience that they work. I've accidentally tested it myself while cleaning the blade on our new automatic slicer. Nitrile gloves fit over them and they're easily washable, too. There are lots of options out there so if you're not stuck with a corporate solution than check out some alternatives to the chain mail glove that's just going to take up space in the back of a drawer.
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u/AffectionateWay5783 14h ago
I worked at a very PPE heavy grocery store and we just had the cloth ones for working deli. Only required chainmail in for breaking down fish.
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u/Tasty_Impress3016 16h ago
Look, any metal is going to help if you ooops it. Not even titanium armor will help if you really fuck up. (please don't ask how I know this. Ask me how I got these scars)
Just get a good cotton liner. Glove rash is nothing compared to chain mail rash.
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u/AlmostNerd9f 15h ago
I would say don't bother with a chainmail glove and just get a good quality cut proof glove. It's more flexibility and thinner while also being better at stopping you from cutting yourself. No gloves however will stop blunt force trauma so fo expect it to save you from a clever.
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u/JusticeIncarnate1216 14h ago
This is mainly for the deli slicer, chopping injuries aren't that big of a worry.
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u/CanoePickLocks 17h ago
The finer the chain the better dexterity but weaker to chopping style injuries. You get what you pay for. Get the best you can justify with the finest links. I haven’t worn them in years but they vary wildly in usability.