diff --git a/benches/bench.rs b/benches/bench.rs
index ed0a091..1f2d4f9 100644
--- a/benches/bench.rs
+++ b/benches/bench.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fn bench_to_str(b: &mut Bencher) {
     let ulid = Ulid::new();
     b.iter(|| {
         let mut buffer = [0; ULID_LEN];
-        ulid.to_str(&mut buffer).unwrap();
+        ulid.array_to_str(&mut buffer);
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/base32.rs b/src/base32.rs
index e2e012c..6cf4658 100644
--- a/src/base32.rs
+++ b/src/base32.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ impl fmt::Display for EncodeError {
 }
 
 /// Encode a u128 value to a given buffer. The provided buffer should be at least `ULID_LEN` long.
+#[deprecated(
+    since = "1.2.0",
+    note = "Use the infallible `encode_to_array` instead."
+)]
 pub fn encode_to(mut value: u128, buffer: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, EncodeError> {
     // NOTE: This function can't be made const because mut refs aren't allowed for some reason
 
@@ -72,11 +76,21 @@ pub fn encode_to(mut value: u128, buffer: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, EncodeErro
     Ok(ULID_LEN)
 }
 
+/// Encode a u128 value to a given buffer.
+pub fn encode_to_array(mut value: u128, buffer: &mut [u8; ULID_LEN]) {
+    // NOTE: This function can't be made const because mut refs aren't allowed for some reason
+
+    for i in 0..ULID_LEN {
+        buffer[ULID_LEN - 1 - i] = ALPHABET[(value & 0x1f) as usize];
+        value >>= 5;
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 pub fn encode(value: u128) -> String {
     let mut buffer: [u8; ULID_LEN] = [0; ULID_LEN];
 
-    encode_to(value, &mut buffer).expect("unexpected encoding error");
+    encode_to_array(value, &mut buffer);
 
     String::from_utf8(buffer.to_vec()).expect("unexpected failure in base32 encode for ulid")
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 399d1a9..83878ba 100755
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -190,11 +190,32 @@ impl Ulid {
     ///
     /// assert_eq!(new_text, text);
     /// ```
+    #[deprecated(since = "1.2.0", note = "Use the infallible `array_to_str` instead.")]
     pub fn to_str<'buf>(&self, buf: &'buf mut [u8]) -> Result<&'buf mut str, EncodeError> {
+        #[allow(deprecated)]
         let len = base32::encode_to(self.0, buf)?;
         Ok(unsafe { core::str::from_utf8_unchecked_mut(&mut buf[..len]) })
     }
 
+    /// Creates a Crockford Base32 encoded string that represents this Ulid
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use ulid::Ulid;
+    ///
+    /// let text = "01D39ZY06FGSCTVN4T2V9PKHFZ";
+    /// let ulid = Ulid::from_string(text).unwrap();
+    ///
+    /// let mut buf = [0; ulid::ULID_LEN];
+    /// let new_text = ulid.array_to_str(&mut buf);
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(new_text, text);
+    /// ```
+    pub fn array_to_str<'buf>(&self, buf: &'buf mut [u8; ULID_LEN]) -> &'buf mut str {
+        base32::encode_to_array(self.0, buf);
+        unsafe { core::str::from_utf8_unchecked_mut(buf) }
+    }
+
     /// Creates a Crockford Base32 encoded string that represents this Ulid
     ///
     /// # Example
@@ -336,7 +357,7 @@ impl FromStr for Ulid {
 impl fmt::Display for Ulid {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> Result<(), fmt::Error> {
         let mut buffer = [0; ULID_LEN];
-        write!(f, "{}", self.to_str(&mut buffer).unwrap())
+        write!(f, "{}", self.array_to_str(&mut buffer))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/serde.rs b/src/serde.rs
index f6b221f..c9b297a 100644
--- a/src/serde.rs
+++ b/src/serde.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ impl Serialize for Ulid {
         S: Serializer,
     {
         let mut buffer = [0; ULID_LEN];
-        let text = self.to_str(&mut buffer).unwrap();
+        let text = self.array_to_str(&mut buffer);
         text.serialize(serializer)
     }
 }