What have in common the most appreciated aprons for cooking? Here you have 4 !
What are exactly the aprons for cooking?
It might sound silly, but I realised two things: when you say the word apron, what it comes to our mind is, of course cooking. Although in today’s world are many other people that are using aprons in activities that do not include cooking. Secondly, the best aprons for cooking are created to make the cooking easier and fun,
Cooking aprons are a combination of quality fabrics, great design, functionality and personalisation. And all of this are blended together to suit the cooking activities, no matter where are taking place,
Who wears cooking aprons?
Two types of apron lovers are using them the most: professional chefs and home cooks / cooking passionates,
Why wear aprons for cooking?
I remember when I first start cooking, I was: ” I don’t need an apron” :))) But, things changed, quick enough, and I started to be crazy about my cotton aprons. Simply: a good apron for cooking saves you from stains & heat, secondly, consider the hygiene, thirdly – great apron functionality, makes your job easier, just to name a few of the benefits,
And my favourite: You look like a Cooking Ninja !!!
What the best Aprons for cooking have in common?
I was obsessed to find the best aprons for my job, when I was working in the kitchen. Chatting with various chef who were passionate about deli aprons, kitchen aprons or general cooking aprons, I realised that their most of their favourite aprons have a few things in common:
Great fabric !!!
The first thing that most people liked about their aprons, was the apron fabric. And it makes perfect sense when I think about it, the fabric is the base and the must have for any apron. Imagine an apron without fabric :))) The fabric is in such an abundance nowadays that we overlook it. Many fabrics can be used to make cooking aprons, but only a handful stand out from the fabric crowd.
The most used fabrics for aprons are cotton and polycotton, denim of course, leather, and sustainable fabrics, like cork leather.
And every fabric used for home aprons or kitchen aprons comes with its own atributes, and every apron lovers like different characteristics of the cooking aprons,
Some apron lovers like the denim fabric aprons, because of the cool denim look and feel, and the durability and resistance over years,
Others, love good essential aprons made from polycotton, which is so versatile, durable, and it doesn’t lose their colour easily. This kind of aprons for cooking are very easy to be personalised, and are usually deli aprons, pizzeria aprons or used in professional kitchens,
Leather aprons made from real leather or cork leather are another favourites when it comes to award winning aprons. The leather has a natural beauty to it, being very well regarded as it ages well and lasts for years,
Nice Shape ? You can bet on it !
Would you wear an apron, that doesn’t look great on you? God knows that I wouldn’t, and so told me any apron lover I chat with,
Home cooking aprons and kitchen aprons are coming in a multitude of shapes and styles: short / long, bib apron, long waist, short waist, wrap around apron and more…
Most people will chose the apron with a specific shape that they like, and suits their cooking style, whilst other will consider how the shape of the apron will compliment their body,
Did somebody said AMAZING FUNCTIONALITY ?
Might seem a no brainer, but you can still see around aprons for cooking that are not functional, or at least not for cooking, (they might suit a waiter or a gardner, but not a cooking ninja :)))) ) When you ask a cooking passionate how an amazing functional apron looks like, he / she will tell you that tea towel loop or ring, knife pockets, pen pocket, straps to hang in a steamer are a must !
Close your eyes and imagine you are in your dream kitchen, cooking, with your favourite personalised apron on, what apron functionalities will you need to have? Will you ad to your apron for cooking: big front pockets? small knife pockets? Tea towel ring? anything else ?
A high functionality cooking apron is like a complex, well aged wine, you can have enough of it. That’s one of the reasons that you will see some apron lovers, wearing their favourite apron all the time,
Unique Personalisation ? Yes, please !
You are unique, with unique cooking skills, so why not having an unique personalised apron? For me the personalisation is like adding salt and spices to a dish that I am cooking,
Is so easy to personalise your apron, most of the apron shop offer it, and if not the city is packed with small businesses that can personalise every piece of clothing,
Most attractive personalised aprons are made using specific colours and fonts for your name, monogram, initials, logo, motto, or quote,
Because I want my home cooking apron to stand out from the apron crowd, if you may, I will have my name placed on the top of the apron. Or somewhere where is visible, and will not be covered easily (no matter how amazing your personalisation looks, if is placed under the tea towel )
If you can’t decide what to put as personalisation, or what colour or font to us, ask the apron shop to help you with this. They can make a few digital mockups, so you can decide easily,
When you mix all of this together, you get a winner, a award wining apron for cooking. Now, you need to make sure that all of this are matching your needs, style and taste,
How is your favourite apron for cooking?
I’m curious, what makes your personalised cooking apron special? I would like to hear from you, drop me a line below 🙂 or send me a picture at g.ichims@bauumapron.com
Hope you enjoyed reading this apron post !
Enjoy wearing your cooking apron !
P.S. : Don’t accept nothing less that the apron of your dreams !