The Culinary Uniform: What Purpose Each Piece Serves

If you’ve never spent a lot of time in a restaurant kitchen, you may think that the culinary uniform is outdated, stuffy, and pointless, but you could not be more wrong.

While the look of the traditional uniform is, in fact, stark and severe, the usefulness of it is not. Each piece serves a specific purpose, and every detail from the design to the fabric is not to be overlooked.

This is perhaps one of the most important parts of your uniform, and also your biggest investment, but if you’re new to the restaurant industry, you may not know why you need it.

First, let’s take a look at how most chef’s jackets are made; they’re not just plain old cotton jackets. Made of double thick cotton, the fabric is designed with safety in mind. While cooking in a home kitchen is relatively safe and even therapeutic, a restaurant kitchen is a different story. You’re working with commercial equipment, heavy tools, and extra hot surroundings. It’s very easy to bump into someone and have hot liquid splattered onto you, and lifting a steamer lid just a second too soon because you’re trying to get dinner service started on time could mean you’re assaulted with steam. It’s also not unheard of to get a little too close to the burner when testing your house made pasta sauce, and if you were wearing street clothes, you could easily catch your sleeve on fire. A good quality chef’s coat won’t let that happen.

While a chef’s jacket isn’t magic, the fabric it’s made of can help protect you from severe injuries. Modern technology has made it possible to create fabrics that not only protect you from burns and stains, but also keep you cool and comfortable, because as you probably know, a professional kitchen can get hot. Cool Vent Technology from Chef Work’s makes you forget how hot you are so that you can do what you do best: Cook.

You think safety is the only reason to wear a chef’s jacket? Not quite. In addition to protecting you from the perils of the professional kitchen, a chef’s jacket makes you look professional. Usually in bright white, it lets those around you know that you take your job seriously, and that you’re not just a short order cook in a roadside diner, but a chef.

A classic chef’s coat is designed so that if you spill something on yourself, you can keep going. The double breasted style with two rows of buttons down the front allows you to cover stains by simply switching the top and bottom layers should you have to head out to the dining room for any reason.

If you are new to the industry, you may not think you need a chef’s coat, but after a few hot nights, and maybe a burn or two, you’ll change your mind quickly.

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