A vote for the leather aprons!
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Just need to condition it with mink oil about every three months. Wipe with a damp cloth. If I get a lot of food particles splashing on it, I wipe it with a bit of pine oil in water. Great disinfectant.
They do make a Scotchgarde for leather, I have never used it but I know a few people who do.
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I don’t quite get the idea behind the leather apron. How do you wash it? How do you sanitize it? I understand the durability behind it but my thought is a cloth one you can wash the meat, fat and blood out of it. I may purchase a cloth one when they get it designed and made
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Mineral oil is the key for sure to keeping them looking nice. I tried washing one of the first ones gently by hand without conditioning it and it didn’t work. Maybe we need a vid of conditioning one?
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Our customers seem to love the meat shop but the is the first time I’ve seen an online shout out to an apron!
Joe Hell - Yeah Man, I love mine too.
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Mineral oil is the key for sure to keeping them looking nice. I tried washing one of the first ones gently by hand without conditioning it and it didn’t work. Maybe we need a vid of conditioning one?
Jonathon I would like to see a video of conditioning an apron.
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Do they come with any instructions on how to clean. If not, maybe waltons could throw a sheet of paper in with the apron on proper care
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I don’t see the leather aprons as a replacement for a commercial/professional service grade apron. There probably is no NSA seal anywhere on it.
A health or USDA inspector would probably tell you to get it off the premises of a business.
The leather aprons however are a cool accessory for the home/ kitchen or patio.
Paul
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I don’t see the leather aprons as a replacement for a commercial/professional service grade apron. There probably is no NSA seal anywhere on it.
A health or USDA inspector would probably tell you to get it off the premises of a business.
The leather aprons however are a cool accessory for the home/ kitchen or patio.
processhead Actually, they are often worn by kitchen staff at high end restaurants. Just as wood chopping boards are safe when properly maintained, leather, when maintained is also safe in food handling. Hot liquids can be a source of many injuries in the kitchen. Only a high quality leather apron can protect against this.
Cloth aprons are more often seen in food service because of cost, not safety.
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processhead Actually, they are often worn by kitchen staff at high end restaurants. Just as wood chopping boards are safe when properly maintained, leather, when maintained is also safe in food handling. Hot liquids can be a source of many injuries in the kitchen. Only a high quality leather apron can protect against this.
Cloth aprons are more often seen in food service because of cost, not safety.
Chef said in A vote for the leather aprons!:
processhead Actually, they are often worn by kitchen staff at high end restaurants. Just as wood chopping boards are safe when properly maintained, leather, when maintained is also safe in food handling. Hot liquids can be a source of many injuries in the kitchen. Only a high quality leather apron can protect against this.
Cloth aprons are more often seen in food service because of cost, not safety.
Chef you are probably right about restaurants.
My comments are probably more appropriate for apron use in meat processing operations where the cost, moisture, and sanitation requirements would be problematic for leather goodsPaul
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Chef said in A vote for the leather aprons!:
processhead Actually, they are often worn by kitchen staff at high end restaurants. Just as wood chopping boards are safe when properly maintained, leather, when maintained is also safe in food handling. Hot liquids can be a source of many injuries in the kitchen. Only a high quality leather apron can protect against this.
Cloth aprons are more often seen in food service because of cost, not safety.
Chef you are probably right about restaurants.
My comments are probably more appropriate for apron use in meat processing operations where the cost, moisture, and sanitation requirements would be problematic for leather goodsprocesshead Maybe so, I would have thought it would be better in a meat processing plant, but then again, I’ve never even been near one.
Any members that have experience with this? Just an interesting topic that I don’t know anything about.
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processhead Maybe so, I would have thought it would be better in a meat processing plant, but then again, I’ve never even been near one.
Any members that have experience with this? Just an interesting topic that I don’t know anything about.
Chef said in A vote for the leather aprons!:
processhead Maybe so, I would have thought it would be better in a meat processing plant, but then again, I’ve never even been near one.
Any members that have experience with this? Just an interesting topic that I don’t know anything about.
I haven’t work in a plant in 45 years, but when I did, we wore white frocks and disposable plastic aprons in production, and packaging departments.
In other departments like sanitation, or on the kill floor, heavy duty washable aprons like those sold by Walton’s were worn. I suspect things have not changed too much.
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when I worked in the business we used poly aprons that were washable
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I agree with the sanitary concerns and Jon’s comment about maybe a video idea would be to get one really nasty and show us the best way to clean it.
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