I will never forget when my chef/husband was promoted from the pantry station to the broiler station. Of course any promotion is exciting, but the reason I remember it might not be what you think.
(Oh, before I forget, If you’re new to my site, start here and then come back and read the rest of the post.)
Besides the new types of stains on his chef coats which were more difficult to remove (see tips on how to get stains out of chef coats here), the smell of his chef clothes changed DRASTICALLY!! Ugh! We lived in a small apartment and he had to leave the dirty chef clothes in the other room each night, or the smell permeated our bedroom!
Stop laughing at me. I know you’ve had the same problem. Chef clothes just stink!
For a while, a good wash took care of the smell. But after a while, the chef pants, chef coats and even the aprons started to keep part of the oily, grimy, kitchen smell. When that happens, you have to either try another method of cleaning them or have a bonfire in the backyard with them.
So after my successful quest to find the best way to clean white chef coats, I decided to tackle the smelly chef aprons that I could never seem to get the smell out of! (more…)
My husband is an amazing chef. I love to learn from him and enjoy all the food he makes, but I really dislike washing chef coats. And when I say dislike, I really mean hate.
I really have nothing nice to say about chef coats. They are big and bulky and stains stick to them like super glue.
With each restaurant change (and there have been quite a few as my husband has moved up in his career), come new chef coats and the task of finding what cleaning treatment will work the best for that specific coat.
If you are like me, you have googled, “How to clean a chef coat” on numerous occasions as you struggle to get out those stains that somehow made it past the apron.
Below are some suggestions on how to clean a chef coat, compiled by myself and other chefs and their wives/significant others. (Thanks for the help guys!)
Giveaway, giveaway, giveaway . . . everyone says I should have a giveaway on my blog. But what in the world do you offer a group of chefs, their spouses or significant others and some of my AMAZING friends who just read my blog because they love me?
A cookbook or secret recipe? (Because we need another one of those like we need a hole in the head.)
A crock pot? (Because we all need MORE things in our kitchen)
As a chef, my husband is often asked questions when he’s in the grocery store during the work day with his chef coat on. I guess if I was looking at an ingredient in the store and saw a chef walk up, I would probably ask a question too.
“Excuse me. Are you a really a chef or is that just your Halloween costume?”
No. I just went to all the trouble to have a restaurant group logo and my name embroidered on a coat. AND I chose to embroider Culinary Director instead of Chef.
Haha!
That was apparently the question of the day as he was out and about running errands on Halloween. He obviously didn’t respond that way, but it’s pretty funny if you think about it. (more…)
As a chef, my husband is often asked questions when he’s in the grocery store during the work day with his chef coat on. I guess if I was looking at an ingredient in the store and saw a chef walk up, I would probably ask a question too.
