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Elijay Sun 10-Aug-25 10:02:49

What do you wear in the Kitchen? Aprons ? Just Clothes? Let me hear from you !

keepingquiet Sun 10-Aug-25 19:29:43

I love my aprons but only wear them for washing up and other kitchen jobs. It is second nature for me to put one on- it keeps my clothes clean!

grandMattie Sun 10-Aug-25 19:21:43

I wear an apron when baking - I have four and circulate them…

I always wear an apron when serving coffee/food at “public” events.

Beechnut Sun 10-Aug-25 19:15:10

I wear one for cooking. I have an old one to wear in the garden.

HelterSkelter1 Sun 10-Aug-25 19:14:16

I am always surprised that MaryBerry doesn't wesr one on her cookery shows as she wears such pretty clothes and is close to the frying pan a lot of the time.

valdavi Sun 10-Aug-25 18:37:58

I always intend to wear an apron to stop my clothes getting messy, then I forget to launder them and they end up stained & I don't want to use them.
I would like to get into a routine of wearing one. Baking is one of my least messy kitchen activities, but any other cooking & I'm terribly mess-prone.

karmalady Sun 10-Aug-25 18:35:42

I have lovely aprons with pockets and wear them for anything that stains eg beetroot or fresh turmeric or when making red sauerkraut like yesterday. Dirty housework or gardening, jeans and a cotton top

saltnshake Sun 10-Aug-25 18:35:04

I always wear an apron when cooking. I haven't a clue how the rest of you don't get food stains, splashes, spills on your clothes. Maybe I'm just a mucky pup. I've just made two more. I can make the waist ties longer. I wonder why 😁

Cabbie21 Sun 10-Aug-25 18:34:55

I have an apron but often forget to wear it. My mum used to wear hers all the time, changing into a half one in the afternoon. I am a messy eater, especially with gravy and spag bol, so I wear a tea towel which can easily go in the wash and I don’t worry if it gets stained.

Desdemona Sun 10-Aug-25 18:24:17

I don't have an apron either.

butterandjam Sun 10-Aug-25 18:19:56

ginny

I wear an apron when I’m cooking or baking. I am messy and have a tendency to wipe my hands down my front. I have in the past ruined several garments.

Don’t want to

We have an IKEA apron nobody wears (impulse buy) .

I am a messy cook. Dog lies in wait for tasters on the floor. When I'm lying on the sofa he leans in to inhale my clothes for splashzones. Right now he'd get a whiff of today's lunch ( chicken with mushrooms in herby cream) , yesterdays. lunch ( spag bol ), lemon drizzle cake and maybe a splash of sauvignon.

kittylester Sun 10-Aug-25 18:13:13

I hate PVC aprons - stuff slides off.

I often wear an apron but only when cooking.

Ramblingrose22 Sun 10-Aug-25 18:05:54

I wear PVC aprons to protect my clothes when I'm eating something with a tomato or other sauce or lots of gravy. I wore one last night when eating chicken pieces marinated in a curry paste that contained turmeric.
I don't usually wear it when cooking unless food being fried in oil splashes on to the hob.

Sillymoo Sun 10-Aug-25 17:45:01

I wear mine for cooking, and eating!

pably15 Sun 10-Aug-25 12:17:36

I don't own an apron....but perhaps I should, I do get messy..

henetha Sun 10-Aug-25 12:11:40

I only wear an apron when I'm in the kitchen, cooking or washing up etc. I still have one that my eldest granddaughter made for me when she was at school.
I quite like aprons. It makes sense to keep your clothes clean.

cornergran Sun 10-Aug-25 12:03:51

When cooking I wear an apron over my clothes - if I remember, usually when it’s too late! 😂

SueDonim Sun 10-Aug-25 11:54:48

I ought to wear an apron but rarely do as I forget. I have one made from adire fabric with a traditional Nigerian folk saying printed on it No food for lazy man

V3ra Sun 10-Aug-25 11:44:55

I wear an apron when I’m cooking or baking. I am messy and have a tendency to wipe my hands down my front. I have in the past ruined several garments.

ginny you're describing my husband when he's eating.
Some bright spark where he works ordered him white polo shirts, he has beetroot in his salad for lunch every day 🙄

Calendargirl Sun 10-Aug-25 11:42:11

Elijay

I wear an apron all the while I'm indoors. As I don't want my clothes to get bleach stains etc it's a habit I adopted years ago. When I'm seen wearing the apron people ask me if I've been baking. I'm 81 so it could be an age thing from when we had Sunday best.

Me too, but mine is a pinny, not an apron.

Squiffy Sun 10-Aug-25 11:38:32

Magenta8

I wear a Hazmat suit.grin

😂😂

I probably should wear a hazmat suit as I’ve managed to get bleach on so many t-shirts!

Lathyrus3 Sun 10-Aug-25 11:36:21

My favourite is from the Falklands Islands with all the different wildlife on it. A happy memory apron.

I take it off if I even just need to have a quick wee stitch in time let alone clean. I couldnt mix kitchen and bathroom either😱

Allira Sun 10-Aug-25 11:36:04

Do you mean just clothes or just an apron?

ginny Sun 10-Aug-25 11:33:15

I wear an apron when I’m cooking or baking. I am messy and have a tendency to wipe my hands down my front. I have in the past ruined several garments.

Don’t want to

Scribbles Sun 10-Aug-25 11:29:44

I only ever wear an apron in the kitchen but I always wear it when I'm there. I can mess up my clothes quickly enough without adding food prep mishaps to the list of risk factors.

HelterSkelter1 Sun 10-Aug-25 11:17:00

A stripey navy and white butcher's type apron. Always have for cooking. The original one came from Habitat 50 years ago.
If I forget to put it on something always gets spilt down my front. Always.