What our chefs actually say

I work next to a deck oven all day. This is the first jacket I've owned that doesn't feel like a sauna by 2pm. Sizing ran exactly as the chart said.

No complaints on the build — heavy cotton, proper stitching, pockets in the right place. Only note is the pants run a touch long, so order the short leg if you're under 175cm.

We put our logo on twenty-two aprons last year. Not one thread has pulled. The team actually asks for the Ace ones off the shelf now.

Ordered Tuesday afternoon, wearing it Thursday morning in Perth. That never happens with east coast suppliers.

Bought two to test, ended up buying nine. The waxed pocket takes a milk jug knock without staining and the cross-back means nobody's neck hurts by close.

Three days of stiffness and then they were fine. Grip on a wet tiled floor is genuinely better than my last pair. Would buy again.

Forty units, three sizes, two colours, one purchase order. Someone actually rang me to confirm the split before it shipped. Rare.

Wood oven work destroys aprons. This one's been in front of the mouth for four months and the only mark on it is character.

I cook in people's homes, so the gear is part of the pitch. The Steel Grey reads expensive and washes back to the same colour every time.

Not the cheapest, but I've replaced two $40 aprons in the time this one has lasted. Maths works out.

Ordered the wrong size, swapped it in five days with no argument. That's the reason I'll keep buying here.