The professional kitchen
There are walk-in freezers and refrigerators, food prep stations and knives, ingredients raw and cooked, cleaning and clean-up stations, deep fryers, stoves, ovens, and everything and everyone is always in motion. When all is well, things can still fall, spill, or splash. The one thing everyone has in common? Feet on the floor, all the time, feet made most secure in Blundstone clogs, boots, and kitchen shoes.
The best kitchen shoes
A chef’s long days include overseeing sanitation practices, ensuring the quality of every dish put on every table, and guiding cooks in the preparation, cooking, garnishing, and presentation of every plated thing. On their feet all day, the basic comfort of chef and kitchen crew can affect the quality of the product and impact kitchen safety. Blundstone has the shoes that make a difference.
Why do restaurant workers wear clogs?
A chef’s day in the kitchen begins and ends with both feet on the floor — and they never want to slip on that floor or for their feet to meet a dropped knife, breaking plate, cleaning chemicals, or spattering grease without protection. Even in a well-organized kitchen, all things out of your hands or in the air will probably hit the floor, a fast-paced and safe kitchen may depend most basically on the kitchen staff’s feet. Blundstone’s high quality clogs are made to help every kitchen pro meet every kitchen challenge.
Blundstone Clogs are an excellent and proven choice to wear in the kitchen, where changing floor conditions require both constant protection and, sometimes, fast removal of a pair of shoes.
Blundstone’s chef shoes
For the professional chef and line cook, or home cooks in your own kitchens or at work in the food service profession in a bistro or a restaurant kitchen, the right footwear is as important as any tool or appliance. Because part of a chef’s job is to protect themselves and their staff against safety hazards, what may matter most at the end of a long day is how comfortable chef and staff feel when everyone hangs up their aprons. Tired is one thing; injured is another.
Slip-on shoes or lace-up? Your foot comfort will determine your choice of shoes. Slip-ons, or mules, are easy to get in and out of, breathable, and easy to clean and disinfect. Lace-up styles offer a more secure fit, more arch support and a more stable and roomy toe box, but you can’t quickly slip them off. It’s a personal choice.
The clogs for kitchen and all else
Blundstone #2381 Service Clogs for men and women anchor a range of leather clogs that provide slip-on convenience and Vibram® sole footbed for superb grip, stability, and slip resistance. Designed to support your posture and help ensure your safety during long hours and long shifts, their premium waterproof* leather upper resists spills and pressures of all kinds. Blundstone clogs have a recycled material lining, antibacterial footbed, polyurethane midsole, XRD® heel for supreme shock absorption, and a steel shank. The Vibram® rubber outsole is molded for good grip and to self-clean by releasing dirt as you walk.
The boots for work
Blundstone’s #990 Leather Work Boot is the tough, total coverage unisex shoe designed for safety. It has a water-resistant and oil-resistant leather upper and waterproof elastic, a slip-resistant outsole, and steel shank arch support. This work boot has great traction, with the light weight of a running shoe and the safety features of a work shoe or kitchen shoe.
A great feature is that you can change the removable insoles and footbed in your Blundstone boots. All replacement insoles include XRD® technology and more: The Blundstone Comfort Classic Footbed cushions the heel and forepart of your boot with memory foam; the Blundstone Comfort Arch Footbed supports the forepart of your boots, absorbing up to 90% of any impact. It’s odor, fungus and bacteria resistant, and completely washable. Blundstone’s sheepskin footbed protects your feet from the cold. Washable and moisture wicking, it shares our classic arch support and shock absorption design.
The shoes for kitchen surfaces
With angled elastic on the sides and smooth leather uppers for durability and comfort over long periods on your feet, Blundstone’s #2039 Low Cut Shoe is perfect for the kitchen. It’s crafted of premium water-resistant leather with an elastic side and padded collar for a snug, comfortable fit. A durable TPU outsole and cushioned midsole join the SPS Max Comfort system for outstanding shock absorption. Lightweight, with a removable footbed and memory foam insole, these practical shoes have a steel shank for added stability, and the protective qualities of all Blundstone footwear. They’re a hazard-resistant shoe ideal for the professional kitchen, ensuring non-slip stability and they look good on your feet.
The socks to match up with
An excellent pair of comfortable shoes or clogs deserves an excellent pair of socks. Blundstone Merino Wool Socks have earned the respect of every chef and line cook who wears them. We’re here to make sure our socks remain worthy of that esteem in the kitchen and work environment where all-day comfort is important. They reduce blisters, too. Our socks are made of 100% ethically sourced Australian wool. They regulate temperature and moisture changes and, with their reinforced heel, toe, and arch brace, these socks provide excellent comfort, fit, and support, a perfect match for Blundstone’s non-slip shoes with non-slip soles.
Blundstone boots — for everywhere life takes you.
View our range of Blundstone Clogs along with our boots for men and women via the links below.
* Leathers referred to as waterproof are routinely tested for resistance to water penetration up to 12,000 / 15,000 flexes using one of the following SATRA test methods: TM171 using SATRA STM703 Bally penetrometer (or equivalent) or TM34 using SATRA STM606D Maeser type WR tester (or equivalent).