Any chefs? - Looking for shoe advice

photo_kyla
photo_kyla Posts: 322 Member
edited October 5 in Chit-Chat
I'm starting Culinary Arts school in January and I need to get some good shoes for the kitchen. They must be black with no-slip soles (like Shoes for Crews or SafeTstep). I also have knee problems. I know lots of chefs wear clogs, but I'm wondering if the sneaker type might have better support. I've worn Reeboks on standing 8hr shifts doing sales and my feet were fine, but I'm not sure what would have similar support and cushioning with the no-slip sole.
Any thoughts or recommendations? Thanks!

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  • thewingnut13
    thewingnut13 Posts: 50 Member
    Chef here. I get mine through shoes for crews. Right around $60 for a decent pair on non slips.
  • jvan1957
    jvan1957 Posts: 114
    Retired Chef here. I liked Tred Safe shoes. Non-slip, different styles, black and about $25.00 at Wal-Mart.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,454 Member
    Whatever shoes you buy, make sure you replace them every six months or as soon as your back or legs or feet begin to hurt. They all wear out, and you need good shoes.
  • unmitigatedbadassery
    unmitigatedbadassery Posts: 653 Member
    I get mine through shoes for crews. Right around $60 for a decent pair on non slips.

    I've done the same and been very happy with them.
  • chefchazz
    chefchazz Posts: 427 Member
    I get mine through shoes for crews. Right around $60 for a decent pair on non slips.

    I've done the same and been very happy with them.
    yep. crews. i also wore birkenstock and aerosoles non skid clogs
  • LethaSue
    LethaSue Posts: 285 Member
    I was a deli manager for years, with a major grocery chain. We had a chicken fryer that made for a very slippery floor. I wore tred safe for years for there slip resistance and for that, they worked great. But when I started having other problems with my achillies tendon (not because of the shoes) one of my drs. told me to get some rocker bottom shoes. Thats when I found Skechers shape ups for work. They were black and slip resistance and the rock from the way the shoe was designed, helped me in so very many ways. It took a few days to get used to the work up they gave me, after they they feel like they take the struggle out of walking, they are comfortable and feel like walking on squishy clouds.
  • karenjoy
    karenjoy Posts: 1,840 Member
    My son is a chef and he wears something that look a lot like steel toe capped crocs, don't know what they are called, but he go them at a professional catering supply shop.
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    Go look for some nursing shoes. You can buy them at nursing supply stores, and they are amazing for being on your feet all day.
  • RonSwanson66
    RonSwanson66 Posts: 1,150 Member
    Former chef. Dansko clogs are the bomb.

    Avoid athletic shoes at all costs.
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