KITCHEN APRONS

We rate the latest kitchen kit each month – find more reviews at bbcgoodfood.com

BEST FOR OUTDOOR COOKING Carhartt duck apron £32.95 ruffntuffclothing.co.uk

This versatile and resilient heavy-duty canvas apron is not a kitchen product, strictly speaking. However, its durability means it’s well suited to tasks involving messy ingredients, such as charcoal cooking, home brewing or butchery. It’s one of the larger aprons we tested, so may be better for tall cooks, but it is adjustable. The apron has lots of pockets, so it could double as a gardening apron, and it’s machine washable.

MOST DURABLE Sandqvist Ekstedt apron £95 sandqvist.net

Suitably thick to ensure a long life span, this durable apron from Swedish brand Sandqvist comes in heavy 18oz cotton canvas with leather details. It’s versatile enough to be used as a workwear apron, the pockets are big, deep and easily accessible, and it isn’t too long.

MOST COMFORTABLE Dawson denim mercantile apron £110 dawsondenim.com

Comfortable but greatly practical, with a multitude of useful pockets, this stylish striped apron is long enough to offer great protection. It’s easy to adjust, and the pockets sit at a good height. It also has an added breast pocket, plus a long, thin pocket for knives or pens at the bottom. This is a well-thoughtout design that doesn’t skimp on comfort. A great gift for serious cooks keen on the 1950s workwear aesthetic.

BEST EVERYDAY Ally Capellino for Tate canvas apron

£40 tate.org.uk

This canvas apron occupies the happy middle ground between modish, hard-wearing workwear aprons and fabric kitchen aprons. The dark colour and the fact that it’s machine washable ensure this apron is still practical for everyday use, and the lightweight material means it's comfortable too, with an adjustable neck strap.

MOST STYLISH Backyard canvas apron £125 backyarddenim.com

Design is the main focus for these beautiful hand-crafted aprons. The apron has leather straps, is made from heavy cotton canvas that comes in an array of sizes and colours, and can be personalised. It can also be further customised to suit your purposes – pockets can be moved, for example, although we found they sat at a good height. The crossover strap design on the back means you don’t feel hemmed in. Overall, this is an apron with style and substance.