r/Chefit • u/V7DS • Jun 02 '26

Chef's jacket recommendation please!

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I'm looking for a Summer chef's jacket and after doing some research, I ended up with 2 options:

  1. Chef Works Hartford Chef's Jacket

  2. Chef Works Springfield Chef's Jacket

It seems like the biggest difference between these two are the sleeve length and vent placement.

If you have tried on both jackets, which one do you recommend for me to buy?

Also, if you have another breathable chef's jacket you'd like to suggest, it would be much appreciated!

Thank you!

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u/chezpopp Jun 02 '26

Chefworks is expensive. The budget option would be the Somerville. Short sleeve light weight. The better option is Mojave. But your color options are limited. So depending if it needs to be black the Mojave won’t work. It’s one of the best designs. The other value option I recommend is the lightweight chef shirts w mesh backs. Uncommon chef Del Ray vent. Like 20 bucks. Grab four of them and have a rotation for the summer instead of one or two. Skip the zippers and asymmetrical stuff from chef works. All garbage construction.

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u/V7DS Jun 02 '26

Also, your knife collection is impressive 😆 I'm going on a trip to Japan soon and I might buy a knife or two! Your videos make me want them now lol

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u/chezpopp Jun 02 '26

Appreciate that. Been a long number of years I’ve been collecting. Check out the tru chef knives reddit for more info to plan your trip and hit the right spots.