Do you wear an apron for cooking?

[HighburyLass]

Just that. Was chatting with a friend who thinks its really unusual in anyone under 80 😆

So answer please…
A — yes always
B — sometimes, if the cooking is particularly messy
C — never

and how old are you?

Me - A 56

C - never . 48. But increasingly thinking i ought to.

Always had aprons. Bought two new ones recently. I have big boobs and tomato based sauces throw themselves at me. 🤣

Bleach when cleaning, water when washing up. Big pockets for phone, picking up bits before they attack the vacuum cleaner.

Such a useful garment.

Yes. I have FFWC O GWC on it

welsh for one fucking great chef

Its very difficult to make bread without getting flour on yourself.

C 42

Also neither of my parents or GParents did either that I recall

I’m a B but often A as I don’t want to ruin my clothes.

I am 58

In my 50s, yes I wear an apron. My Mom buys me new a one every year as a stocking filler!

A - 60, eat my dinner with it on too. It saves all my clothes.

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Mine is the adult version of this - i've had it for 20 years.

A - late 30s
I do all the cooking. I hate the thought of getting my clothes dirty with food stains! Oil based, tomato, tumeric are difficult to wash out.

B 53

I'm 66 and often use an apron when baking, but not for regular cooking.
My 5 year-old likes to wear his apron when he helps with cooking. Most of my grandchildren have aprons they use while cooking.
Aprons were wore alot in our family when I was growing up. So it just seems natural to wear one while baking or canning.

A bugger? You know that means you like giving anal sex right?

What’s that got to do with any of the statements in my post?

Also used as an English insult.

Well technically yes, but also used as a very mild swear word/jokey insult, as in this case

Well no, not in this context....(probably 🤔)

Not where I come from Up North thanks!

Argh! Having said I'm A, I've just dashed to the kitchen to quickly baste a roasting chicken and because I'd taken my apron off after putting it in, I forgot to put it back on and I have fat splatters on a favourite top.

Aprons for the win.

Is ‘up north’ another euphemism.

"And in other news this evening, a Mumsnet user is completely baffled by semantic drift."

‘Messy Bugger’ is perfectly normal expression meaning ’very messy person’. I’m also from up north…

I didn’t realise people ‘up North’ still speak like they’re out of Rita, Sue and Bob too.’ Quaint!

C, age 47. Hate wearing an apron. Think it's mainly cos I hate anything hanging round my neck. If I'm cooking or baking I'll just wear something old so it doesn't matter if it gets dirty.

B - age 46