These Chef-Loved Clogs Keep My Feet Pain-Free When Cooking

As a testing editor at Food & Wine, it’s my job to carefully evaluate kitchen products for readers. Translation: I am always in my kitchen and on my feet, so when I got the opportunity to test these sleek Snibbs Clogs, I jumped at it. I started having heel pain when I was in culinary school, and it got worse when I was working as a cook. So, I needed an excellent household kitchen shoe that didn’t resemble a clown shoe, as many styles tend to do. 

This clog is a chef favorite, including luminaries like Nancy Silverton, who will be collaborating with Snibbs this fall. The brand was even founded by a chef, Daniel Sheftob, who was fed up with kitchen shoes that chose function over form. He wanted to find a happy medium, ultimately creating a stylish alternative with partners Dr. Snibbe and Haik Zadoyan. While Snibbs were originally designed for chefs, they’re also great for healthcare workers, and they make a good house shoe if you don’t like Crocs.

Snibbs Non-Slip Work Clogs

Snibbs Non-Slip Work Clogs are sustainable, 100% recycled, and vegan. Their certified non-slip sole promises to keep you safe from water and oil spills on slippery kitchen floors, and they’ve delivered on that promise: I constantly spill things on my shoes in the kitchen, like water from a colander or flour when baking bread, yet I feel nice and stable in my water-resistant clogs. They’re easy to clean with a damp towel — an improvement over my fuzzy Ugg slides, which are more challenging to remove bread flour from. 

After testing the shoes on my hard floors during long days of cooking and photographing products, I can attest they are indeed comfortable. Most importantly, they help prevent heel pain while I am on my feet. And though I use these in the kitchen the most, I enjoy wearing them around my house and in my garden, too. You don’t need to wear socks, but socks do make them even cozier.

Beyond their function, the Snibbs clogs are a massive improvement over the kitchen shoes of my past. The slim profile means they’re not clunky, and the vegan leather is quite stylish. I own them in black, but they also come in a few colors and patterns. While the brand suggests sizing down half a size, I’ve found that they fit true to size. 

I’m not alone in my love for these clogs. They are the “best shoes for long hours of standing,” said another customer, who shared that the Snibbs “get me through my long shifts standing at a host stand at the restaurant running board.” Experience this comfort for yourself with my favorite kitchen shoes — you’ll thank me while prepping for your Labor Day Weekend cookout or laboring over Thanksgiving dinner.

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