Nov 19 2012: This is definitely a superb idea. I had no idea that male career chef's are potentially exposed to long term side affects. A cooling device for cooking activities would be very helpful to any of us who cook, but ultimately a safety requirement for those who cook for a daily living. Understandably, apron's are what we all know as a protection device in the kitchen, but I think that it might be wise to go even beyond the traditional apron design. Maybe the entire front of the body can be incorporated into the cooling device as to make sure that someone who is in a hot kitchen environment all day is assured complete protection. Different levels of these cooling devices can be offered. Smaller apron's for the "home cooker" would be less expensive and less cumbersome versus the larger more expensive commercial kitchen cooling garments.
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