diff --git a/pkg/log/zap/zap.go b/pkg/log/zap/zap.go
index 5812e85bfb..732ceea364 100644
--- a/pkg/log/zap/zap.go
+++ b/pkg/log/zap/zap.go
@@ -29,10 +29,23 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 )
 
+// New returns a brand new Logger configured with Opts. It
+// uses KubeAwareEncoder which adds Type information and
+// Namespace/Name to the log.
+func New(opts ...Opts) logr.Logger {
+	return zapr.NewLogger(NewRaw(opts...))
+}
+
 // Logger is a Logger implementation.
 // If development is true, a Zap development config will be used
 // (stacktraces on warnings, no sampling), otherwise a Zap production
 // config will be used (stacktraces on errors, sampling).
+//
+// Deprecated, use New() and the functional opts pattern instead:
+//
+// New(func(o *Options){
+//    o.Development: development,
+// })
 func Logger(development bool) logr.Logger {
 	return LoggerTo(os.Stderr, development)
 }
@@ -40,34 +53,117 @@ func Logger(development bool) logr.Logger {
 // LoggerTo returns a new Logger implementation using Zap which logs
 // to the given destination, instead of stderr.  It otherwise behaves like
 // ZapLogger.
+//
+// Deprecated, use New() and the functional opts pattern instead:
+//
+// New(func(o *Options){
+//    o.Development: development,
+//    o.DestWriter: writer,
+// })
 func LoggerTo(destWriter io.Writer, development bool) logr.Logger {
 	return zapr.NewLogger(RawLoggerTo(destWriter, development))
 }
 
 // RawLoggerTo returns a new zap.Logger configured with KubeAwareEncoder
 // which logs to a given destination
+//
+// Deprecated, use NewRaw() and the functional opts pattern instead:
+//
+// NewRaw(func(o *Options){
+//    o.Development: development,
+// })
 func RawLoggerTo(destWriter io.Writer, development bool, opts ...zap.Option) *zap.Logger {
-	// this basically mimics New<type>Config, but with a custom sink
-	sink := zapcore.AddSync(destWriter)
-
-	var enc zapcore.Encoder
-	var lvl zap.AtomicLevel
-	if development {
-		encCfg := zap.NewDevelopmentEncoderConfig()
-		enc = zapcore.NewConsoleEncoder(encCfg)
-		lvl = zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zap.DebugLevel)
-		opts = append(opts, zap.Development(), zap.AddStacktrace(zap.ErrorLevel))
+	o := func(o *Options) {
+		o.DestWritter = destWriter
+		o.Development = development
+		o.ZapOpts = opts
+	}
+	return NewRaw(o)
+}
+
+// Opts allows to manipulate Options
+type Opts func(*Options)
+
+// Options contains all possible settings
+type Options struct {
+	// If Development is true, a Zap development config will be used
+	// (stacktraces on warnings, no sampling), otherwise a Zap production
+	// config will be used (stacktraces on errors, sampling).
+	Development bool
+	// The encoder to use, defaults to console when Development is true
+	// and JSON otherwise
+	Encoder zapcore.Encoder
+	// The destination to write to, defaults to os.Stderr
+	DestWritter io.Writer
+	// The level to use, defaults to Debug when Development is true and
+	// Info otherwise
+	Level *zap.AtomicLevel
+	// StacktraceLevel is the level at and above which stacktraces will
+	// be recorded for all messages. Defaults to Warn when Development
+	// is true and Error otherwise
+	StacktraceLevel *zap.AtomicLevel
+	// Raw zap.Options to configure on the underlying zap logger
+	ZapOpts []zap.Option
+}
+
+// addDefaults adds defaults to the Options
+func (o *Options) addDefaults() {
+	if o.DestWritter == nil {
+		o.DestWritter = os.Stderr
+	}
+
+	if o.Development {
+		if o.Encoder == nil {
+			encCfg := zap.NewDevelopmentEncoderConfig()
+			o.Encoder = zapcore.NewConsoleEncoder(encCfg)
+		}
+		if o.Level == nil {
+			lvl := zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zap.DebugLevel)
+			o.Level = &lvl
+		}
+		if o.StacktraceLevel == nil {
+			lvl := zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zap.WarnLevel)
+			o.StacktraceLevel = &lvl
+		}
+		o.ZapOpts = append(o.ZapOpts, zap.Development())
+
 	} else {
-		encCfg := zap.NewProductionEncoderConfig()
-		enc = zapcore.NewJSONEncoder(encCfg)
-		lvl = zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zap.InfoLevel)
-		opts = append(opts, zap.AddStacktrace(zap.WarnLevel),
+		if o.Encoder == nil {
+			encCfg := zap.NewProductionEncoderConfig()
+			o.Encoder = zapcore.NewJSONEncoder(encCfg)
+		}
+		if o.Level == nil {
+			lvl := zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zap.InfoLevel)
+			o.Level = &lvl
+		}
+		if o.StacktraceLevel == nil {
+			lvl := zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zap.ErrorLevel)
+			o.StacktraceLevel = &lvl
+		}
+		o.ZapOpts = append(o.ZapOpts,
 			zap.WrapCore(func(core zapcore.Core) zapcore.Core {
 				return zapcore.NewSampler(core, time.Second, 100, 100)
 			}))
 	}
-	opts = append(opts, zap.AddCallerSkip(1), zap.ErrorOutput(sink))
-	log := zap.New(zapcore.NewCore(&KubeAwareEncoder{Encoder: enc, Verbose: development}, sink, lvl))
-	log = log.WithOptions(opts...)
+
+	o.ZapOpts = append(o.ZapOpts, zap.AddStacktrace(o.StacktraceLevel))
+}
+
+// NewRaw returns a new zap.Logger configured with the passed Opts
+// or their defaults. It uses KubeAwareEncoder which adds Type
+// information and Namespace/Name to the log.
+func NewRaw(opts ...Opts) *zap.Logger {
+	o := &Options{}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(o)
+	}
+	o.addDefaults()
+
+	// this basically mimics New<type>Config, but with a custom sink
+	sink := zapcore.AddSync(o.DestWritter)
+
+	o.ZapOpts = append(o.ZapOpts, zap.AddCallerSkip(1), zap.ErrorOutput(sink))
+	log := zap.New(zapcore.NewCore(&KubeAwareEncoder{Encoder: o.Encoder, Verbose: o.Development}, sink, *o.Level))
+	log = log.WithOptions(o.ZapOpts...)
 	return log
 }