Daily Tips for Keeping Your Commercial Kitchen and Cooking Equipment Clean

When you operate a commercial kitchen, it if vital that you keep your catering equipment hygienically clean. This is not only necessary for health and safety, a gleaming kitchen creates a good impression for your customers and your staff!Here is a recommended cleaning schedule:

Daily Cleaning

• Brush the grill in between cooking different meat and fish types
• Wipe down the benches and food preparation areas
• Change the cutting boards
• Change sanitizing water
• Change the cleaning rags
• Empty the garbage bins
• Wash slicers after each use
• Clean fryers
• Brush the grill
• Empty sanitising water
• Change cleaning rags
• Change aprons and chef’s jackets
• Sanitize and wash all kitchen surfaces
• Cover the bins in reach-in cooler with plastic wrap
• Clean the kitchen floor thoroughly
• Sweep out the walk-in refrigerator
• Change foil linings in all cooking equipment
• Clean grease traps
• Wash the can opening
• Wash the hood filters in the dishwasher
• Clean the coffee machine
• Wash the dishes and glasses after each shift and put them away
• Thoroughly clean and sanitize condiments such as salt and pepper, sauces, mustard and syrups
• Wipe down the walls where there are food or drink splashes
• Clean underneath all equipment
• Clean all equipment such as microwaves, sandwich toasters, sandwich press
• Disinfect preparation area surfaces
• Clean soda foundations
• Thoroughly clean the kitchen sinks
• Wash uniforms and rags
• Refill soap dispensers
• Clean the garbage bins

Every Week

• Clean ovens
• Delime sinks and taps
• Boilout the deep drying machine
• Wash and sanitise your walk-in refrigerators and freezers

Each month

• Decalcify the coffee machine
• Sanitise and clean the freezer
• Clean the coils of the refrigerator
• Empty your grease traps
• Thoroughly wash the walls and ceiling
• Replace any pest traps
• Using this checklist to clean your commercial catering equipment will see you with a sparkling, hygienically clean kitchen.
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