Restaurant Kitchen Cleaning Checklist

Restaurant Kitchen Cleaning Checklist

Do you often wonder how to properly clean your restaurant kitchen? If so, you might also be wondering about what you should do and when. Admittedly, cleaning a commercial kitchen is never an easy task. It requires much effort and attention to detail. Although, keeping it clean as well as maintained is something that needs to be done. A clean kitchen not only provides a safe and healthy workplace for your employees but it also gives your customers more reasons to come back. Unlike a residential kitchen, cleaning a commercial kitchen involves mo…

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Best Kitchen Practices to Prevent FOG (fats, oils, and grease) for Restaurants

Best Kitchen Practices to Prevent FOG (fats, oils, and grease) for Restaurants

Grease traps are necessary for any commercial kitchen. Commercial kitchens can be found in restaurants, hospitals, churches, hotels, nursing homes, and so on. Also known as grease interceptors, grease traps are engineered to stop fats, oils or grease (FOG) from entering the sewer lines. If left unchecked, FOG deposits can lead to clogging and fouling of downstream sewers and wastewater management equipment. By controlling FOG in your North Carolina restaurant, you may help lessen the likelihood of: Losing revenue to emergency shutdowns ca…

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Your Guide to Restaurant Equipment Maintenance

Your Guide to Restaurant Equipment Maintenance

Well-functioning equipment is important in order for a restaurant to be successful. Your equipment determines and guides the operations of the entire business. Lack of maintenance can lead to equipment malfunction in the long run. This, in turn, reduces your profit margins, decreases equipment performance and increases wastage. You can also incur huge losses, especially if the equipment breaks down during peak hours or right before you open. To avoid these problems, it is important to ensure that your restaurant equipment is regularly maintain…

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Preparing Grease Traps for Restaurant Peak Seasons

Preparing Grease Traps for Restaurant Peak Seasons

On specific days, like Christmas or Valentines Day, restaurants can see an unusual amount of traffic. Not to mention, people love going out to eat during the summer time. As a restaurant owner, you must be adequately prepared for these busy times. Preparations for peak seasons include prepping the kitchen, staff and restaurant appliances so it is all ready for the numerous customers. Grease traps are common in commercial restaurants. They prevent grease and other solid waste from getting into the wastewater disposal system. Restaurant grease t…

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7 Things to Consider When Buying a Grease Trap

7 Things to Consider When Buying a Grease Trap

If you run a commercial food establishment, you certainly know that a grease trap is necessary. A grease trap helps to reduce fats, oils, and grease (FOGs) from entering drains and the sewerage system. In addition, it helps protect a building’s interior and exterior plumbing devices. That said, not all grease traps are created equal. That’s why it can be confusing when you’re first looking into buying a grease trap. This is because there are various things you must consider first. For example, you need to consider, among other things, your cap…

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