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K6 Weekly Kitchen Cleaning Checklist

by Iain MacPherson, from the Community

Use this K6 weekly kitchen cleaning checklist to standardize sanitation across commercial kitchens. Tasks include cleaning waste bins, gas stove tops, mop buckets and wet floor signs, emptying and cleaning flour bins, cleaning Bain Maries and hot cupboards, tidying outside bin and oil storage areas, washing extraction filters from fryers, sanitizing chopping boards overnight, dusting and cleaning fryer tops, cleaning fridges inside and out including seals, and deep cleaning walk-in fridges and freezers. Includes a completion declaration for sign-off and is intended as a customizable template to support consistency and food safety in hospitality environments.

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