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Kitchen Standards Check

by Square Royale, from the Community

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This Kitchen Standards Check is a daily checklist for restaurant and catering teams to maintain hygiene, food safety, and equipment standards. It covers wall, floor, and equipment cleanliness; organization of fridges and freezers; seal integrity; high level cleaning; crockery and cutlery condition; and microwave, fryer, grill, griddle, Bain Marie, dishwasher, and plate warmer upkeep. Food safety items include stock rotation, labeling, date control, storage, staff uniform, probe availability, hot holding temperatures, and chemical use. It also prompts allergy and Level 2 Food Hygiene compliance, defrost and prep lists, waste logging, fridge and freezer layout plans, and records action points.

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Kitchen Standards and Compliance Checklist
Use this kitchen standards and compliance checklist to audit restaurant and catering operations. Cover kitchen cleanliness (walls, floors, equipment, fridges, prep areas), food safety (rotation, labeling, dates, handwashing, cross-contamination controls), temperature checks and records, storage, staff uniforms, and chemical use. Verify equipment maintenance, PPE, staff training within 2 years, electric fly killer placement, emergency release mechanisms, and step stools. Confirm daily paperwork, defrost and prep lists, wastage entries, and fridge layout plans. Track action points and responsibilities.
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Use this kitchen support visit template to evaluate kitchen cleanliness, food safety, and maintenance during site visits. The checklist covers wall, floor, and equipment sanitation, fridge and freezer organization, handwashing facilities, labeling and rotation, cross-contamination controls, probe availability, hot holding temperatures, staff uniforms, and chemical use. Record action points and general comments to ensure compliant, efficient restaurant operations.
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Daily Kitchen Check
Use this daily kitchen check to maintain cleanliness, food safety, and compliance in a commercial kitchen. The checklist covers cook line equipment, fryer oil quality, grills and touch points, potwash and dishwasher hygiene, chemical levels, fridge and freezer organization, and date and temperature controls. It also prompts completion of temperature logs, probe calibration, opening and closing tasks, and ordering where required. Managers sign off to confirm the kitchen is safe, compliant, and ready for service.
by James Young, from the Community
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