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Kitchen Start of Shift Report Checklist

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This Kitchen Start of Shift Report helps restaurant teams open smoothly and safely. It covers hygiene and uniforms, equipment condition, fridge and freezer temperatures, hood operation, cleanliness of floors and work surfaces, sanitation supplies, and dishwashing readiness. It also guides chemical storage away from food, mise en place and product availability, FOH updates on 86’d items, proper labeling and expiry dates, FIFO organization, tasting sauces for quality, and capturing photos for records.

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Kitchen Start of Shift Report
This Kitchen Start of Shift Report helps restaurant teams prepare for service by verifying hygiene standards, equipment readiness, and food safety controls. Use it to record refrigerator and freezer temperatures, confirm hood and dishwashing machine operation, ensure floors and work surfaces are clean, and that chemicals are stored away from food. Check mise en place, product availability, labeling and expiry dates, expired items, and FIFO. Notify front of house of any 86 items, complete the checklist board, and taste sauces for quality. Add photos of key areas to document compliance and readiness.
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Kitchen Start of Shift Report - Music Hall
Ensure a smooth kitchen opening with this start of shift report. Confirm uniforms and hygiene compliance, equipment condition, and record refrigerator and freezer temperatures. Check hood operation, trash bags, floors, work surfaces, and sanitation supplies. Verify dishwashing machine readiness and safe storage of chemicals. Review mise en place, product availability, 86 items communicated to FOH, and labeling with expiry dates. Remove expired products, enforce FIFO, finish the checklist board, and taste sauces for quality. Attach photos of refrigerators, work surfaces, mise en place, staff, and dish station.
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Kitchen End of Shift Report - Promenade
This Kitchen End of Shift Report template helps restaurant and food service teams complete consistent close-of-day checks. Cover hood condition, trash removal, floor and surface cleaning, refrigerator and freezer tidiness, sanitizer levels, and dishwashing machine status. Verify chemicals are stored away from food, products are labeled with expiry dates, and stock is organized by FIFO. Confirm equipment is switched off for night shift and required supplier orders are placed. Attach photos for fridges, ovens, work surfaces, and dishwashing stations, plus order confirmations.
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Kitchen End of Shift Report - Music Hall
This kitchen end-of-shift report template helps restaurants and commercial kitchens document cleaning tasks, food safety checks, FIFO and labeling, equipment shutdown, and supplier order confirmations. Sections include sanitation verification, dishwashing station status, hood condition, chemical storage compliance, refrigerator and freezer organization, and photo evidence for fridges, ovens, work surfaces, and checklists. Ideal for closing shifts to maintain standards, traceability, and efficient handovers.
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Kitchen Start of Shift Report

This Kitchen Start of Shift Report helps restaurant teams prepare for service by verifying hygiene standards, equipment readiness, and food safety controls. Use it to record refrigerator and freezer temperatures, confirm hood and dishwashing machine operation, ensure floors and work surfaces are clean, and that chemicals are stored away from food. Check mise en place, product availability, labeling and expiry dates, expired items, and FIFO. Notify front of house of any 86 items, complete the checklist board, and taste sauces for quality. Add photos of key areas to document compliance and readiness.

by Costas Christodoulides, from the Community

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Kitchen Start of Shift Report - Music Hall

Ensure a smooth kitchen opening with this start of shift report. Confirm uniforms and hygiene compliance, equipment condition, and record refrigerator and freezer temperatures. Check hood operation, trash bags, floors, work surfaces, and sanitation supplies. Verify dishwashing machine readiness and safe storage of chemicals. Review mise en place, product availability, 86 items communicated to FOH, and labeling with expiry dates. Remove expired products, enforce FIFO, finish the checklist board, and taste sauces for quality. Attach photos of refrigerators, work surfaces, mise en place, staff, and dish station.

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Kitchen End of Shift Report - Promenade

This Kitchen End of Shift Report template helps restaurant and food service teams complete consistent close-of-day checks. Cover hood condition, trash removal, floor and surface cleaning, refrigerator and freezer tidiness, sanitizer levels, and dishwashing machine status. Verify chemicals are stored away from food, products are labeled with expiry dates, and stock is organized by FIFO. Confirm equipment is switched off for night shift and required supplier orders are placed. Attach photos for fridges, ovens, work surfaces, and dishwashing stations, plus order confirmations.

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Kitchen End of Shift Report - Music Hall

This kitchen end-of-shift report template helps restaurants and commercial kitchens document cleaning tasks, food safety checks, FIFO and labeling, equipment shutdown, and supplier order confirmations. Sections include sanitation verification, dishwashing station status, hood condition, chemical storage compliance, refrigerator and freezer organization, and photo evidence for fridges, ovens, work surfaces, and checklists. Ideal for closing shifts to maintain standards, traceability, and efficient handovers.

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Kitchen Start of Shift Report Checklist

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