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Kitchen Temperature Check Checklist

by Siraj VC, from the Community

This kitchen temperature check checklist helps hospitality teams verify that bar equipment, coffee machine pressure and temperature, under counter refrigerators, dishwashers, hot water supply, main kitchen fridges and freezers, salad counters, middle refrigerators, and dry storage refrigeration are operating within standards. Capture store or site, duty manager, date, and location, then record pass or fail results and notes. Use it to support consistent food safety practices and compliance across restaurant and cafe operations.

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