General Kitchen Cleaning Checklist

Use this checklist for kitchen cleaning inspections in restaurants, hotels and any other food catering premises. Ensure cleanliness of all areas and surfaces, including food production, serving, dishwashing, storage, refrigeration and waste disposal areas.

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General Kitchen Cleaning Checklist

HOT PRODUCTION

FOOD PRODUCTION

SERVERY

DISHWASHER

MANUAL WASH

DRY STORE

COLD & FREEZER ROOMS

SMALL FRIDGES

REFUSE ACCUMULATION

CLEANING EQUIPMENT

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General Kitchen Cleaning Checklist

Use this checklist for kitchen cleaning inspections in restaurants, hotels and any other food catering premises. Ensure cleanliness of all areas and surfaces, including food production, serving, dishwashing, storage, refrigeration and waste disposal areas.​

1. Extractor hood - general

2. Extractor hood - filters & grease traps

3. Oven

4. Flat top

5. Grill

6. Cookers

7. Salamander

8. Bain marie

9. Warmer

10. Oil fryer

11. Legs and supports to above equipment

12. Gas pipes and taps

13. Electrical cords

14. Processing surfaces

15. Shelves

16. Table legs and supports

17. Hard to reach floor areas

18. General floor areas

19. Walls

20. Ceilings (clean if visibly dirty)

21. Lights (clean if visibly dirty)

22. Basins and taps incl hand wash basin

23. Drains

1. Processing surfaces

2. Shelves

3. Table legs and supports

4. Hard to reach floor areas

5. General floor areas

6. Walls

7. Ceilings (clean if visibly dirty)

8. Lights (clean if visibly dirty)

9. Food contact equipment (after each use)

10. Basins and taps incl hand wash basin

11. Drains

1. Extractor hood - general

2. Extractor hood - filters & grease traps

3. Flat top

4. Surfaces

5. Shelves

6. Table legs and supports

7. Hard to reach floor areas

8. General floor areas

9. Walls

10. Ceilings (clean if visibly dirty)

11. Lights (clean if visibly dirty)

12. Food contact equipment (after each use)

13. Bain marie/ Hot display

14. Cold display

15. Basins and taps incl hand wash basin

16. Drains

1. Dishwasher exterior

2. Dishwasher interior

3. Dishwasher descale (check if scaled)

4. Receiving area surfaces & shelves

5. Prewash basin, spray & taps

6. Exit table

7. Drying racks

8. Shelves for clean items

9. Table legs and supports

10. Hard to reach floor areas

11. General floor areas

12. Walls

13. Ceilings (clean if visibly dirty)

14. Lights (clean if visibly dirty)

15. Drains

1. Receiving area surfaces & shelves

2. Wash and rinse basins & taps

3. Drying racks

4. Shelves for clean items

5. Nylon cutting board racks

6. Smalls containers

7. Table legs and supports

8. Hard to reach floor areas

9. General floor areas

10. Walls

11. Ceilings (clean if visibly dirty)

12. Lights (clean if visibly dirty)

13. Drains

Use this checklist for kitchen cleaning inspections in restaurants, hotels and any other food catering premises. Ensure cleanliness of all areas and surfaces, including food production, serving, dishwashing, storage, refrigeration and waste disposal areas.