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Breezing Through a Food Truck Health Inspection
• Mayo 31, 2017
Categorías: Food Trucks
You’ve ordered, received and installed every bit of the commercial kitchen ventilation that you needed for your food truck. Business has been brisk. Everything seems to be running smoothly. Until the health department decides to inspect your operation to make sure everything is also running safely.
It’s wise to treat every day as though your restaurant operation could be inspected. That way, the chances of threats to food safety can be minimized. Plus, you’re not caught flatfooted. Here are some tips, courtesy of Mobile-Cuisine.com, for ensuring that your food truck passes its health inspection:
Make a point to carefully inspect your truck at least once a month. When conducting these self-inspections, it’s a good idea to have someone else play your role so that all employees will know what to expect. In fact, you may wish to pull a surprise inspection. Use a local inspection sheet, if available, point out positive and negative findings and then meet with your staff to delegate who will do what to remediate any outstanding issues.
Use previous inspection reports to help you and your staff clean your service window area, kitchen, cooler and storage areas. By demonstrating to an inspector that you are willing to address previous issues, you show that you take the process seriously, which can only help in the long run, as you will often deal with the same inspector on each visit...

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Exhaust Hood Specifications, Explained
• Mayo 31, 2017
Categorías: Hoods
Exhaust hoods are versatile and indispensable appliances for commercial kitchens. Day-to-day food preparation tasks are unthinkable without the assistance of a proper exhaust hood and ventilation system. It is thus logical for commercial kitchen ope...

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Range and Exhaust Hood Buying Tips for Beginners
• Mayo 31, 2017
Categorías: Hoods
For those new to kitchen maintenance, ventilation systems may seem complex and foreign. Fortunately, the devices which keep kitchens clean and safe are easy to understand with a bit of background knowledge. Whether you are shopping for a small range...

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Creative Uses of Exhaust Hoods
• Mayo 31, 2017
Categorías: Hoods
Known as the stalwarts of successful kitchens, exhaust hoods are high-powered appliances with many capabilities. Quality hoods can clean out a kitchen’s air, recycle it, reduce the risk of fires, and maintain a steady room air pressure at the s...

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Cleaning a Kitchen Exhaust System, in Steps
• Mayo 31, 2017
Categorías: Hoods
Kitchen ventilation systems work wonders for homemakers, chefs, and cooking enthusiasts everywhere. However, these systems require maintenance, cleaning, and attention in order to continue running smoothly at all times. Fortunately, it is not so dif...

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