One of the most important things when managing a kitchen is regular maintenance checks for your commercial restaurant equipment. Regular checks help to ensure a longer life span of equipment and securing their ability to run smoothly. Within this blog post we will go over some great tips on how to maintain your commercial restaurant equipment.
- Checking the gaskets weekly for splits, cracks and wear can help decrease temperature loss from unit. Making sure the gaskets are clean and there is no dirt or built-up helps to prevent deterioration.
- Checking temperature settings daily can help prevent food from spoiling and helps to ensure your refrigeration unit is working properly.
- Making sure coils are clean by checking all drain pans and tubes for debris and slime build up to prevent freezing and blockage. If there is too much blockage or any cracking replace part immediately. This should be checked monthly.
- Keeping units dry is essential within walk-in coolers to prevent any safety issues and reach-in units to prevent water build up from happening.
- Testing refrigerant levels, calibrating your thermometer, and cleaning fan blades is important to do every six months.
Maintaining your commercial kitchen equipment will not only save you money in the long run, but it will help to ensure a clean and well serviced cooking operation. By utilizing these simple tips, it will be easy to keep up with regular maintenance of your commercial equipment.
Sources
G, Matthew. “10 Restaurant Equipment Maintenance Tips.” Parts Town, 10 Mar. 2020, www.partstown.com/about-us/ten-tips-for-restaurant-maintenance.
“Preventative Maintenance Checklist.” Webstaurant Store, 5 Nov. 2020, www.webstaurantstore.com/article/538/equipment-maintenance-checklist.html.
