Hood Cleaning for Your Commercial Kitchen
Kitchen managers and restaurant owners know that good food and service aren’t the only keys to success. It’s also important to have a clean and safe facility. Maintaining the restaurant’s equipment is as important as maintaining a clean kitchen. Due to grease build-up in commercial kitchens, exhaust hoods can become a fire hazard over time. Accordingly, hood cleaning is a critical component of your kitchen maintenance.
Your hood is a key element of your building’s exhaust system. A dirty hood runs poorly. As a result, fumes and cooking smoke can back up and cause discomfort for the staff. Greasy smoke leaves a residue on kitchen surfaces, making it harder to clean. And customers might complain about bad air or odors coming from a kitchen with a dirty hood. Scheduling a regular hood cleaning protects your investment and your customers.
Any building with a commercial kitchen needs to have its hood cleaned on a regular basis. Insurance companies, the fire marshal, and the health inspector require this service. The most common frequency for a cleaning is every three months, though this can vary. Different kinds of restaurants may require more frequent cleaning. Other kitchens with oven hoods or non-grease appliances may only require attention once a year.
Therefore, some establishments with kitchens that should have hoods cleaned regularly include:
- Restaurants
- Churches
- Schools
- Hospitals/Convalescent Homes
- Offices with Cafeterias
- Convenience Stores/Gas Stations
- Food Trucks
Steel Mountain Fire & Safety Provides Great Service
Steel Mountain Fire & Safety boasts the most qualified technicians in the industry. They invest in their employees to keep you, your customers, and your investment safe. They also use state-of-the-art equipment to ensure the best results for your hood cleaning service. Their steam machines reach temperatures of 330°. Consequently, this high temperature is necessary for cleaning bare metal. In addition to the hood, they also clean exhaust fans and standard steel exteriors.
Steel Mountain Fire & Safety is NFPA compliant. The NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) is a nonprofit organization committed to establishing rules and regulations for fire prevention. NFPA 96 specifically addresses protection of commercial cooking operations.
Contact Steel Mountain Fire & Safety today for kitchen hood maintenance. They also provide other fire safety services, like fire suppression systems and fire extinguishers.