[Billy Russell]

hello all, just looking for advice on kitchen cleans! i've been asked by a catering company to quote to clean all there kitchens which is about 20 i think at the moment i use degreasers and steam!! Dont get me wrong i dont think theres any miracle cure to cleaning a dirty kitchen but i'm hoping that someone out there may have a name of a good steamer or a good degreaser!! i can remember going to clean a pub carpet one day and while i was there i noticed in the kitchen the owner was cleaning  and he had this chemical that virtually disolved all this thick grease and fat and he just wiped it clean with no effort at all i'm sure he said it was spontex or something similiar but do you think i can find it!! i've tried ringing the pub to get the info but the landlord has moved on since! any help would be appreciated

All the best

Will

[leuthedog]

There are two good products on the market at the moment.

Fairy Power Spray, though this is good for grease I don't find it that brillant on burnt on food.

Cif - oven cleaner is extremely good and I would recommended this product to everyone. Spray it into the oven leave for 15-30 minutes and wipe clean; it really is as good as that. I did my own oven, I'm not that proud of my oven, and it really does what it says on the bottle.

The products maybe expensive for big jobs but you could possibly charge your clients a premium for the remarkable end clean that they will most certainly see.

[leuthedog]

or try this site. www.spontex.co.uk

[Robert Parry]

Regarding commercial kitchen cleans, you have to very careful on these, as to which methods and chemicals you use, the food & hygiene regs have just changed again!

Whilst I have no personal objection to using household chemicals, you need to ensure you have the relevant COSSH sheets for all chemicals that you use, I personally prefer steam cleaning using a Robby or similair for best results, hope this helps, regards,

Rob

[a55essor]

I agree with rob I use steam on most jobs

KL

[martin19842]

hi there

seldons do a food safe, degreaser, very good,

you can buy it in 5ltr, and dilute it down.

steam is ok, but let teh chemicals do the job, we use degreaers and it literally melts the grease away, my staff are quite amazed at what it does

i personally wouldnt turn up with Fairy or cif to a commercial clean.

depending on the size of the kitchen you can look at £500 plus

regards


martin

[Art]

I'm suprised there's been no mention of using a dip tank.

[leuthedog]

I do apologise, its always difficult to know if we're talking commercial or domestic here  - but its good to see so many willing to advise.

[Mr BSF]

I knew straight away it was commercial from reading the post, the catering company bit was a dead giveaway, not sure spontex do chemicals though?

Theirs no miracle chemical that you just spray on and wipe off, dip tanks for the racks/removables and lots of scraping on the interiors of the ovens, ducts, although a good chemical does help, brillo do a commercial degreaser (5 ltrs, dilute as necessary) that is really good, ive tried loads but this is the best.

Steam cleaners…. I’m not convinced

[leuthedog]

I was being sarcastic! 

[Mr BSF]

oh :

[Art]

I was being sarcastic! 

I knew that  :

[Mr BSF]

you could have fooled me  but thats not hard

that nice chef uses power spray, Ainsley is his name, its a bit pricey though, it'd cost you a bomb to clean a big oven

[a55essor]

I should made my self a bit clearer I use steam to help loosen the s h i t thats on there then spray chemicals on it. STEAM JUST TAKES MOST OF THE ELBOW GREASE OUT THE JOB

KL

[leuthedog]

And in case some are still unaware - kitchen cleaning is indsutrial and not commercial cleaning.  A kitchen cleaning could be considered commercial if it is a mere wipe down without touching extractor hoods/fans and ovens.......catering company kitchens = industrial

Though obviously you all knew that!!  :

 

[a55essor]

And if didn't then you are not insured correctly

KL

[georgy]

I know I'm just a newbie but Evans Kitchen degreaser "Lift" saved me muscle that i didnt have on my first restaurant contract. If it didn't smell so unplesant i'd use it at home.

[Paul Heath]

Yes have to say "lift" is brill but do wear protective clothing. It does not mess around!!
Best of luck with it

[GeoffDerby]

If you want a good commercial foaming degreaser that will save you scrubbing time, which is food safe and only available to commercial users try Liberate from Buckeye.

http://www.buckeyeinternational.com/products/foodservice/liberate/index.html

Buckeye are the Market leader in the US and we import it Directly from the states to use on commercial applications, the web site has the Data Sheets, if you need any please let me know what size and I will let you know the price. Please note US Gallons not UK Gallon size

PS we also use steam, for those hard to get to areas but the big surfaces, walls, canopy ect we use Liberate. PS would not do a commercial kitchen for less then £1,000 unless it was contracted several visits a year.
Regards
Geoff