Why sanitizing is important for your business

Cleaning and sanitizing are vital for your restaurant.

Here some information and tips about it:

1. Cleaning is removing dirt whereas sanitizing is killing bacteria. You need to clean the surface before you sanitize it.

2. Clean and sanitize the surface: - After working with raw meat. - After taking a break. - Before start working. - Before closing the restaurant. - If you are changing what food is being prepared. - After long hours of use.

3. Use manufacturer instruction for your sanitizer. You need to use the correct dilution rate when you are preparing the sanitizing solutions.

4. Sanitizing solutions need time to react with the surface or utensils, so give some time, around 20 min, but read the manual.

5. Test sanitizer with the test strips.

6. Use 3 compartment sink to sanitize dishes.

7. If you are using a dishwashing machine, the machine is sanitizing your dishes because of high temperature. Make sure the temperature is always correct.