Nicole Kunkowski

Most restaurant owners focus on hood cleaning — and stop there. But every piece of equipment in your kitchen accumulates grease, residue, and buildup that affects safety, food quality, and how long your equipment lasts. Here's what you need to know. Contents Why equipment cleaning goes beyond the hood Equipment-by-equipment breakdown: what gets dirty and why it matters How often should commercial kitchen equipment be cleaned? What professional equipment cleaning looks like How CCHC of FL...

If you're running a restaurant or commercial kitchen in Southwest Florida, your hood and exhaust system is one of the most important pieces of equipment you have — and one of the most overlooked. Most kitchen fires don't start from a single dramatic moment. They build up slowly, one layer of grease at a time. Knowing what to look for can be the difference between a routine cleaning visit and a fire marshal shutdown. Here are five warning signs that your hood system needs attention — and why...

A plain-language guide to fire code compliance, cleaning schedules, and why skipping your hood cleaning is a risk no Florida restaurant can afford. Contents · What NFPA 96 actually requires · How often your hood system needs to be cleaned · What happens if you don’t comply · What a proper hood cleaning looks like · How CCHC of FL keeps Southwest Florida kitchens safe and compliant What NFPA 96 Actually Requires If you run a commercial kitchen in...