Part 1: Best Practices in Preventive Commercial Kitchen Equipment Maintenance

It’s your commercial kitchen equipment that makes your restaurant what it is. Without quality equipment to serve as its backbone, your business will experience decreased profit margins, eventually resulting in high costs and losses. For this reason, it pays to take preventive measures to ensure your commercial kitchen appliances stay in good shape. In Part 1 of our two-part blog series, Cafco Services, a trusted refrigeration and HVAC company in the area, shares some best practices in preventive commercial kitchen equipment maintenance.

Always read the manual. All commercial kitchen equipment comes with manuals you can refer to for proper maintenance procedures. Take the time to flip through them. They’ll give you a clearer idea of what you can do to avoid unnecessarily damaging the equipment.

Schedule regular equipment cleanup and maintenance. Your commercial kitchen appliances should be wiped down daily, but what about in-depth cleaning and tune-ups? These should be scheduled with a professional like Cafco Services. In addition to delivering quality refrigeration equipment services, we can also handle your hot side food equipment needs. Our comprehensive maintenance, cleaning and tune-ups can effectively reduce the potential for problems and breakdowns that can negatively affect your business process.

Register the warranty. If you’ve just bought the appliances, make sure to check the warranty included with them. Have these warranties registered promptly–they’ll be useful in case the equipment starts failing long before it should. Doing so may also take out some of the stress involved in equipment maintenance.

Be careful about the cleaning solutions you use. One chemical that does wonders on one type of equipment may not work, or could even damage, another. Make sure the kitchen crew is trained on how to use cleaning agents specific to each piece of equipment.

The Importance of Preventive Maintenance

When your commercial kitchen equipment remains in good condition, your food business can run smoothly and efficiently because there’s less chance of downtimes. This, in turn, means higher profits. Preventive maintenance is actually more budget-friendly in the long run, as well. It’s a better option than repairing damage to the equipment–a task in which the cost is far higher. What’s more, scheduling preventive maintenance helps extend the life of your equipment. It also allows for better food quality and consistently good service.

Cafco Services is not only your go-to company for quality HVAC filter products–we can also handle the maintenance of your commercial kitchen equipment. We’ll help keep your appliances clean and in good working order with our exceptional services, which will help them last longer. Call us today at (513) 242-3400 or fill out this contact form to schedule your consultation. We serve Cincinnati, OH, and the rest of the Tri-State area.

Watch out for Part 2 of our two-part blog series, where we share a basic preventive commercial kitchen equipment maintenance to-do list.