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Step-by-step cleaning guides for every machine in your kitchen
107 kinds of machines and fixtures. How to run each one, clean it and keep it working, one step per screen with a picture. Each step says where it comes from.
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Who knows how to break down the grinder?
It should not live
in one person's head.
Picture day one. The new hire has to break down the grinder, and the one person who knows how is off.
- Each machine has its steps in the app: how to set it up, run it, clean it and keep it working.
- The steps are short, and anyone on the team can open them.
- Search finds a machine by other names, and even with a typo.
Whose steps are these?
Every step says
where it comes from.
376 how-to guides, 1,724 steps. Each step says whether it comes from the law, the maker, OSHA or a suggestion. Not legal advice: your county has the final word.
| Where it comes from | Guides |
|---|---|
| The maker's instructions | 280 |
| Law | 76 |
| Suggested | 15 |
| OSHA | 5 |
Open one machine in the demo and see where a step comes from.
What if we do it differently?
Add your
own steps.
Your kitchen has its own way. Managers and owners can write it in.
- If your steps leave out something important, the app shows
The standard way also says
. - Each machine shows its state: Clean, Due, Late, Never cleaned, Needs repair, Out of service or Nothing due. It comes from what people did. Nobody types it.
- Follow the maker's instructions where they apply.
The rules behind the steps
Some steps come
from the law.
These are the cleaning rules the law steps are drawn from. Your county may add its own.
Cleaning frequency
Food-contact surfaces cleaned between raw and ready-to-eat, between raw meat types, and at least every 4 hours in continuous use.
Food Code 4-602.11; R392-102-9(4)–(5)
What is the difference between cleaning and sanitizing?Cleaning and sanitizing
Wash, rinse, sanitize, air-dry. Chlorine 50–99 ppm 10 s; quat per label 30 s; hot water 171°F 30 s. Test kit on site.
Food Code 4-301.12, 4-302.14, 4-501.112, 4-501.114, 4-703.11, 4-901.11; R392-102-8(17), R392-102-10
What is the difference between cleaning and sanitizing?Mops, rags and cleaning tools kept apart
Restroom and floor tools never touch food areas: a separate, labeled set of cloths, sponges and mops for floors and restrooms; mop buckets filled and emptied only at the mop (service) sink; mops hung to air-dry; no food stored in restrooms or janitor closets; wiping cloths kept in sanitizer between uses and laundered.
Food Code 2-301.15, 5-203.13, 6-501.16, 3-305.11, 3-305.12, 3-304.14, 4-802.11; source protocols (separate labeled sets for food-contact surfaces and for floors and the bathroom)
How often should sanitizer buckets be changed?
The guide walks through the sink step by step.
What about a fill-in with no account?
Share a
guide link.
Send a link to the how-we-do-it page. The person reads it with no account.
- The link shows steps and settings only: no names, no records.
- It is read-only, and it stops working on the date you set, from 1 to 30 days.
- You can turn it off any time.
Hand a stranger the how-we-do-it page and keep everything else private.
What is missing?
What to know
before you rely on it.
The steps help your crew. They do not replace your judgment or your county.
- Anyone who has a live guide link can read it until it runs out.
- A guide link is a link you copy, not a QR code.
Ready for day one to go smoothly?
Look up your
own machine first.
Search for the machine your crew asks about most and read its steps.
- You see the steps and where each one comes from.
- You can add your own.
25 days free. Cancel anytime. Look up your own machine first.
Questions
Before you
start.
How many machines are in it?
107 kinds of machines and fixtures, with 376 how-to guides. Every step has a picture.
Where do the steps come from?
Each step says: the maker's instructions, the law, OSHA, or a suggestion.
Can I add our own steps?
Yes. Managers and owners can. The app shows a line when the standard way says something yours leaves out.
Can a new hire read it without signing in?
Yes, with a guide link you make. It shows steps and settings only: no names, no records. It stops working when you turn it off, or on the date you set, from 1 to 30 days.
Does it tell me when something is due?
Yes. Each machine shows Clean, Due, Late, Never cleaned, Needs repair, Out of service or Nothing due.
Are there pictures for every machine?
Every step has a picture. Some machines show a plain picture for their kind.
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