Marc Refrigeration

Sunday 29 December 2019

Tips To Clean Your Refrigerated Meat Cabinets

Food needs an optimal temperature to stay fresh and luscious. Whether you own a cafe, restaurant or convenience store, if you fail to keep your food products in refrigerated display cases or cabinets, they might become stale within very little time. As a result, you may have to throw all the eatables, which is not good for businesses.

However, just installing refrigerated display cases are not enough to make your food products scrumptious and appetizing, you must keep these devices well-maintained and clean, especially meat cabinets. This is because meat products have shorter shelf-life and they can easily harbor harmful pathogens if not provided optimal temperature. Also, meat cabinets lacking regular cleaning can lead to nursing life-threatening microorganisms. Therefore, to ensure your products and your customers remain safe, you should clean your refrigerated meat display cases on a regular basis.

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We can understand that cleaning your commercial meat cabinets is not an easy task. To make the task a bit easier, below we have given some steps to ensure your meat display cases remain clean.

The following are the steps to clean your refrigerated meat case.

Unplug Your Cabinet - First of all, you should unplug your refrigerated meat cabinet to prevent any possibility of electrocution. Yes, it is an easy step, but also very important. If you miss this step, your employees may sustain work-related injuries.

Remove All The Items - The next step is removing all the items from your meat freezer or refrigeration. Never make the mistake of moving things to the other side. Therefore, make sure each shelf is empty. The best to empty your meat refrigerator is before receiving new stock of meat products.

Discard Expired And Moldy Food - If you own a large meat refrigerator, then there is a higher possibility that some products can easily be pushed back and concealed behind, which may get expired. Discard all the items that you suspect to be expired. Practice this saying in your life, “when in doubt, throw it out.”

Properly Wipe Down The Interior - Thoroughly clean your meat refrigerator using a sponge and a bucket of water, and soap water. To do this job perfectly, you should choose highly absorbent mitts and microfiber cloths.

Use Sanitizer To Disinfect Your Meat Refrigerator - Over time, harmful bacteria and mold may make a way to your refrigerated meat cabinets. Thus, it is crucial to use sanitizer to disinfect its surfaces. But make sure to use only food-safe sanitizer, as you’ll keep all the meat products back into your meat cabinet.

The bottom line 

By following these steps, you can ensure your meat cabinets remain clean and free from harmful bacteria. This will also help you draw more and more customers to your shop and eventually increase your business sales.