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KITCHEN-HYGIENE5 MIN READ

Clean Is Not Done Until It Dries

Explain why boards need cleaning, sanitizing, and air drying before storage.

What changes between a weak close-down and a safer board reset? Before: boards are clean-looking but stacked wet. After: boards are upright, separated, and able to air dry. Flat stack became upright storage. Airflow matters because moisture trapped between boards can keep residues and microbes in hard-to-clean grooves. Clean-looking became clean plus sanitized. Soil has to be removed before a sanitizer can reliably contact the surface. End-of-shift became next-shift ready. Storage is part of the control, not an afterthought after washing. A board system fails at storage as easily as it fails at prep. cleaning and sanitizing sequence Connected drying…

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