KITCHEN-HYGIENE5 MIN READ
Clean, Sanitize, or Discard?
Distinguish cleaning, sanitizing, and discard actions in realistic kitchen recovery decisions.
Place each recovery action in the right bucket. Clean: remove soil Sanitize: reduce germs Discard or replace Crumbs and flour on the bench clean Greasy film on a board Washed food-contact bench sanitize Clean thermometer probe Lettuce under raw meat drip discard Deeply scored board corrective action matching Matched action type to risk type. Visible soil needs cleaning; clean surfaces can be sanitized; unsafe food leaves service.
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