ELECTRIC STATIONARY KETTLES

5. Keep your food equipment clean.

6. Rinse, rinse, rinse.

Use alkaline, alkaline chlorinated or non- chloride cleaners at recommended strength. Clean frequently to avoid build-up of hard, stubborn stains. If you boil water in stainless steel equipment, remember the single most likely cause of damage is chlorides in the water. Heating cleaners that contain chlorides have a similar effect.

Recommended cleaners for specific situations

If chlorinated cleaners are used, rinse and wipe equipment and supplies dry immedi- ately. The sooner you wipe off standing water, especially when it contains cleaning agents, the better. After wiping equipment down, allow it to air dry; oxygen helps main- tain the stainless steel’s passivity film.

7.Never use hydrochloric acid (muriatic acid) on stainless steel.

8.Regularly restore/passivate stainless steel.

JOB

CLEANING AGENT

COMMENTS

 

 

 

Routine cleaning

Soap, ammonia,

Apply with cloth or sponge

 

detergent, Medallion

 

 

 

 

Fingerprints & smears

Arcal 20, Lac-O-Nu Ecoshine

Provides barrier film

 

 

 

Stubborn stains &

Cameo, Talc, Zud,

Rub in direction of polish lines

discoloration

First Impression

 

 

 

 

Grease & fatty acids,

Easy-off, De-Grease It Oven Aid

Excellent removal on all

blood, burnt-on-foods

 

finishes

 

 

 

Grease & oil

Any good commercial detergent

Apply with sponge or cloth

 

 

 

Restoration/Passivation

Benefit, Super Sheen

 

 

 

 

Review

1.Stainless steels rust when passivity (film- shield) breaks down as a result of scrapes, scratches, deposits and chlorides.

2Stainless steel rust starts with pits and cracks.

3.Use the proper tools. Do not use steel pads, wire brushes or scrapers to clean stainless steel.

4.Use non-chlorinated cleaners at recommended concentrations. Use only chloride- free cleaners.

5.Soften your water. Use filters and softeners whenever possible.

6.Wipe off cleaning agent(s) and standing water as soon as possible. Prolonged contact causes eventual problems.

To learn more about chloride-stress corrosion and how to prevent it, contact the equipment manufacturer or cleaning materials supplier.

Developed by Packer Engineering, Naperville, Ill., an independent testing laboratory.

Provided courtesy of NAFEM.

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Vulcan-Hart K60ETL, K40EL Keep your food equipment clean Rinse, rinse, rinse, Recommended cleaners for specific situations

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