With ever-evolving guidelines and restrictions, it can be overwhelming trying to keep up with what you need to know to open your restaurant, café or bar during COVID-19. The reopening process for businesses can be overwhelming as protocols for what to do in and out of the kitchen seem to change overnight.
One thing is for sure – the importance of hygiene in a commercial kitchen is, and will remain, critical to a business’ operation now and moving forward. To assist hospitality venues, Restaurant & Catering Australia (R&CA) have released a list of COVID-19 safe guidelines to follow.
One of these guidelines stipulates having a commercial dishwasher installed that can sanitise to 80°C – this is applicable in all states and territories in Australia. All Winterhalter warewashers meet this requirement, giving you peace of mind that your kitchen is meeting hygiene standards.
Winterhalter machines reach such high hygiene levels through a combination of cleaning and disinfection.
Winterhalter chemicals remove 80% of all organic material, and the other 20% is removed by the disinfection process, with the machines reaching 85°C. This disinfection process involves the elimination of micro-organisms, harmful viruses and germs that the cleaning process cannot reach by itself. They offer their own range of chemical solutions tailored to different wash items and types of contaminants, made specifically for Winterhalter warewashers.
The machines also come with an automatic self-cleaning programme that can be used in conjunction with Winterhalter cleaning tablets, to remove light limescale deposits and other dirt residues. Plus, Winterhalter offer professional water treatment devices to ensure effective prevention of limescale deposits, streaks and marks on dishes.
There are many benefits to utilising balanced water treatment:
- long-term maintenance of warewasher functionality, extended service life, and reduced costs associated with breakdown, investment and servicing.
- Detergents and rinse aids achieve their optimum effect and produce a better wash result with reduced consumption volumes.
- No more limescale deposits on which dirt and bacteria can accumulate.
This, in combination with Winterhalter chemicals, act as a cohesive warewashing solution ensuring top-level hygiene and wash results.
Winterhalter are currently offering Covid-19 Service and Care Packages for their customers to ensure top performance. It is especially recommended if machines have been turned off for two weeks or more, as the machines are designed to run continuously.
Find out more about Winterhalter and their products at https://www.winterhalter.com/au-en.
