Professional kitchens are at the heart of any restaurant, caterer, take away or delivery and are a fundamental part of the service of a hotel and a school canteen, hospital or home for the elderly. The challenges of the new normal call for some reflection in order to do the job safely.
How to adapt professional and industrial kitchens to the new normal
An essential aspect for the safety of customers and employees is hygiene. In fact, many chefs and kitchen staff recognise that the safety issue in restaurants and canteens is not only the dining room, but also and above all the kitchen. Many establishments have reorganised spaces to ensure social distancing, but the kitchen also needs to be rethought to ensure safety. In fact, in professional kitchens, staff come into contact with surfaces, dishes, food and during work peaks there is not always time to comply with safety regulations. This is why it is essential to provide staff with equipment, such as taps, that facilitate both work and the implementation of hygienic measures even during hectic service activities.
Products and solutions to secure the kitchen
Given the effort required and above all the risks associated with a lack of hygiene, the industrial kitchen must be able to rely on taps and spouts that are easy to use and also easy to clean. Precisely for this reason, the design of Idral taps for professional kitchens is simple and ergonomic, with few joints and gaps, so as to reduce the possibility of dirt accumulating: in practice, we are talking about products that can be kept clean with little effort and in a short time. We also offer many types of taps with hand showers that provide excellent results when pre-washing dishes or cleaning by hand as they are ergonomic and have one or more spouts. The pre-wash shower unit allows you to direct the water directly onto the food or dishes to be washed, ensuring deep hygiene and thorough cleaning in the professional kitchen.
Furthermore, we recommend combining taps with foot-operated gargoyles: as these are foot-operated, the risk of cross-contamination drops significantly. In fact, if the user has contaminated hands and wants to wash them, with a traditional faucet contact with the surface to open the water flow is unavoidable; having a foot-operated faucet means that the risk of cross-contamination is reduced because the water supply is activated with the foot control and you can wash your hands safely without touching any surface.
In essence, a closing thought: customers are safe if professional and industrial kitchens are hygienic. We have all the answers: discover our range of solutions to make your kitchen safe.