Archive for December, 2025

When most commercial kitchen owners think about hood and duct cleaning, they picture a technician arriving, spraying cleaning agents, and walking away. But real, code-compliant exhaust system cleaning involves far more than a quick wipe-down. Fire inspectors, insurance adjusters, and NFPA 96 standards require removal of grease down to bare metal—and that level of detail […]

Most restaurant owners assume their ventilation is clean because the hood above the cookline looks shiny and spotless. But what matters most—the areas that inspectors and insurance adjusters examine—is what’s happening inside the ductwork that runs above ceilings, behind walls, and into rooftop exhaust fans. Grease buildup inside these hidden ducts is the number-one factor […]