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Lots of restaurants stay open for the Easter holiday – many serve a special Easter brunch or dinner for customers to enjoy the day without having to slave away in their kitchens. Perhaps your restaurant manager is planning on having some special promotions to make sure customers fill the restaurant on Easter. Many hotels are all booked up for Easter weekend, when people like to visit relatives to spend this special holiday together. That means that restaurants at hotels are often brimming with activity on Easter weekend.

Easter is only a few short weeks away – are you and the rest of your commercial kitchen’s staff ready?

Aside from the basic essential preparations – planning the menu, booking the reservations, setting up the seating chart, putting up special Easter decorations, etc. – you should definitely make sure your kitchen is in tip-top shape for an extra busy Easter weekend.

Make sure your kitchen exhaust is squeaky clean by calling the commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning experts at Flue Steam. Whether you’d like to schedule a one-time cleaning or set up a regular cleaning schedule, we can handle all your exhaust cleaning needs.

We’re Southern California’s exhaust cleaning experts – thousands of commercial kitchen managers throughout the area have depended on the cleaning services provided by Flue Steam to make their lives easier. Take this essential task permanently off your plate by enlisting Flue Steam to handle all your kitchen exhaust cleaning needs from now on.

Why does your kitchen exhaust need to be professionally cleaned?

During the cooking process, grease evaporates and becomes stuck throughout your kitchen exhaust system. If it’s not removed frequently and effectively, it can create a major fire hazard. Flash fires may happen in your commercial kitchen – requiring a call to the fire department, potential damage to your kitchen, and a day or more of lost business. Plus you may be fined for a fire code violation because California law indicates that commercial kitchen exhaust systems must be cleaned regularly.

While it’s possible for your kitchen staff to handle the hand-scraping of your exhaust system, you would need to have specialized equipment and training to steam clean it properly. Flue Steam has all the necessary tools and techniques to ensure your kitchen exhaust system is regularly cleaned perfectly.

Why Flue Steam?

Flue Steam has been serving commercial kitchens throughout Southern California for over 55 years. We’re here to fulfill all your kitchen exhaust system cleaning needs. Whether you call us for occasional cleaning services or sign up for regular exhaust cleanings so you won’t have to worry about it anymore, we strive to build a lasting professional relationship with every single person we meet. We look forward to helping make sure your commercial kitchen is always up to code and ready for busy weekends – including Easter.

Schedule your kitchen exhaust cleaning services now by calling 800-700-FLUE or emailing contact@fluesteam.com.

If you’re a commercial kitchen manager, you may not fully understand the importance of making sure your kitchen exhaust system is completely clean. You have so many highly important priorities constantly on your mind, and your kitchen exhaust system may escape your notice. But your kitchen exhaust system is one of the key elements that keep your commercial kitchen working efficiently and safely.

Why prioritize the cleaning of your commercial kitchen exhaust system

But properly maintaining your kitchen exhaust system is extremely important because a dirty one can be a real fire hazard. The purpose of a kitchen exhaust system is to remove hot air, odors, and vaporized grease, which is naturally released into the air during the cooking process.

Not only will a dirty kitchen exhaust system fail to work efficiently, it can also dramatically increase the risk of flash fires in your exhaust ducts.

If a fire does happen, the fire department will be called, causing embarrassment for the restaurant’s reputation and a huge interruption to the business day.

DIY commercial kitchen exhaust system cleaning?

However, you may be thinking, well, can’t I just handle my kitchen exhaust cleaning needs? Do I really need a certified kitchen exhaust cleaner to handle it for me?

High quality exhaust system cleaning

The short answer is yes. Only certified kitchen exhaust cleaners have the proper training and equipment to ensure your kitchen exhaust system stays up to code and fire-free.

Flue Steam is an IKECA (International Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Association) member company that’s dedicated to providing high quality kitchen exhaust cleaning services to commercial kitchens all across Southern California.

Certified kitchen exhaust system cleaners

Our cleaners explicitly follow the NFPA’s (National Fire Protection Association) 96+ codes and standards for commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning. We can provide regular hand scraping and steam cleaning services for your commercial kitchen exhaust system anywhere in Southern California.

We’ll set up a regular date and time that’s most convenient for you, and you won’t have to worry about your kitchen exhaust system’s cleanliness ever again. Flue Steam will handle it completely so you can focus on other things!

Learn more about Flue Steam’s services today

Call Flue Steam at 800-700-FLUE or email contact@fluesteam.com to speak with one of our fire prevention and air control experts about your commercial kitchen’s needs today. We’ve been serving commercial kitchens in Southern California for over 55 years—isn’t it time you joined our crowd of thoroughly satisfied customers?

Check one essential item—commercial kitchen exhaust system cleaning—permanently off your list when you establish your partnership with Flue Steam today. You’ll never go back to managing it without Flue Steam again!

If you’re a commercial kitchen manager, you likely have so much on your mind right before Valentine’s Day. There are so many essential details that must be taken care of to make sure the kitchen runs smoothly during this holiday when many people come enjoy a meal out with their girlfriend, boyfriend, or spouse. Some even go on blind dates on Valentine’s Day!

Making Valentine’s Day a magical occassion

That’s why you want to make sure your restaurant, and especially your commercial kitchen, is in top form to perform perfectly on Valentine’s Day weekend. There will be so much pressure on the entire restaurant staff to make it a magical night for every single person who visits.

Valentine’s Day preparations are in full swing

Naturally, you want to make sure your restaurant looks amazing with plenty of elegant, romantic decorations. You want to make the menu even more enticing than usual so couples can really savor each bite and they savor their partner’s company. The wait staff will need to be encouraged to be extra courteous and attentive so every guest will leave with a smile on their face. And so on… there are so many aspects to think about when planning this special weekend.

But is your flue clean?

The last thing you would like to think about, but is still very important, is making sure your kitchen’s flue is clean. Yes, there’s nothing more dull, not to mention cumbersome, to deal with than your flue, but it’s also an essential task that always needs to be completed effectively to make sure your kitchen is up to code and doesn’t pose any fire risks.

Cross flue maintenance off your list now

But you don’t have to deal with this annoying task any longer! Just call Flue Steam at 800-700-FLUE or email contact@fluesteam.com and we’ll set up a regular cleaning schedule at dates and times that are most convenient for you. We partner with many local commercial kitchen managers to ensure their flues always stay perfectly clean and staff. Most commercial kitchen managers sign up for alternate steam and hand scraping cleanings, so their flue maintenance needs are covered with Flue Steam in a very economical and effective way.

Flue Steam can easily handle all your commercial kitchen fire prevention and air control needs, leaving you to focus on the more stimulating aspects of your day. Focus on Valentine’s Day preparations without having to deal with any of the drudgery of cleaning and maintaining your flue.

Begin your partnership with Flue Steam today

Find out more about the service we offer by calling Flue Steam at 800-700-FLUE today, and you’ll be able to take a load off tomorrow! Discover how freeing it can be to let Flue Steam take the reigns by handling all your commercial kitchen fire prevention and air control needs.

We’ve been supporting commercial kitchens for over 55 years – come discover why many kitchen managers rely on Flue Steam for all their fire prevention and air control needs!

Our contact info is:

Phone: 800-700-FLUE

Email: contact@fluesteam.com

Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at Flue Steam!

If you’re part of a commercial kitchen staff, and you’re at a rather low position on the totem pole, then you’re probably stuck with the task of scraping off grease and grime from your kitchen’s flue every week or two. It can be a tremendous hassle, and it keeps you away from other worthy tasks that could occupy your time instead.

Why continue to suffer? Did you know that you don’t have to tackle this drudgery all the time? Just enlist the flue cleaning services of Flue Steam.

What is Flue Steam?

We’re a local company, based right in the heart of Culver City, California. We serve all of Southern California, providing expert flue cleaning services, as well as commercial kitchen air control and fire prevention. We’ve been commercial kitchen staff’s most trusted source for these services since 1971. As soon as you enlist our expertise in your commercial kitchen, you and the other kitchen staff will be able to take a load off from dealing with the near-constant maintenance these tasks require. You’ll be able to focus on other tasks that are equally important and perhaps even more fun than cleaning out your flue and other similar maintenance tasks.

It’s the law

If you recently opened a commercial kitchen, you might be scrambling to learn about all the regulations that commercial kitchens must abide by. Since the 1970s, there have been strict laws in place about properly cleaning and maintaining commercial kitchen flus and taking care of other key fire prevention measures. It’s essential that kitchen staff or Flue Steam stay on top of these days to prevent fires and avoid pesky fines from government inspectors.

Overflowing To Do list?

But you have so much to handle already – are you feeling daunted by the idea of adding even more to your overflowing To Do list? We get it. That’s why you should start your partnership with Flue Steam ASAP. Just call 800-700-FLUE or email contact@fluesteam.com to speak with one of our helpful representatives today.

Services we can provide

When Flue Steam handles all your commercial kitchen air control and fire prevention services, you won’t have to worry about all the regulations that you have to follow. We are experts in this legal area, and we’ll make sure your commercial kitchen is always up to code. We offer a whole range of fantastic services for commercial kitchens throughout Southern California, including:

• Kitchen exhaust system cleaning
• Grease filter exchange service
• Automatic fire suppression systems
• Portable fire extinguisher service

Personalized service, maximum client satisfaction

We can customize our services according to your commercial kitchen’s exact needs and your schedule, resulting in maximum convenience and satisfaction. That’s why we’ve been successfully serving commercial kitchen staff throughout Southern California for over 55 years. Find out all the perks of partnering with Flue Steam today by reading more of this blog, clicking around on our website, and by speaking with one of our representatives by calling 800-700-FLUE. We look forward to meeting all your commercial kitchen air control and fire prevention needs very soon.

When you’re a hotel kitchen manager, your life is ruled by the demands of your job. There are always so many things that need to be accomplished each day to ensure the kitchen continues to run smoothly. Your mental list of tasks that need to be done is always running, from sun up to sun down, and often far beyond that.

Making progress in 2016

Now that 2016 is upon us, have you taken any time to consider what could improve your daily routine? Many people are interested in decreasing their stress levels, and kitchen managers are no different. What could you change to make your kitchen run more smoothly without you having to be involved at every step?

Perhaps you could delegate more tasks to others, hire an assistant to take care of some of the more menial tasks, and rely on your team to be more self-motivated and assertive on their own. Who knows, maybe there will even be an increase in morale when kitchen workers are more in charge of how they accomplish their work.

You could also think about other ways to streamline your workday. There are so many different areas of tasks that need to be taken care of – perhaps there are a few that you could hire out to companies that support commercial kitchens?

For example, Flue Steam support commercial kitchens throughout Southern California with fire safety and air ventilation needs. We can set up a regular schedule to clean your commercial kitchen’s flus (both steam cleaning and hand-scraping services), handle all fire safety tasks to make sure your kitchen is always perfectly safe and up to code, and various other menial tasks so that you can focus on other matters.

Starting your partnership with Flue Steam is easy—just call 800-700-FLUE and we’ll discuss your kitchen’s needs and recommend services to meet your needs perfectly. You’ll immediately be able to take a load off when you know that Flue Steam is taking care of your air ventilation and fire safety tasks.

Imagine crossing off all tasks related to these two important areas! It’s possible when you call 800-700-FLUE. We have incredibly affordable rates, we offer personalized services so you only get what you need, and we’ve been helping commercial kitchen managers have less stress for over 55 years. Find out what Flue Steam can do for you now by calling 800-700-FLUE.

Happy New Year from all of us at Flue Steam!