Kitchen Exhaust System Cleaning Journal

The Hidden Cost of Grease Buildup Every commercial kitchen has an exhaust system that works hard all day. Grease, smoke, and heat get pulled through the hood canopy and into the kitchen duct, then out through the exhaust fan. Over time, that grease accumulates. I have seen restaurants that thought they were safe because they cleaned the hood filters every week. But the real danger lies deeper in the system, in places you cannot see from the cook line. A few years ago I con