Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Minster, Kent
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Minster? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Minster
A closed kitchen is not earning, so the timing of a clean matters. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. Typical jobs include an inspection that picked up a dirty extract and grease dripping from the canopy or filters, on horizontal duct runs, extract fans and canopies and hoods. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Minster, you get one team and one number for every site, wherever you are in Kent.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, so that’s where most of the work in Minster goes.
Most kitchens in a town like Minster can’t close for a day, so the work is done after service, overnight or on a closed day. By the next service, the kitchen is ready to cook in again.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Minster (ME12)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Before the visit, a few pictures of the system and how to reach it help us plan the work in Minster.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
Advice
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School kitchens can look lightly used but still need a TR19 clean at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. Holidays make it simple to schedule.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Grills, fryers and woks send a lot of fat into the extract, and measured readings show whether the minimum interval is enough.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- What state the system is in
- How easy every part is to reach
- How big the system is
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- A few general shots of the system
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any previous report or certificate
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
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Looking after it afterwards
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, giving you before and after readings alongside the photos. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. It will not replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
Grease, kitchens and Minster
Sea air reaches Minster, which sits within about 2 miles of the coast. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. Look up Minster on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 20 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 8 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Minster, up to about a mile and a half out. Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. The fire and rescue service for Minster is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Thistle Hill Academy tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Church and community hall kitchens, near The Abbey Church Of St Mary And St Sexburga or anywhere around Minster, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Minster is about 6 miles north-east of Sittingbourne, in Kent. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Minster, please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Minster. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Minster is one of them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (16 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: ME12. We cover sites on High Street, Lapwing Close and Copland Avenue and the roads around them. Being close to the A2500 and B2008, Minster is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Halfway Houses (1 mile west), Sheerness (2 miles north-west), Queenborough (2 miles west), Eastchurch (3 miles east) and Rushenden (3 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Canterbury (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (6 miles south-west), Whitstable (11 miles south-east), Faversham (8 miles south-east), Herne Bay (15 miles east) and Davington (8 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Minster
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Barton's Point Coastal Park, Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey and Leigh Academy Minster. The nearest railway station is Queenborough station, roughly 2.3 miles west. A little further out are Minster Gatehouse Museum (within half a mile north-east) and Castle Rough (4.5 miles south-west).
Why deal with it now?
After a fire, one of the first questions is often when the extract was last cleaned. Many policies require cleaning to TR19, and an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof. A current certificate is far easier to produce than an explanation. A fresh certificate on file is the best thing to have when someone asks to see your records.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why book with us
- Photo reports with every job
- We are fully insured
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
Minster questions
Can school kitchens in Minster be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Minster, the Food Standards Agency lists about 4 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will fit the work in.
Can you work in Minster outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
We clean every part the grease travels through. Canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers, fan and discharge are all included, reached through access panels where needed.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
A TR19 certificate and a photo report. The certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report shows before and after photos, readings, any areas not reached and the next clean date.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Minster
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.