Kitchen extract cleaning in Takeley, Essex

Grease, kitchens and Takeley

There are about 31 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens across Takeley and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. The fire and rescue service for Takeley is Essex County 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. Food hygiene inspections in Takeley are the job of Uttlesford council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.

Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Barrington Hall is about 2.4 miles south), access may need planning. School kitchens, at schools like Roseacres Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.

Takeley is about 5 miles east of Bishop's Stortford, in Essex. From the centre of Takeley to the outskirts, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Takeley is one of 644 towns, villages and districts in Essex we cover for commercial clients. We also work in Chelmsford, about 13 miles from Takeley.

Work in CM22 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. You will find streets such as Station Road, Dunmow Road and The Pastures, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. If your site is just outside Takeley, we cover Takeley Street (1 mile west), Smith's Green (1 mile east), Hope End Green (1 mile south-east), Little Canfield (1 mile east) and Puttock's End (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (13 miles south-east), Braintree (13 miles east), Harlow (9 miles south-west), Saffron Walden (11 miles north), Great Dunmow (4 miles east) and Epping (13 miles south-west).

Around Takeley

In Takeley, that means kitchens and buildings near The Four Ashes pub. For rail, the closest station is Stansted Airport station, about 1.4 miles north. A little further out are Little Easton Moat (3.2 miles north-east) and Herts and Essex Hospital (3.8 miles west). For a walk, there’s Portingbury Hills and Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve.

Different parts, different methods

Grease filters

Filters need cleaning far more often than the duct, and a filter exchange service can take that off your hands. Keeping them clean helps the rest of the system stay cleaner.

Schools, hospitals and care homes

Institutional kitchens tend to cook to set hours, so cleans can be booked when the kitchen is closed. The certificate and report suit estates and compliance files.

In-house cleaning or a specialist?

Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.

Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.