How Thick Layers Of Restaurant Grease Are Cleaned | Deep Cleaned | Insider

Jay Lopez of Cleannex LLC explains how a quarter inch of grease is deep cleaned from a restaurant kitchen exhaust system. He starts at the top of the system, which is the fan, and works his way down to the duct, grease filters, and oven hood. He scrapes and power washes thick layers of grease away from the metal. If a kitchen exhaust system is not cleaned according to national guidelines, a fire can ignite and burn down the building. It's recommended that these are cleaned every 30 days to six months, depending on the cuisine and frequency of cooking.
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[@willemvdk4886]

I've worked in the cleaning crew of a industrial bakery. We cleaned the filters above the oven exhaust every week and it would look like this. Every week.

[@jayasmrmore3687]

You should have videoed it and posted on KZbin

[@jayasmrmore3687]

@Juan Kris yup

[@kez99]

X

[@MrLouispills]

Where do you dispose the dirt after that ?

[@intruder9127]

@@MrLouispills the v o i d

[@dietitiandaddy]

Fun Fact: The reason for sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide working as a degreaser is because these bases saponify fats to soaps. They literally turn grease to soap. Soap is much easier to rinse than grease also, fun fact!

[@mariahmayers8869]

very cool

[@maxmustermann7794]

That's a smart way to deal with grease :D

[@fynkozari9271]

So americans like to eat fast food? That would explain the highest obesity in United States according to Google.

[@d1zputed23]

@@fynkozari9271 actually, the highest obesity rate is in Nauuru. But the US is in top 12. The joke is getting boring.

[@macnguyen9414]

@@maxmustermann7794 no. Using oil in cooking creating grease. It is fact.

[@mattmatthew2377]

I've been cleaning hoods for almost 6 years and this past year doing it solo 2-3 restaurants a night. This video is great nobody ever understands why I'm always sore and exhausted

[@Phoenixspin]

Matt, I'm sorry that I didn't know what you were going through but now I know.

[@gollum7005]

How much do you make

[@gladitsnotme]

Is it worth it?

[@Delpiero17]

You do 2 or 3 restaurants per night? On your own? Canopy duct and fan? You must be some grafter mate cos I done this for 4 years, we done it in teams of 2, all different places, and we done 1 job per night, maybe 2 if the second job wasn't that big. Never mind 3 on my own.

[@aarontooth]

Ever seen the little grease aliens come out of the duct? What do you do to kill them? It's so annoying.

[@larionknight7545]

My dad used to do this as a 3rd job. He used to go at 12 midnight working until dawn, since it's the only time the restaurants are empty plus he already has a day job. I respect and love my dad for all the work he does for the family.

[@garyhost354]

Respect ✊🏽

[@hell6627]

ur dad is a good man i guess

[@krumbleme2]

God Bless him

[@javierpacheco8234]

Love your dad and when he asks you for a favor, attend him becuase he is a hard worker.

[@deedsofdecapitation7477]

That's toxic masculinity.

[@Iw1372]

I did this for 2 years, started my career In the fire industry here. This is the hardest work I’ve ever done. 10pm-7am wrapping hoods, spraying chemical, spraying water, on rooftops in the dead winter snow. Respect to all the hood cleaners out there.

[@salemcrow5078]

Yknow, this might be a job right up my alley. How physically demanding would you say it is?

[@Iw1372]

@@salemcrow5078 it’s exhausting. You’re out from 9 pm- 7 am sometimes later if you have a client that needs done at 7. By the end of the night you’re covered in grease, soaking wet and freezing in the winter. You have to be able to climb up ladders, carry pressure hoses, roll around cans full of water. Climb around kitchen equipment. Sometimes put heat blankets on top of 600° pizza ovens and work on top of those because those can never cool down, sometimes your plastic will rip and water will flood everywhere and you have to figure out if you want to flood the kitchen and then clean it or stop and somehow McGuiver a patch on wet greasy plastic.

[@EnkinduGamer]

I did this job for a little bit too. Definitely very challenging work. If you like cleaning though, it's pretty satisfying.

[@wizard3z868]

Lol me too don't tell me you worked in the southern nh Lowell mass area this video brought back nightmares after 20 yrs 😂

[@imnotokay7yago588]

Welcome to the hood bro

[@hellothere9167]

All of a sudden, everyone's a professional kitchen expert with a pHd in cleaning

[@ryuno2097]

@@IsntThisAStupidName I guess everyone in the comments went to that 3 day course and got their certificate. No wonder they're all experts.

[@catastoph2939]

Internet in a nutshell. Everyone has a PHd on something, either that or they watched an hour long youtube video explaining something about whatever subject

[@junetta_aep_breaccglas]

i think most of the people in the comments here have actually experience with cleaning grease

[@itsgood9984]

To bad I only have a masters degree still working on the PhD project

[@abrahamsanchez7455]

@@ryuno2097 I did

[@Cradotalks]

Thank you for bringing this job to light. My dad had a company that did this for 17 years. I grew up in the company, learning how to do this type of hard work. Before he sold it, he had a really hard time finding people willing to work with him, primarily because of how difficult it is. My dad was/is super human. I have the utmost respect for him, especially now that I’m an adult. Taught me a work ethic that’s hard for those that haven’t experienced this type of hustle to imagine. Thanks, Dad! Props to all the hood and grease filter cleaners out there. Y’all help make the world turn.

[@kylem2693]

Props to your dad

[@tromick]

Do you have any tips for Burger King roof, broiler without having a hot water without muscle force.

[@coolcars302]

Honestly these video wasn’t disgusting but actually satisfying to see the after math of the clean up

[@TheDreadedAssassin]

I agree! Hats off to the picture taker because the angle was near perfect!

[@gamesandmoreAA]

Gordon Ramsey would have scooped that with his bare hands and said look!!

[@asbritt0519]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kenricgrunwald1170]

LOOOOK AT IT!! TOUCH IT!

[@shesh32]

exactly 🤣

[@emileblanche5868]

It’s RAAAAAWWWW!!!!

[@asbritt0519]

These comments I can just picture him saying this😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@wickandde]

For those complaining restaurant staff don't do enough, this is the exhaust, not the kitchen itself, I can't imagine restaurant staff will have the skills or equipment required to do this. This sounds like it is something outsourced to a specialty cleaning contractor on a regular basis to comply with a city's health and fire safety codes which I imagine get inspected by the local council a couple times a year. But it got me thinking about the exhaust pipes in houses, it is a legitimate fire hazard and I don't think I've ever had someone come into clean ours. Should get someone in!

[@alekswhy88]

Yeah restaurant staff can't do this although some restaurants do attempt to have it done this way but the fire marshal needs certified cleaner to have it done regularly and submit documentation

[@wavyhomeboy]

Least we can do is clean the filters frequently

[@spookshow6999]

Exhaust from dryer lint is also very dangerous. You might want o also check that out. People don’t realize how dangerous they are. Especially in apartment buildings. I’m houses too. The lint builds up, and is highly flammable. Then you can’t get it put out burning inside.

[@gemstonegynoid7475]

i cant imagine a house will have this level of buildup even after a decade. unless you're running a catering business from home.

[@legendaryfails7529]

I don't think houses have exhaust pipes, at least not like here. Maybe mobile homes. Houses usually have vents. Your vents collect dust. That's all the stuff you're breathing in. You should get it cleaned. Exhaust is usually for industrial places. Ahh, forgot about chimneys. Also forgot about the kitchen vent. This is stuff one usually doesn't think about.

[@OneIdeaTooMany]

I'm tired of having to clean above the cupboards at home but after watching these guys, I really have it easy. I recently started using a goo remover to cut through the grease, and then a multi purpose cleaner and that saved heaps of time but these guys... I won't complain about having to clean the kitchen again.

[@rsimmons1980]

What goo remover

[@charley1857]

Clean it once, then put brown paper ontop. Remove when you move out. Never have to clean the cupboard tops again

[@rhyfelwrDuw]

@Charley - what a fabulous idea, thanks for the tip!

[@gladitsnotme]

@@charley1857 omg a man of culture and ideas

[@MrWackozacko]

My stepdad did this for a job, night shift cleaning grease ducts, spraying it with caustic soda as you go. He would have wounds from time to time 'oh a bit of acid dripped on my arm and started dissolving me' What a friggin man.

[@Alexden96Channel]

Hope he got paid really well!! 😟

[@pi6141]

Does he not wear any kind of protection? Like, physical wound is reasonable but if chemical is involved then it's more or less mandatory.

[@MrWackozacko]

@@pi6141 Gloves halfways up the forearm but can splash up further. Cant work in a full suit of cotton wool

[@akeledamagresham1421]

I am astounded at the sheer amount of people that really don't understand that restaurant staff *don't clean the exhaust system*. We just don't have the tools for it! We clean the actual kitchen, not the exhaust system. It may differ from place to place, but in all of the restaurants within my county, we have health inspectors come twice a year. And in during those visits, they check the label on the outside of our exhaust system that the cleaning company updates after every time they do their cleaning. Its *mandatory* that the label is constantly updated. Also! Cleaning it can get expensive, especially for smaller restaurants! Sure, there's those that slack off, but generally? *This isn't something we can control.* What do you want us to do? Stop cooking that much food?

[@ethanramsey6964]

Amen I was thinking the same thing. I'm a chickfila kitchen manager and we clean the hood vents and the entire outside of the hood system every night. But we aren't able to clean the actual vent all the way up to the roof. We have it cleaned quarterly. Plus last thing we would want is a employee accidentally setting off the ansul fire suppression system. Yeah definitely not the restaurants fault unless they aren't having the cleaning done or paying for unexperianced cleanners.

[@justdoinmything]

Ya that seems strange. I didn't know this was even needed until today but I would never assume that this would be a kitchen staff job.

[@ImpetuousPorkus]

People just love to exploit employees as if they’re professionals. There’s a reason professionals exist, it’s because the average person cannot do what they do.

[@leonardo9259]

You don't understand, Karens saw dirty kitchen, Karens are mad

[@LNVACVAC]

In third world and latim countries all the cleaning is delegated to common staff.

[@kristenmarie8655]

God bless the people that do these kinds of work. It's one of those jobs that get overlooked but are actually quite essential. Also, just so satisfying to see the finished work.

[@ychongong4680]

They should be the one get pay top dollars. Not some sharp suit property agents or bankers

[@alekswhy88]

Yeah but in reality most of the restaurants I go to just look for the better price they don't care how well you do it! Some just ask for the sticker that is required to be put on the outside after cleaning and they don't even want it cleaned! Sketchy sketchy sketchy

[@ychongong4680]

@@alekswhy88 😓

[@spencers4121]

If God really blessed them and the hard work they would get paid more, I cleaned a Outback Steak house every night for couple years. I got like 4 days off a year, no sick or vacation. I missed one day from being sick with food poisoning, all I got was grief for not cleaning the store.

[@nakahili539]

And you get paid crap

[@GrtJzzMn]

I cleaned hoods for a numerous years and while in trade school HVAC. I wanted truck experience. Not for the feint heartened. Long hours in the overnight, harsh chem, unreliable people, unreliable jobs, unreliable equipment. I tried to go back a couple months later and couldn’t do it. I have a huge amount of respect for anyone who does this work. You deserve more for the work you provide.

[@MuchoGottscho]

Thank you all for doing such a great job !

[@DanteRU0312]

This is what happens when restaraunts don't bother to hire cleaning companies and delegate cleaning to tired af workers after their shifts.

[@Musicswagg86]

Like fiveguys

[@mac_gold]

I agree so much with this statement. I have always been front of the house and I felt horrible for the back house. They also expect kids that are 16 to do this as well.

[@snoozebutton23]

Lol funniest part is its been like this for YEEEEEAAARS!!!! I worked foood for 8 years around 12 years ago and you'd be surprised what comes out of there. You think this is gross imagine what comes out of the fryers when they don't change the grease and the smells. Then wait till they pull it out from the wall and what's underneath it too. The filters drop into a slide that goes into a little drip pan. The grease collects dust and other crap makes it all gummy and hard to get off. You have no idea what is in or how ur food is handled but ya eat it anyways. Food for thought! 🥸🤷‍♀️

[@thatguy5801]

Big difference in surface grease and usage grease, when have you stopped and cleaned the underside of your car? That's usage dirt and grime.

[@fynkozari9271]

Theres gotta be a better design for tackling the grease in the year 2021.

[@hobispinner]

“in order to remove grease, you have to understand grease.” -sun tzu

[@BenitoiteBaTiSi]

-the art of deep cleaning

[@osjproductions5856]

Sounds like George Costanza's book on tape about risk management

[@nielsf]

Don't you mean -"Suds tzu" :P

[@outofahat9363]

"know your enemy (grease)"

[@deagle2yadome696]

@@osjproductions5856 lol

[@danalittleton4884]

Wow! I can honestly say I'd never want to do your job! You people do great work! My hat's off to you!

[@vrod1a]

That’s a tough job and really making an honest days wages, A big salute to the guys who do this amazing job .

[@martens4709]

The worst part about this we can't even experience. The smell.

[@b.powell3480]

Believe me, you don't want to smell that smell !!!

[@FelixMomentvm]

@@b.powell3480 is it a smelly smell that smells... smelly?

[@b.powell3480]

@@FelixMomentvm it's a cross between rancid oil and raw sewage, with rotten raw chicken thrown in for good measure, that's why it's good to keep up with maintenance of the kitchen vent system ! Also one main reason health departments shut a restaurant down!

[@AMH18320]

Aahhh the smell of degreaser mixing with all those grease n water

[@jasonvalentinonugraha8728]

Smelly Cat Smelly Cat 🎵

[@MarqueeliusThe_III]

I will never see restaurants the same…

[@blackmantis3130]

Imagine they wipe their asses then toss your salad. 😂😂😁

[@Kristjan687]

@@johnfran3218 don't care + ratio + shut up bot

[@eddiemin4312]

Honestly restaurant is constant cleaning. Unfortunately it’s one of the first places where they start cutting corners

[@creepage1]

I worked in an indoor grill which used charcoal, and we cleaned those filters with power washer and soap every 3-4 days. And yes, the people cooking had to clean all that stuff. made us wanna be work cleaner since we have to clean up the mess anyway.

[@Robert-ht7om]

Situations like this always makes me think that just about everything around us was never designed to be cleaned easily.

[@kayzeaza]

It wouldn’t be as effective if it’s designed with cleaning in mind

[@tristanwegner]

I mean a smooth stainless steel surface is great for cleaning. Compare that what people have near their oven at home: often wallpaper, that you should not even get wet for cleaning!

[@akrish70]

As DC Waters FOG manager these hoods should never be this bad. Quarterly cleaning is required. Thats a severe fire 🔥 hazard!!!

[@joeybaseball7352]

They obviously picked the worst one for the video. Insider probably paid for the service.

[@wiscoguy3177]

Absolutely agreed! I can only hope they clean up the grease they pressure washed onto the roof...

[@aniquinstark4347]

@@joeybaseball7352 You'd be surprised and disappointed if you knew how many restaurants are like this

[@MLettuce.]

What a luxury! All the kitchens I worked in, we cleaned our own hoods. I still remember the chemicals burning my skin like it was yesterday... Ahhh Memories

[@jayasmrmore3687]

You need better protection or to use steam or something

[@kami7028]

The amount of technical knowledge the narrator has is something I'm in love with. For no reason at all too🥰

[@willgoetz1262]

This video was super satisfying seeing the grease get scraped off and the clean hoods after. 😁

[@shakthinandan7124]

A year worth of grease for moderate cooking That's a lot

[@CriticalAuthor]

That's not a years worth. That's an unmaintained system.

[@jacobgarmo9267]

Insider should just make another "deep cleaning" KZbin channel

[@roninalpha1285]

Just search deep cleaning xd

[@vyzards]

You're giving idea for free. I hope you would be paid for it

[@YourUserNameSucksx10]

*I've been in the fast food industry for 18 years. I've watched my cctv of their work, although my company keeps our hoods pretty clean. I know it's hard work, props to you hood cleaners*

[@FederalOverlord]

Always loved when they came to deep clean our hoods. You could always tell the difference the next day

[@bobowiththedodo8155]

These workers deserve a raise no matter what

[@owenhill-wates3593]

Cheers lad we really do 😂

[@x7N1NJ47x]

I got paid decent money doing that stuff, but it definitely didn’t pay enough. Hard stuff.

[@dimitrygornomelikov3146]

@@x7N1NJ47x $3 a hour is enough for you. Or maybe forced labour sounds better. Get back to work cole.

[@Emillionaer]

If i was one of these guys i would be wearing a respirator mask!

[@jalight27]

We all say these things till we're in a situation everyday like a claustrophobic 120°f vent 😂

[@CurmudgeonExtraordinaire]

There are certain chemical environments that even a filter-type respirator mask is not good enough for -- you need a forced air mask with the air being sourced from somewhere outside of the area you are working. One advantage of the force air type masks is that they don't have to be all that air-tight...

[@robertdepesci3418]

That scraping looks so satisfying

[@raptor6ify]

Deep respect who could clean this up

[@jalight27]

As a lifelong factory worker of a few different fields, I love this how it's done kind of stuff. You just never imagine all the highly specified tools and processes that go on behind the scenes. Good stuff 👍

[@b.powell3480]

Having worked in a restaurant years ago, this is hard work!, everything has to be spotless! We'd have a company come in once a month to clean the fans and ductwork, but we would clean the filters and mesh screens twice a week !, paying attention to the grease containers on each section of gutters! Used a special grease de solving cleaner, followed by a hot water rinse !

[@anime-girl9743]

Ours is daily we have to clean the filters an hoods at closing.

[@EdieRoxUrSox15]

We cleaned those hood filters every we week. I remember we threw them into the industrial steam dishwasher. I'm not sure if someone had to scrape grease out of it before though.

[@jaker3151]

Many insurers now make it a requirement to have commercial kitchen exhaust systems cleaned out periodically, or your cover is void, because the grease build up is a big fire hazard. Also some of these, maybe older, exhaust systems are not really designed to be taken apart and cleaned. So the work might also involve removing rivets, or cutting holes into the sheet metal at various places for access and then patching it up again.

[@Bcarr122391]

I did this type of work out of high school, and can tell you if you saw the vent hoods and cooking equipment in the kitchen of some of your favorite restaurants, you might never eat there again.

[@joeybaseball7352]

No, they will. People know that cigarettes cause cancer, and they continue to smoke them. And that coronavirus can kill them, but they still refuse the vaccine.

[@tinag2962]

@@joeybaseball7352 tobacco and food ain’t the same thing buddy

[@b0ngkong349]

I've worked for a well known restaurant chain for 9 yrs now as a night shift cleaner and I've honestly never seen hoods and filters that bad. We clean them every night after closing and it only takes ten minutes with a cloth if you keep on top of it. We only need to get a company in every 6 months for the ducts and fans.

[@romeobayotlang5924]

True

[@joeydewitt4639]

Filters will look clean and still be packed full of grease behind and between the baffles. I’d recommend getting a second pair and soaking/drying one pair while you are using the other. You can tell this by weighing them before and after soaking them. Huge difference it will make.

[@b0ngkong349]

@@joeydewitt4639 ours are steel reusable filters they get taken off and steeped in degreaser once or twice a week depending on how busy we've been. The oil filters for the fryers though get replaced every night with a new set.

[@anime-girl9743]

That be dirty we clean the store every night and the hoods and filters are always cleaned at closing

[@ferdtheterd3897]

Depends what you cook with, restaurants that need to clean a lot most likely use very bad oils like canola or sunflower. Cooking with butter doesnt cause these messes

[@rhyfelwrDuw]

What a job, but highly satisfying at the end, no doubt! Looks amazing once they had finished!

[@Adept32k]

This makes me appreciate the people who do this. Very cool! Asmr cleaning fastfood eh?

[@safe-keeper1042]

So thos is what the cleaning crews in Gordon Ramsey's shows have to deal with.

[@MinhVNZ]

Cleaning those dust and grease is a awful job to me. Every week I have to clean these in my kitchen. It's so dirty and terrible.

[@TonyMezaXD]

At the very least its not poop💩. I don’t know if I could work in sewage. 🤮

[@lucinae8510]

I hope you and everyone who eats from there know how much it protects your health.

[@visionxx5724]

This was so satisfying to watch

[@chickenleg8824]

DeepCleaned program always gives me daily dose of satisfaction

[@FinancialShinanigan]

Quickest way to clean that is to set it on fire.

[@BlenderStudy]

Thank you for the update, Insider..!! I wasn't aware of the importance of the duct de-greasing until today..!!

[@sparked3113]

Wow you do an amazing job. In my country the clean is required 12 monthly in order to get a warrant to operate the kitchen. The kitchen staff are required to clean the hood and filters regularly, while the contractors clean the duct and fan by wiping and scraping, there is no chemical wash down. I do inspections. Clean restaurants with professional staff that understand hygiene have cleaner ducts, because they clean the grease filters often. Dirty kitchens have dirty ducts and if you looked in the kitchen and staff toilet....you would never eat there.

[@kayzeaza]

I worked in a small deli kitchen and these guys came out every 2/3 months to clean above the grills and stuff. Didn’t know you could wait a year to clean it!

[@rakshitkumar5716]

Hats off and respect to the cleaning staff.

[@colettebarilla6427]

Cleaning anything always my comforting videos especially when I eat my meal. I didn't feel disgusted. I love watching this type of videos. It makes me happy.

[@RocketCityGardener]

Brings back memories of cleaning behind the fryers at Long John Silvers

[@MarkieBee]

Much respect to these workers

[@raswanthkrishna8492]

With this amount of oil we never would have needed to raid the middle East

[@Larping101]

Did this exact job for about a year. We used caustic soda as degreaser. Covered everything with plastic sheething and the works, same as the video. Wasn't a bad job, biggest downside was third shift. And always smelling like a kitchen.

[@alexgee3072]

How much was the pay

[@Larping101]

@@alexgee3072 I was making $16/hr. This was also seven years ago. Had I been the one with the certification I would have been making around $20/hr but I was working under one.

[@joshuajhoyt]

@@Larping101 exhaust masters/hood masters but chance?

[@irvin295]

I used to be a sanitation lead person for a production plant that had a meats operations where it was cooked and frozen in the same line and the cooking area we had this big industrial oven with two stacks once a week we would have to get up on the roof of the facility and clean these ducts of course we had stainless steel ducts. They always looks like this we had powerful detergents that would eat your skin if you weren’t wearing the proper PPE. It was satisfying watching all the grease and tar disappear.

[@cameronschmit6472]

I am now finally properly motivated to clean my grill. I’m using scrapers and gonna go grab a good degreaser

[@Alvin-eq5rc]

I am a kitchen Porter and we clean the filter every week. The proper deep cleaning done by professional once a year

[@tiredandbored909]

The correct way to clean

[@thestrongestsoul5203]

Educational for sure, very important to emphasize throughout the world in my opinion. Should be practiced at home too.

[@akdnasliufkasbvdkuad]

This is probably the most satisfying video ever

[@twizz420]

That seems like a really satisfying job. I could sit there all day and watch the grease get scraped off

[@pranavmohite8581]

I can hear Gordon Ramsay yelling

[@Kt-cn2rq]

Passed raw 😄

[@kg2306]

Oh my god this is disgusting I must immediately watch this from start to finish

[@ttthegr8]

Thank you. I'm not saying I'd be the first one up for your job because all that grease infront of me, would make me puke. So thank you for all your hard work

[@joshuaianbetito5330]

Respect to the cleaning crew.

[@Valentero822]

I've honestly worked in fast food and they never cleaned the filters

[@joeybaseball7352]

Of course not. They are all cheap like Mr. Krabs.

[@subtleblow]

Unfortunately it's up to the franchisee's. I've worked places where the owner was a complete idiot, but he had experienced regional management running all his stores. They had a group of maintenance guys that went to all their stores and cleaned the filters by hand in a sink every 3~5 days during McDonald's day time business hours. Other places I've worked I don't even know if they had anyone cleaning anything--ever.

[@TheCowboy4000]

@@subtleblow if it were me I'd call the health department and send in video of how dirty it is then quit right after so I couldn't be fired 🤣

[@aaronjulien5702]

This is a thankless job. These are the awesome people that make life better while everyone else is in bed 👏

[@Gauge213666]

I used to hang vent hoods. Welded the all the duct and the whole 9. I've never cleaned one. But I'll never forget that smell. Woof.

[@harsaira2513]

Watching them scraping the grease feels oddly satisfying

[@JunBug738313]

I did that for 6 years. Don’t miss it at all. Not to mention being underpaid. Hardest part was in the winter. We had to pull out the hoses quick and start ( I’d not the hoses will freeze, even thought we had a hot water pressure washer).

[@augustgreig9420]

Damn, I really wish I had those magnetic scrapers. I used to use paint scrapers

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

razor blades are crazy good at scraping flat surfaces, because their sharpness means that they don't leave part of the stuff behind by sliding over it, but rather take off pretty much 100% on the first pass.

[@augustgreig9420]

@@Ass_of_Amalek Yeah, I used to use them to scrape permanent marker off the glass soda cases.

[@michaeladamstone2911]

I worked in kitchens at 9 countries for over 40 years I've never seen anything like that that is unbelievable.

[@schenson2009]

I worked for a pressure washing company that did this. It's nasty but necessary. Good job. 👍

[@ssmythe61]

Who gave this a thumbs down 🙄…. Cleaning on this level gets two thumbs up!!

[@Eheads89-02]

You guys are lifesaver! Hats off to you guys!

[@cleannex5426]

Thank you, your comment is greatly appreciated. Regards, CLEANNEX

[@ottots0093]

The voice break on the word level, on the duct part of the video, had my dying! 🤣😂💀

[@parthivchandrak]

Am I the only one who felt them cleaning all those thick layers of grease and debris, satisfying to view?

[@samconstantinou2335]

Gordon Ramsay would be having a field day in that restaurant

[@teensofdenial2322]

Whenever I see a deep cleaning video like this, I just know someone in the comments will be talking about satisfaction and I'm afraid I'm no exception. It is indeed satisfying, oddly satisfying for a fookin' fact.

[@helenfuentes9539]

You guys are amazing cleannex

[@12235117657598502586]

Why is this so satisfying to watch?

[@Yisuxu]

I need to cook for myself way more often

[@kaaayl11]

In canada you have to get your hoods cleaned depending on what food you cook. My parents own a chinese restaurant and the requirement is 6 months minimum but 3 months is recommended

[@jessehickman668]

This is even more satisfying than Dr pimple popper or those videos of velvety neon colored paints mixing.

[@stradcar1]

Thanks for sharing look like I have redo my quote had no idea b4 this that this was so much work. Wow

[@StayFrosty0916]

In tn it’s required to be professionally cleaned at a minimum of every 6 mths. Only a few restaurants do it more than that. Steak ‘n Shake is every month

[@MohammedKhaled-ju7gy]

Man this is why I’ve issues walking into restaurants to eat 😣

[@kriztin1000]

Oh come on, it's not like it's going in the food. I bet your kitchen fan isn't sparkling clean either

[@MohammedKhaled-ju7gy]

@@kriztin1000 come and see 😂

[@Pillowpetlover]

@@kriztin1000 its gross im sorry you have such low standards

[@Serplex000]

@@Pillowpetlover You probably unknowingly eat at places that are this dirty all the time.

[@tinag2962]

this is probably in every single kitchen, cleaning them to this extent is extremely difficult

[@salt6620]

2:34 this looks magical almost

[@gawni1612]

ngl this is pretty satisfying to watch, these guys should start a youtube channel

[@floaterxjaY]

Me & my family owned a cleaning company for 11 years. I’ve worked lots of times in cleaning restaurants. Their exhaust hoods/filters, oven, kitchen appliances, etc. I literally cannot understand how restaurant owners can’t get their kitchen clean more than a year. The look and smell of that grease is really disgusting.

[@TheRubinator13]

I feel like if I owned a restaurant, I would just pay for professional cleaning like this every 6 months, because I've seen too many episodes of Hell's Kitchen to know that workers don't always clean it and when they do they don't always do the best job

[@joeydewitt4639]

Some kitchens need to do it every month. After 6 months it can look like some of these if you’re not soaking your filters every night.

[@frameturtle]

Restaurant workers dont have the tools to clean it you mean. Or the wages, frankly.

[@wickandde]

This is the exhaust, not the kitchen itself, I can't imagine restaurant staff will have the skills or equipment required to do this. This sounds like it is something outsourced to a specialty cleaning contractor on a regular basis to comply with a city's health and fire safety codes which I imagine get inspected by the local council a couple times a year.

[@tannarbuck7908]

I seen one of my favorite restaurants do this type of a deep clean with the plastic covering everything they had to shut down for the day which kinda bummed me out but its good to know they are keeping on top of their cleaning

[@crazy808ish]

Are you sure they're keeping on top of it or weren't just forced into it by the health dept like they mentioned in the video?

[@kavijackson868]

Great content and video thank you!!!

[@bencowie3141]

This area is not normally cleaned by the restaurant employees, it’s nothing to do with the kitchen hygiene standards or a dirty kitchen, the extraction system is usually cleaned out using specialised contractors such as these guys every 6 months. For health and safety reasons employers always get third party companies to do it

[@tinag2962]

THANK U i wish your comment was the top one😭

[@Thanburns]

I get that for things like the fan or the chimney, but the filters and the hood? Those should be cleaned once a week at least

[@taylorsharifzadeh6031]

I think it’s more or less the fact that this type of work is an all day project especially without the proper tool. I cleaned hoods for my job before and it’s almost impossible because they never want to stop production

[@Thrashmetalman]

This explains why I always saw folks above the restaurant by me spraying down the exhausts

[@KINGMUFASA]

Very informative video. Thank you!