Stopped cleaning my station between courses, now it's a total mess

William Lee · 2026-02-27T09:21:11.384333+00:00

I thought wiping down could wait until the end of service to save a few seconds. But now I'm constantly hunting for tools and dealing with cross contamination, which slows me down way more. I mean, it's gross and my ticket times have gone up. Maybe it's just me, but getting back to quick cleans has made nights so much smoother.

grayr727mo ago

Cross-contamination to save time? That's scary. Robin450 has a point about wipe-downs making the rush easier. Glad you got back to cleaning.

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robin4507mo ago

How long did it take you to notice the slowdown? I tried the same thing years ago and it always made the rush worse, not better. Those few seconds for a wipe-down are totally worth it.

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the_anna7mo ago

Wait, you actually risked cross contamination just to save a few seconds? That’s crazy, no wonder your ticket times went up.

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jason_lewis37mo ago

Our old manager tried that shortcut last year and we had to toss three whole pans of prepped chicken.

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