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  • 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
    @willemvdk4886 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16585

    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
      @jayasmrmore3687 2 ปีที่แล้ว +626

      You should have videoed it and posted on TH-cam

    • @jayasmrmore3687
      @jayasmrmore3687 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @Juan Kris yup

    • @kez99
      @kez99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      X

    • @MrLouispills
      @MrLouispills 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Where do you dispose the dirt after that ?

    • @intruder9127
      @intruder9127 2 ปีที่แล้ว +257

      @@MrLouispills the v o i d

  • @dietitiandaddy
    @dietitiandaddy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5990

    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
      @mariahmayers8869 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      very cool

    • @maxmustermann7794
      @maxmustermann7794 2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

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

    • @fynkozari9271
      @fynkozari9271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

    • @d1zputed23
      @d1zputed23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +124

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

    • @macnguyen9414
      @macnguyen9414 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @mattmatthew2377
    @mattmatthew2377 ปีที่แล้ว +339

    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
      @Phoenixspin ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

    • @gollum7005
      @gollum7005 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      How much do you make

    • @gladitsnotme
      @gladitsnotme ปีที่แล้ว

      Is it worth it?

    • @Delpiero17
      @Delpiero17 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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
      @aarontooth ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @larionknight7545
    @larionknight7545 2 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    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
      @garyhost354 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Respect ✊🏽

    • @hell6627
      @hell6627 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ur dad is a good man i guess

    • @krumbleme2
      @krumbleme2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      God Bless him

    • @javierpacheco8234
      @javierpacheco8234 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

    • @deedsofdecapitation7477
      @deedsofdecapitation7477 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's toxic masculinity.

  • @hellothere9167
    @hellothere9167 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8011

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

    • @ryuno2097
      @ryuno2097 2 ปีที่แล้ว +548

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

    • @catastoph2939
      @catastoph2939 2 ปีที่แล้ว +279

      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
      @junetta_aep_breaccglas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

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

    • @itsgood9984
      @itsgood9984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

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

    • @abrahamsanchez7455
      @abrahamsanchez7455 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ryuno2097 I did

  • @Iw1372
    @Iw1372 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3268

    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
      @salemcrow5078 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

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

    • @Iw1372
      @Iw1372 2 ปีที่แล้ว +160

      @@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
      @EnkinduGamer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

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

    • @wizard3z868
      @wizard3z868 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      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
      @imnotokay7yago588 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Welcome to the hood bro

  • @Cradotalks
    @Cradotalks ปีที่แล้ว +61

    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
      @kylem2693 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Props to your dad

    • @tromick
      @tromick 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @coolcars302
    @coolcars302 ปีที่แล้ว +65

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

    • @TheDreadedAssassin
      @TheDreadedAssassin ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @gamesandmoreAA
    @gamesandmoreAA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2667

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

    • @asbritt0519
      @asbritt0519 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @kenricgrunwald1170
      @kenricgrunwald1170 2 ปีที่แล้ว +355

      LOOOOK AT IT!! TOUCH IT!

    • @shesh32
      @shesh32 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      exactly 🤣

    • @emileblanche5868
      @emileblanche5868 2 ปีที่แล้ว +153

      It’s RAAAAAWWWW!!!!

    • @asbritt0519
      @asbritt0519 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

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

  • @akeledamagresham1421
    @akeledamagresham1421 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4776

    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
      @ethanramsey6964 2 ปีที่แล้ว +203

      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
      @justdoinmything 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      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
      @ImpetuousPorkus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      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
      @leonardo9259 2 ปีที่แล้ว +76

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

    • @LNVACVAC
      @LNVACVAC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

  • @solmanJapan
    @solmanJapan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    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
      @rsimmons1980 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What goo remover

    • @charley1857
      @charley1857 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @rhyfelwrDuw
      @rhyfelwrDuw ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @gladitsnotme
      @gladitsnotme ปีที่แล้ว

      @@charley1857 omg a man of culture and ideas

  • @MrWackozacko
    @MrWackozacko ปีที่แล้ว +18

    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
      @Alexden96Channel ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hope he got paid really well!! 😟

    • @pi6141
      @pi6141 ปีที่แล้ว

      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
      @MrWackozacko ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @wickandde
    @wickandde 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1975

    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
      @alekswhy88 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      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
      @wavyhomeboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Least we can do is clean the filters frequently

    • @spookshow6999
      @spookshow6999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      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
      @gemstonegynoid7475 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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
      @legendaryfails7529 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @kristenmarie8655
    @kristenmarie8655 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2202

    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
      @ychongong4680 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

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

    • @alekswhy88
      @alekswhy88 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      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
      @ychongong4680 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@alekswhy88 😓

    • @spencers4121
      @spencers4121 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      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
      @nakahili539 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And you get paid crap

  • @raptor6ify
    @raptor6ify 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Deep respect who could clean this up

  • @robertdepesci3418
    @robertdepesci3418 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That scraping looks so satisfying

  • @hobispinner
    @hobispinner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +685

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

    • @BenitoiteBaTiSi
      @BenitoiteBaTiSi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      -the art of deep cleaning

    • @osjproductions5856
      @osjproductions5856 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @nielsf
      @nielsf ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @outofahat9363
      @outofahat9363 ปีที่แล้ว

      "know your enemy (grease)"

    • @deagle2yadome696
      @deagle2yadome696 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@osjproductions5856 lol

  • @DanteRU0312
    @DanteRU0312 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3957

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

    • @Musicswagg86
      @Musicswagg86 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Like fiveguys

    • @mac_gold
      @mac_gold 2 ปีที่แล้ว +187

      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
      @snoozebutton23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      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
      @thatguy5801 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      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
      @fynkozari9271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

  • @harsaira2513
    @harsaira2513 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watching them scraping the grease feels oddly satisfying

  • @visionxx5724
    @visionxx5724 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was so satisfying to watch

  • @martens4709
    @martens4709 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1628

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

    • @b.powell3480
      @b.powell3480 2 ปีที่แล้ว +90

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

    • @FelixMomentvm
      @FelixMomentvm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +133

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

    • @b.powell3480
      @b.powell3480 2 ปีที่แล้ว +212

      @@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
      @AMH18320 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

    • @jasonvalentinonugraha8728
      @jasonvalentinonugraha8728 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Smelly Cat Smelly Cat 🎵

  • @MarqueeliusThe_III
    @MarqueeliusThe_III 2 ปีที่แล้ว +376

    I will never see restaurants the same…

    • @blackmantis3130
      @blackmantis3130 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @Kristjan687
      @Kristjan687 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

    • @eddiemin4312
      @eddiemin4312 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @Robert-ht7om
    @Robert-ht7om 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

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

    • @kayzeaza
      @kayzeaza ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @tristanwegner
      @tristanwegner ปีที่แล้ว

      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!

  • @chickenleg8824
    @chickenleg8824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    DeepCleaned program always gives me daily dose of satisfaction

  • @jacobgarmo9267
    @jacobgarmo9267 2 ปีที่แล้ว +485

    Insider should just make another "deep cleaning" TH-cam channel

    • @roninalpha1285
      @roninalpha1285 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just search deep cleaning xd

    • @vyzards
      @vyzards 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @akrish70
    @akrish70 2 ปีที่แล้ว +508

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

    • @joeybaseball7352
      @joeybaseball7352 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

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

    • @wiscoguy3177
      @wiscoguy3177 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @aniquinstark4347
      @aniquinstark4347 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @GrtJzzMn
    @GrtJzzMn ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @willgoetz1262
    @willgoetz1262 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @bobowiththedodo8155
    @bobowiththedodo8155 2 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    These workers deserve a raise no matter what

    • @owenhill-wates3593
      @owenhill-wates3593 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Cheers lad we really do 😂

    • @x7N1NJ47x
      @x7N1NJ47x 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @dimitrygornomelikov3146
      @dimitrygornomelikov3146 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @shakthinandan7124
    @shakthinandan7124 2 ปีที่แล้ว +144

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

    • @gamerrant
      @gamerrant ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @MuchoGottscho
    @MuchoGottscho 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you all for doing such a great job !

  • @creepage1
    @creepage1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @MLettuce.
    @MLettuce. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    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
      @jayasmrmore3687 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      You need better protection or to use steam or something

  • @Emillionaer
    @Emillionaer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +166

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

    • @jalight27
      @jalight27 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

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

    • @CurmudgeonExtraordinaire
      @CurmudgeonExtraordinaire 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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...

  • @vrod1a
    @vrod1a ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @shri420gaming8
    @shri420gaming8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really satisfying video 😍

  • @safe-keeper1042
    @safe-keeper1042 2 ปีที่แล้ว +87

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

  • @jalight27
    @jalight27 2 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    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 👍

  • @salt6620
    @salt6620 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:34 this looks magical almost

  • @danalittleton4884
    @danalittleton4884 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @b.powell3480
    @b.powell3480 2 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    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
      @anime-girl9743 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @FinancialShinanigan
    @FinancialShinanigan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

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

  • @MarkieBee
    @MarkieBee ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Much respect to these workers

  • @akdnasliufkasbvdkuad
    @akdnasliufkasbvdkuad ปีที่แล้ว

    This is probably the most satisfying video ever

  • @Bcarr122391
    @Bcarr122391 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    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
      @joeybaseball7352 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      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
      @tinag2962 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @MinhVNZ
    @MinhVNZ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    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
      @TonyMezaXD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @lucinae8510
      @lucinae8510 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @RocketCityGardener
    @RocketCityGardener 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @joshuaianbetito5330
    @joshuaianbetito5330 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Respect to the cleaning crew.

  • @pranavmohite8581
    @pranavmohite8581 2 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    I can hear Gordon Ramsay yelling

    • @Kt-cn2rq
      @Kt-cn2rq 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Passed raw 😄

  • @b0ngkong349
    @b0ngkong349 2 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    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
      @romeobayotlang5924 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      True

    • @joeydewitt4639
      @joeydewitt4639 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      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
      @b0ngkong349 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@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
      @anime-girl9743 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @ferdtheterd3897
      @ferdtheterd3897 ปีที่แล้ว

      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

  • @kami7028
    @kami7028 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @FederalOverlord
    @FederalOverlord ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @raswanthkrishna8492
    @raswanthkrishna8492 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

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

  • @samconstantinou2335
    @samconstantinou2335 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Gordon Ramsay would be having a field day in that restaurant

  • @parthivchandrak
    @parthivchandrak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @KINGMUFASA
    @KINGMUFASA ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very informative video. Thank you!

  • @kg2306
    @kg2306 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

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

  • @ssmythe61
    @ssmythe61 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @Adept32k
    @Adept32k 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @randomstuff_21
    @randomstuff_21 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So satisfying to watch

  • @aaronjulien5702
    @aaronjulien5702 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @rakshitkumar5716
    @rakshitkumar5716 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Hats off and respect to the cleaning staff.

  • @ttthegr8
    @ttthegr8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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

  • @12235117657598502586
    @12235117657598502586 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why is this so satisfying to watch?

  • @colettebarilla6427
    @colettebarilla6427 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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.

  • @Larping101
    @Larping101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    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
      @alexgee3072 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How much was the pay

    • @Larping101
      @Larping101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@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
      @joshuajhoyt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Larping101 exhaust masters/hood masters but chance?

  • @Dachaser322
    @Dachaser322 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is so satisfying

  • @helenfuentes9539
    @helenfuentes9539 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You guys are amazing cleannex

  • @Valentero822
    @Valentero822 2 ปีที่แล้ว +124

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

    • @joeybaseball7352
      @joeybaseball7352 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

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

    • @subtleblow
      @subtleblow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      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
      @TheCowboy4000 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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 🤣

  • @augustgreig9420
    @augustgreig9420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

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

    • @Ass_of_Amalek
      @Ass_of_Amalek 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      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
      @augustgreig9420 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @rhyfelwrDuw
    @rhyfelwrDuw ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @kavijackson868
    @kavijackson868 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great content and video thank you!!!

  • @Yisuxu
    @Yisuxu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I need to cook for myself way more often

  • @Alvin-eq5rc
    @Alvin-eq5rc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

  • @jaker3151
    @jaker3151 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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.

  • @rajathbnaik6199
    @rajathbnaik6199 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So satisfying

  • @BlenderStudy
    @BlenderStudy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @MohammedKhaled-ju7gy
    @MohammedKhaled-ju7gy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

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

    • @kriztin1000
      @kriztin1000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      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
      @MohammedKhaled-ju7gy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kriztin1000 come and see 😂

    • @Pillowpetlover
      @Pillowpetlover 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @Serplex000
      @Serplex000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @tinag2962
      @tinag2962 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @floaterxjaY
    @floaterxjaY 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    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.

  • @teensofdenial2322
    @teensofdenial2322 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    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.

  • @Zzazs
    @Zzazs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    nice to see how its done

  • @EdieRoxUrSox15
    @EdieRoxUrSox15 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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.

  • @TheRubinator13
    @TheRubinator13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    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
      @joeydewitt4639 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      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
      @frameturtle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

    • @wickandde
      @wickandde 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      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.

  • @TRIisaloser
    @TRIisaloser 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Makes me want to clean my kitchen

  • @dogutuzcu
    @dogutuzcu ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is oddly satisfying

  • @faisalhafeez8482
    @faisalhafeez8482 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wonderful job

  • @Eheads89-02
    @Eheads89-02 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You guys are lifesaver! Hats off to you guys!

    • @cleannex5426
      @cleannex5426 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @thestrongestsoul5203
    @thestrongestsoul5203 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

  • @jeneunoia1850
    @jeneunoia1850 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is satisfying

  • @superiorhoodcleaning
    @superiorhoodcleaning ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great job guys

  • @justnyla.
    @justnyla. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    That’s disappointing that it gets that dirty

    • @MarqueeliusThe_III
      @MarqueeliusThe_III 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ikr it’s just nasty 🤢

    • @justnyla.
      @justnyla. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@MarqueeliusThe_III fr

    • @MarqueeliusThe_III
      @MarqueeliusThe_III 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@justnyla. yea fr

    • @Reaperguy67
      @Reaperguy67 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@justnyla. for real. Seeing that makes me what to 🤮 . Im glad I haven't had any food yet . Lol .

    • @gamerrant
      @gamerrant ปีที่แล้ว

      If a system gets that dirty it means the owner never had it cleaned. I clean fast food places that are 24hrs & they never are this bad.

  • @StayFrosty0916
    @StayFrosty0916 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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

  • @bencowie3141
    @bencowie3141 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    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
      @tinag2962 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      THANK U i wish your comment was the top one😭

    • @Thanburns
      @Thanburns 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      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

  • @JunBug738313
    @JunBug738313 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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).

  • @YourUserNameSucksx10
    @YourUserNameSucksx10 ปีที่แล้ว

    *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*

  • @shlmel
    @shlmel ปีที่แล้ว +2

    🤝 thank you for this video.

  • @kaaayl11
    @kaaayl11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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

  • @BunderChowed
    @BunderChowed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    “Mr. Marouka, help!” - Teen employee at Krusty Burger

  • @shailendrapawar404
    @shailendrapawar404 ปีที่แล้ว

    It is Very tuff job but you people made it easy👏👏👏👏

  • @Rahul-mq4ji
    @Rahul-mq4ji 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Am I the only one who finds this cleaning satisfying