Learned the hard way to keep spare towels in the walk-in

Last Wednesday during service, a line cook knocked over a cambro of chicken stock and it flooded under the reach-in. Took us 20 minutes to mop it up with the one towel we had, and I realized I should stash a stack of bar mops near the cooler door. Has anyone else had a close call like that mess up their flow?

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elliots4914d ago

Used to think one or two extra towels was plenty. Then a fryer basket tipped and hot oil spread across the floor during a Friday rush. Had to run to the laundry room three times while the oil kept spreading. Now I keep a stack of bar mops in a milk crate right by the back door. Never going back to the old way.

cole_mitchell814d ago

How many bar mops do you keep in that milk crate during a typical Friday rush? I switched to a similar system after a grease fire drill showed me exactly how fast you can burn through clean towels (which was not a fun lesson). Trying to figure out if a standard crate load is enough or if I should double up before the weekend crowd hits.