How to Clean a Commercial Food Slicer

It is very important for you to make sure that your food slicer is cleaned properly. This will help prevent food poisoning and the growth of bacteria. You should also be very cautious when you are cleaning the food slicer. A commercial food slicer can cause a major injury if it is not cleaned properly. Below is the step by step process of cleaning your food slicer:

Turn Off The Power
You will need to unplug the machine. Stretch the cord and lay it in an area that is dry and away from the rest of the machine. You may also want to consider using a piece of tape to secure the cord.

Lower Blade 
Bring the blade adjustment to “0” so that it is flush with the rest of the machine to prevent cutting yourself.

Wipe Away Residue
Get rid of most of the visible reside, gently wiping the blade, loading tray, base and all the corners and cracks.

Cleaning The Slicer
Fill your container with warm water and add some detergent. Consult the owner’s manual and follow the instructions for cleaning the food slicer. Wash every part of the slicer that came in contact with food. Clean from top to bottom and replace water if necessary.

Sanitize The Slicer
Make sure that you rinse all of the detergent from the slicer. After that, you will need to sanitize it. An easy way to do this is by spraying the meat slicer with a water and bleach solution, usually 2 caps full of bleach for a bottle of water.  If you do not have a sprayer, create a solution of water and bleach in a container and wipe the flood slicer with that.

Storage
Once the commercial slicer is sanitized, wipe excess water off with a paper towel. Use the slicers cover or a trash bag to make sure it does not accumulate dust while it is not being used.

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