Ice Is Food - Keep It Clean!

Ice is Food – Ice is more than just cubes of frozen water, it is the source of profit. Depending on the quality of ice, it can satisfy your tastes buds or it can alter your drink’s flavor. That is why it is important to keep up with sanitation and maintenance of your commercial ice machine.

Ice Machine Cleaning and Sanitation Tips

• Utility costs can go up as the ice machine has to work harder, using more energy. It is necessary to keep ice machine condensers clean and free from obstructions.
• Ice chutes in ice/beverage dispensers should be cleaned once a week to avoid the buildup of calcium and scale.
• Use a cleaning solution through the water system to remove buildup is part of the process of cleaning a commercial ice machine. An ice machine cleaner removes mineral deposits but does not disinfect. To make sure the ice is safe to consume, use sanitizer to clean the ice machine and bin/dispenser.
• Check and clean the water-related components in the ice machine.
• Replace old, inefficient ice machines in order to save energy and costs.