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Gas Interlocks and Annual Certificates
Kitchens

Gas Interlocks and Annual Certificates

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodMarch 7, 2026

I remember standing in a school kitchen back in 2012, the air thick with the smell of overcooked pasta and…

Fire Suppression Above the Range
Kitchens

Fire Suppression Above the Range

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodMarch 4, 2026

I remember standing in a school kitchen back in 2012, the air thick with the smell of burnt toast and…

Grease in the Ductwork Is a Fire Risk
Kitchens

Grease in the Ductwork Is a Fire Risk

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodFebruary 22, 2026

I’ve stood in enough school kitchens to know that when I look up, I’m rarely looking at a clean piece…

Extraction Without Make-up Air Does Not Work
Kitchens

Extraction Without Make-up Air Does Not Work

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodFebruary 12, 2026

I once walked into a secondary school kitchen during the lunch rush, and within ten seconds, I knew we had…

Drains, Gullies and the Smell Nobody Traces
Kitchens

Drains, Gullies and the Smell Nobody Traces

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodFebruary 5, 2026

I’ll never forget the smell of a school kitchen in mid-July—a thick, cloying scent of sour milk and old grease…

Slip Resistance and Coving at the Wall
Kitchens

Slip Resistance and Coving at the Wall

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodFebruary 1, 2026

I’ve stood in enough school kitchens at 11 PM to know that a glossy, high-end brochure means absolutely nothing when…

Surfaces That Can Actually Be Cleaned
Kitchens

Surfaces That Can Actually Be Cleaned

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodJanuary 26, 2026August 27, 2026

I remember standing in a school kitchen three years ago, watching a frantic midday service unfold while staring at a…

Refurbishing a Kitchen Over a Summer Holiday
Kitchens

Refurbishing a Kitchen Over a Summer Holiday

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodJanuary 20, 2026August 27, 2026

I’ve sat in too many cramped, steaming school kitchens to believe the glossy brochures that suggest a kitchen refurbishment is…

A Linear Kitchen Is a Safer Kitchen
Kitchens

A Linear Kitchen Is a Safer Kitchen

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodJanuary 13, 2026August 20, 2026

I’ve sat in too many cramped, humid kitchens where the manager was trying to explain a massive cross-contamination error by…

Designing Flow So Raw Never Crosses Cooked
Kitchens

Designing Flow So Raw Never Crosses Cooked

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodJanuary 7, 2026September 3, 2026

I’ve spent sixteen years walking into kitchens where the floor plan looks like a beautiful, expensive architectural drawing, only to…

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