Daily Cleaning Checklist
A daily kitchen cleaning checklist for signing off the surfaces, equipment, and areas that need cleaning every day, separate from a weekly deep clean.
The Daily Cleaning Checklist is a free PDF + Editable Spreadsheet for UK food businesses with one record sheet: daily task list (food contact surfaces, sinks, hand-wash basins, floors), equipment cleaning (slicers, can openers, prep machines after use), front-of-house and toilet checks where relevant. Download it, print it or fill it in, and keep it with your food safety records; Paddl keeps the same records on a phone with timestamps and reminders.
A weekly cleaning schedule handles the deep tasks, but the daily jobs are what keep a kitchen visibly clean and safe between them. This free daily cleaning checklist lists the surfaces, equipment, and areas that need attention every day, with a tick and an initial against each one so it is clear what was done and by whom.
Paddl does this automatically
Instead of filling in paper templates, Paddl generates daily cleaning checklists automatically with AI - complete with digital signatures, mobile access, automatic reminders, and audit-ready records for EHO inspections.
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How to use this template
Assign the tasks
Share the daily list across the team so everyone knows which areas they are responsible for.
Clean and initial
Each person initials the tasks they complete as they go, not all at once at the end of the shift.
Check high-risk equipment
Pay particular attention to slicers, can openers, and prep machines, which need cleaning and sanitising after use.
Verify and file
The manager checks the sheet at the end of the day, signs it off, and files it with the daily records.
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The daily clean that leaves a record
- Daily cleaning routine by area and shift
- Signed completion with an optional photo
- COSHH controls for the chemical at the point of use
- Missed tasks escalated the same day
Cleaning task, frequency, done, initials: Paddl runs the same list as a routine per shift, with the chemical's COSHH controls a tap away and a photo where you want proof, and flags anything missed by close.
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Skip the paperwork entirely
Paddl digitises everything in this template - and more. AI-generated plans, mobile completion, automatic alerts, and audit-ready records. No printing, no filing, no gaps.