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Why NFPA 96's Bare Metal Standard Matters for Your Commercial Kitchen Exhaust

Understanding the Core of Kitchen Fire Safety I have spent years working with restaurant owners and kitchen managers who thought their exhaust systems were clean enough. They would show me a hood canopy that looked spotless and say, "See, no grease buildup." But when I climbed onto the roof and checked the exhaust fan, or worse, when I pulled a section of ductwork apart, the story changed. Inside those hidden spaces, grease had hardened into a thick, flammable layer. That i

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