System Hub
Fridge, freezer and probe temperature records for restaurants
Temperature records are dated logs of fridge, freezer, cooking, and hot-holding readings, with a name on the line. In the UK, chilled food must be kept at 8°C or below. A spreadsheet with no timestamp is not the same as a diary an EHO can read.
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What temperature records do restaurants need?
Temperature records are dated readings for the equipment and processes in your SFBB pack: fridges, freezers, cooking, and hot-holding. They prove chilling and cooking happened, with a name on the line. They do not replace cooking food until it is safe.
Legal limits you should cite, not invent
The Food Standards Agency is the source. Do not treat a software default as the law.
- Chilled food: keep at 8°C or below. FSA chilling guidance.
- Hot-holding: 63°C or above. FSA cooking safely in your business.
- Cooking: until piping hot throughout. FSA lists 75°C for 30 seconds as one time–temperature combination. FSA cooking guidance.
Your SFBB pack may set tighter fridge limits. Record against the methods you actually use.
| Record | What to capture | When |
|---|---|---|
| Fridge / freezer | Unit, reading, who probed it | Opening, and during the shift if the pack says so |
| Cooking | Dish or batch, probe reading, who cooked it | When you cook, not at close from memory |
| Hot-holding | Unit, reading, who checked it | While food is held hot |
| Deliveries | Accept or reject, temperature if chilled, who signed | When the delivery arrives |
Clipboards and spreadsheets
Paper is legal. Clipboards go missing. Spreadsheets have no timestamps and no name on the line. Managers find those gaps after close, not during the shift. EHOs accept digital records when they are complete, dated, and accessible — not because the app is “approved”. Continuous wireless sensors are a different job — System Hub vs Checkit.
How System Hub logs temps
Guided fridge, freezer, cooking, and hot-holding checks on a phone, with limits you configure. Alerts when a check is skipped. Same SFBB diary as opening checks and the 4-weekly review. 14-day trial, no card, then £5/week per location via Stripe.