I'm hoping someone can provide guidance on storing clean utensils and equipment parts. Our state's utensil and equipment cleaning requirements state the following: "Storing clean equipment and utensils. Clean equipment and utensils, unless stored in an approved sanitizing solution, shall be stored so that they drain dry. Utensils and equipment components disassembled for cleaning shall be stored above the floor in metal racks or other storage facilities which allow drainage. Clean equipment and utensils shall be protected from contamination prior to use."
Some of our production areas leave utensils and equipment parts sitting in 3-compartment utility sinks after cleaning to air dry. The utility sinks look like they have flat bottoms, so if they are sloped towards the center drains, it is a small slope. I'm on the fence about whether or not the utility sinks actually allow items to "drain dry", and wondering how others handle this. Would it be acceptable to allow utensils and parts to sit overnight to dry then put away on the appropriate racking?