Sanitation device and system

A shelf for receiving a system for sanitizing utensils, comprising:

• a receiving rack having at least one opening formed therein for receiving a container for holding sanitizing solution, an. upper periphery of the container equipped with a removable insert comprising:
• a plurality of cleaning rods secured between opposing sides of the removable insert;
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• a plurality of scraping members secured to an upper rim of the removable insert;
• at least one wail for supporting the receiving rack;
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• at least one mounting bracket for mounting the wall to a counter.

A method, for sanitizing a utensil, comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a removable shelf for attachment to a counter, the shelf comprising:
• a receiving rack having a first opening formed therein for receiving a container for holding sanitizing solution, an upper periphery of the container equipped with a removable insert comprising:
• a plurality of cleaning rods secured between opposing sides of the removable insert;
• a partition extending between the opposing sides of the insert to form a debris channel, the debris channel having a floor thereunder;
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• a plurality of scraping members secured to an upper rim of the removable insert;
• at least one wall for supporting the receiving rack;
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• at least one mounting bracket for mounting the wall to a counter;
• (b) filling the container with the sanitizing solution;
• (c) scraping excess debris off of the utensil into the debris channel via one of the plurality of scraping members;
• (d) inserting the utensil through the insert into the container such that the utensil touches at least one of the cleaning rods and comes into contact with, the sanitizing solutions;
• (e) partially extracting the utensil from the container such that the utensil comes into contact with at least one of the cleaning rods;
• (f) repeating steps (d) and (e) until the utensil is clean and sanitized;
• (g) removing the utensil from the container and the insert;
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• (h) wiping the excess sanitizing solution on another of the plurality of scraping members.