You'll get a phone call from inspector, and they'll let you know what are they looking for. You will also be able to ask questions. They will check your cabinets with a fleshlight, they also want for business items( pans, rolling pins, food coloring, ingredients) to be stored separate from houshold items. You'll need to have a termometer in the refregirator. And your light bulbs need to be covered.
I had mine in May and it was easy she checked my supplies, storage, and thermometer and that was it. We spent about an hour just talking!
haha! Did you have Cheri? She is WONDERFUL!!
The home inspection is very easy...if you have a kitchenaid, make sure it is clean clean clean. They will put a flashlight up the part where the paddle goes and check for buttercream and mold. That is all they are looking for really is dirt, mold and any kind of bug problem. Also, make sure your water heater is set high enough.
When they call, they are very very helpful. Ask them exactly what they are looking for, they like that, as it shows you are serious about this. also, anything in the fridge, label it for the biz. They want to make sure you keep biz stuff separate from family stuff. Also have a roll of paper towels in the bathroom
But like everyone said, the key is clean. Scrub your kitchen, fridge and oven!!
Good luck!
Can you have pets that are restricted from the kitchen at all times?
Can you have pets that are restricted from the kitchen at all times?
Not in NC. If you have house pets, no home bakery license.
Thanks for all the info. I really appreciate it. If anyone else has suggestions, please feel free to share 
Thanks - I didn't figure it would be that easy
Just sent my paperwork in to get my kitchen inspected. Do my cake pans and baking supplies have to be separate. Right now I place them in my pantry with my regular food items. Also how do you black out your refrigerator light, and where do you get a refrigerator thermometer?
Also how do you black out your refrigerator light, and where do you get a refrigerator thermometer?
Edie, the remark regarding the covered light bulb is not pertaining to blacking out the light. The bulb needs to have a guard over it in case of breakage. Mine has a plastic shield covering the bulb - standard on most fridges I guess.
Pets - it is my understanding that you can have yard pets just none in your home - no dogs, cats, hamsters, frogs, etc.... Also, the wording on the application says something to the point of does an animal EVER enter your house. So, that tells me company can't bring their pets to your house either.
The NC Dept of Ag regulates home bakeries. Information can be found here - http://www.ncagr.gov/fooddrug/food/homebiz.htm
Yeah, not even a fish in a bowl! We don't have one, but that tripped me out. If my kids won a goldfish at the fair, sorry! I was like, well, what if my husband brings home live lobsters to eat?! hah.
I was nervous about the inspection and all, as it's a pretty important thing to pass, but it was not so scary. Turns out my personal obsessions about cleanliness are just what she checked. I don't like things that don't match co-mingling, so there is no way my cake spatula could be a drawer with a spatula that touches meat, ever. Cake stuff won't even enter the dishwasher with other food stuffs.
Oh you know the one thing I do break from time to time, hey I'm just being honest here, you can't prepare any personal food while you are preparing cake foods. But I tell ya what, sometimes I'll put a cake into the oven, then get dinner into the crockpot. I would never put a lasagna in the oven with a cake, or cut chicken next to cooling rack, but if those cakes are in the oven, I might just boil noodles right over them. I told on myself too, we have to eat from time to time!
Thanks everyone for all the comments I just now got to check back on my post and found all the comments, my notification settings in my profile won't stay set so I didn't know about them.
I was told that the inspector would be calling me after October 20, but still haven't heard anything. Nerves, nerves, nerves 
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