Cutting boards are kitchen tools that any family must have for daily cooking. In addition to cutting meat, cutting boards are also used by housewives to cut vegetables and many other foods, so the surface of the cutting board is easy to get dirty. In addition, a dirty cutting board is an ideal condition for mold to live. In particular, some types of mushrooms can produce toxins that significantly affect your health, increasing the risk of food poisoning and dangerous complications. So, how to remove stains on cutting boards? EcoClean hopes you will find the answer through the following blog post!
Revealing how to clean a cutting board simply with “secret” ingredients available in the kitchen
1. Remove stains on cutting boards with fresh lemon
To whiten long-lasting stains on plastic cutting boards, the secret “weapon” is lemon! Fresh lemon is a great and inexpensive natural cleaner that almost every kitchen has.
DOING:
- Cut a fresh lemon in half and squeeze the juice onto a yellowed cutting board. Use lemon peel to spread the juice evenly to cover the stain and the entire surface of the cutting board. Place the cutting board in the sun for a few hours or until sunset. Then bring the cutting board in and wash it again with dish soap. Your cutting board will look newer!
- Lemon juice contains psoralen – a compound that can increase sensitivity to light – so when combined with sunlight, the stains on your cutting board will disappear in just a few hours. need to scrub too complicated.
- If using a white plastic cutting board, yellow stains are easier to form and harder to clean, you should do this a few times to keep your cutting board as white as new.
2. How to remove stains on moldy cutting boards
Some sources believe that moldy wooden cutting boards can produce toxic Aflatoxin that causes liver cancer. While many people think that the type of mold that produces the above poison does not appear on wooden cutting boards and wooden chopsticks. But no matter what, if you notice black mold on the cutting board you use every day, find a way to clean it immediately. Because they can potentially cause many risks of food poisoning, health effects, and moreover, if you think about the piece of meat you are eating being cut on a moldy chopping board, do you still want to eat it?
Want to clean moldy wooden cutting boards, you can choose one of the following two ways!
a) How to clean a moldy wooden cutting board with vinegar and salt
PREPARE:
- White vinegar;
- Salt;
- Small brush;
- 500ml spray bottle (if available);
MAKING:
- Step 1: Wet the cutting board. Then spray or use a cloth soaked in vinegar on the cutting board and apply evenly. The main component of vinegar is organic acids that help clean and deodorize cutting boards. In addition, vinegar also kills a small amount of bacteria clinging to the wood grain;
- Step 2: Continue to sprinkle on the cutting board a little powdered salt (dried salt) and spread the salt evenly. If vinegar deodorizes and helps soften the surface of the cutting board, the salt will penetrate deep into the small crevices of the cutting board and disinfect and kill mold;
- Step 3: Leave the cutting board for 5 minutes for the vinegar + salt mixture to deep clean. Continue to use a little toothpaste and gently rub the cutting board. At this point, you will easily see the black humus flake off the surface of the cutting board, which is mold and dirt accumulated for a long time;
- Step 4: Rinse the cutting board under running water and you will find your cutting board is cleaner and no longer shows any signs of previous odors;
b) How to clean moldy wooden cutting boards with organic antibacterial solution
PREPARE:
- Resparkle Organic Disinfectant Spray ;
- Old toothbrush;
Directly spray Resparkler disinfectant solution onto the cutting board surface, especially the areas with black mold. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes to allow the solution to penetrate the crevices of the cutting board and kill mold and bacteria. Use a toothbrush to gently scrub the cutting board to remove mold and disinfect and deodorize. Finally, rinse the cutting board under clean water to remove all bacteria and mold that has accumulated on the cutting board for a long time.
Resparkle Disinfectant Spray is an organic bactericidal and fungicidal product with the main ingredient extracted from plants. Through rigorous testing and practical use, the product is certified to 1OO% Organic standards by NASAA – National Association for Sustainable Agriculture Australia.
Some notes when using a cutting board you should know
- It is recommended to wash cutting boards immediately after use and hang them in a cool place to avoid moisture and quick drying;
- Absolutely do not soak the cutting board in water for a long time because this easily makes the cutting board (especially wooden cutting board) soaked in water, causing damage and creating conditions for bacteria and mold to multiply;
- After using a cutting board to prepare raw food, you should wash and disinfect it with lemon, vinegar or salt before using it to cut/slice cooked food. However, we recommend using separate cutting boards when preparing raw and cooked foods;
- According to a study by the University of California, bacteria have a higher tendency to inhabit and grow on plastic cutting boards than on wooden cutting boards. This is also something you should keep in mind when choosing to buy a new cutting board;
The cutting board is an indispensable tool for kitchen work, but this is also an easy place to breed bacteria that cause food poisoning. Knowing how to clean cutting boards will make family meals safer and more delicious. Follow EcoClean to update good tips every day!
