How to Clean Moldy Wooden Cutting Boards Simply and Economically

When the weather is rainy and humid, wooden cutting boards start to get moldy if you don’t pay attention. Don’t rush to wash the cutting board with soap when it’s dirty or moldy. Apply a little tip below, the cutting board will be as clean as new after 5 minutes and will not get moldy after a long time.

A good cutting board is as important as the foods being chopped or sliced on it. Using a poor quality cutting board can cause the blade to dull faster, causing bacteria to stay and reproduce more.

Wooden cutting boards are obviously more environmentally friendly and safer to use, but disinfecting the cutting board is not simple, if you don’t know how. Hot soapy water can clean the cutting board, but it can cause the wooden cutting board to dry out too much and even warp. Use ingredients available in your home that are very human-friendly.
Wash cutting boards with vinegar, toothpaste and baking soda

Prepare:

– White vinegar, salt, toothpaste, toothbrush, cooking oil, baking soda.

Step 1: Use white vinegar and disinfectant salt

White vinegar has a strong softening effect, so it can soften stubborn stains on the cutting board, so first pour an appropriate amount of white vinegar onto the cutting board, so that the vinegar is evenly spread on the board.

Then sprinkle an appropriate amount of salt evenly on the cutting board. The reason for sprinkling table salt is because table salt is in granular form, not only has good friction but also has antiseptic and antiseptic effects.

Step 2: Use toothpaste and toothbrush to clean

Then take an ol toothbrush and put some toothpaste on it. Scrub the cutting board over and over again with a toothbrush, just like we brush our teeth.

Salt and toothpaste have very good cleaning ability, so they are very useful for us in cleaning cutting boards. The combination of the two has strong abrasive force.

Continued on next page