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Of all the kitchen utensils used for cooking, cutting boards are indispensable, used to chop, slice, and cut ingredients to prepare delicious dishes. There are many types of cutting boards today such as: plastic cutting boards, wooden cutting boards, glass cutting boards... but wooden cutting boards are the most popular and widely used. Its advantages are elasticity, weight, and easy chopping of food. However, using wooden cutting boards has the disadvantage of being easy to bend, crack, absorb the smell of ingredients and water, and will turn black and moldy after a long time. However, if you apply the 3 methods below, the wooden cutting board will be cleaned super fast, ensuring that all bacteria are eliminated.

1. Lemon and salt

Lemon and salt are two ingredients that are always available in every family's kitchen, we can use them to clean wooden cutting boards.

First, cut the lemon in half, squeeze the juice and apply it to the surface of the cutting board. Then, sprinkle some salt on it and use the squeezed lemon peel to rub the cutting board in a spiral motion from the inside out to dissolve the mixture, helping to clean the cutting board as much as possible. Finally, rinse the cutting board with clean water and dry it with a towel.

2. Vinegar

If you don’t have lemon and salt, you can use vinegar to get the same results. Just pour the vinegar directly or use a spray bottle to spray it onto the cutting board surface, then let it sit for a few minutes to let the vinegar’s cleaning and disinfecting properties take effect.

When enough time has passed, rinse with clean water and wipe with a dry towel or dry in the sun to ensure the wooden cutting board is odor-free and free of bacteria.

3. 3% hydrogen peroxide

If you have 3% hydrogen peroxide at home, it is also very good for you to use it in this case. With a simple method, use a cotton towel to evenly apply hydrogen peroxide to the surface of the cutting board. Leave it for 10 minutes so that the hydrogen peroxide bubbles and is evenly absorbed, then use a dishwashing sponge to scrub vigorously, rinse with clean water to complete the task of cleaning the wooden cutting board.

Note:

- When buying a wooden cutting board, you should choose a cutting board with a smooth surface, no wood knots and the wood must have an even thickness, so the cutting board will be more durable and not easily cracked or broken. Nghien wood is the best wood to make cutting boards because it has high mechanical properties, no grain, very hard, durable and not susceptible to termites, has extremely eye-catching and sophisticated colors and patterns, so it is chosen to be used as cutting boards. To choose the right nghien wood cutting board, you need to rely on the internal characteristics of the nghien wood body such as wood grain, scent, weight ratio and size of the cutting board.

- When you buy a cutting board, you should keep the plastic bag sealed until you use it. After tearing open the bag, quickly apply cooking oil or lard (fried) all over the surface of the cutting board. After the lard dries, apply it again and repeat 3-4 times. When you don't use it often, you should still apply this method to keep the cutting board moist, prevent cracking and mold. However, you should note to use the cutting board regularly in the first few days to avoid small cracks on the surface of the cutting board.

- After using a wooden cutting board, remember to dilute soap with hot water, dip a towel in it, wring it out lightly, then wipe the cutting board surface repeatedly, hang the cutting board in a dry, airy place, do not expose the cutting board to wind and sunlight.