Is your old wooden cutting board completely discolored from all the food you are chopping on it? No problem: this trick makes dirt disappear.
Carrots, tomatoes, peppers - the cutting board * is in constant contact with food that discolor the wood or plastic over time. The juice of the vegetables sticks especially where the knife leaves small cracks when cutting. And this is exactly where germs and bacteria can form over time - no wonder that experts believe that the cutting board is one of the dirtiest items in the kitchen.
If you want to get the discoloration out of the board, all you need is a simple trick - which also ensures that it smells pleasant afterwards.
Cleaning the cutting board: thanks to these home remedies, discoloration is a thing of the past
All you need for your endeavor is:
- a lemon or two
- sea-salt
- Dough scraper
Sea salt is important because it is coarser than normal salt. This is a better way of scraping stubborn stains from the surface of the cutting board.
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How to clean your cutting board with home remedies
The online portal mashed.com reveals how the cleaning trick works: First, spread the salt over a large area on the cutting board. Then cut the lemon in half and press the pulp onto the wood and rub it over the grains of salt so that they are incorporated well. Meanwhile squeeze out the lemon so that more and more juice lands on the cutting board and can be used for "cleaning". As soon as you are satisfied with the result, let the salt and lemon juice soak in for about five minutes .
Depending on how dirty the cracks on your cutting board are, you will find that the mixture of lemon juice and salt turns gray . You can then scrape this off with the dough scraper. Then rinse the cutting board gently with water and dry it lightly with a towel. Lastly, let it air dry well.
You will see: the cutting board is not only free from annoying discoloration, but has also taken on a pleasant lemon scent. * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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