How do you clean your cutting boards?

Greco1014 · June 2012

How do you clean your wooden or plastic cutting boards, especially after cutting raw meat or chicken?

MommyLiberty5013 · June 2012

I use hot soapy water and a sponge. I also rinse my cutting board throughout the cutting process too.

Santorini2011 · June 2012

Plastic - dishwasher

Bamboo - hot water, soap, sponge

CLL1001 · June 2012

I only cut raw meat (especially chicken) on my plasctic cutting board so it can be washed in the dishwasher...I use the wooden one for everything else

erollis · June 2012

For plastic I wash in the dishwasher. If I cut meat I rinse it well and then put it in the dishwasher.

I only have a tiny wooden one that came with a cheese serving set. I hand wash this when I use it.

I have used stone/ marble cutting boards at other peoples homes and just hand wash those too.

Liatris2010 · June 2012

Don't put raw meat on the wooding cutting board. I doubt it will ever make you sick, but it could, so keep the meat on the plastic. I wash both types of cutting board with soap and a sponge. You can rub salt on the wood ones if they are stained. You should condition the wood ones with mineral oil every once in while to keep them from getting too dry or cracked.

toothpastechica · June 2012

What everyone has already said, I only buy plastic cutting boards because I feel like wood ones would definatly become unsanitary over time. I throw all our cutting boards in the dishwasher.

MrsFobeyFobes · June 2012

Santorini2011:
Plastic - dishwasher

Bamboo - hot water, soap, sponge

This

chelljqueen · July 2012

toothpastechica:
What everyone has already said, I only buy plastic cutting boards because I feel like wood ones would definatly become unsanitary over time. I throw all our cutting boards in the dishwasher.

Ditto

pinkpeony78 · July 2012

I wash both with soap and hot water then rub them with vinegar, rinse again and dry well. It's especially important for the wooden boards to be thoroughly dry so the wood doesn't split.

ajara001 · July 2012

You should avoid wood for meat...it tends to collect more bacteria in the cracks. But if you do, clean well with hot, soapy water. There are also special cleaners you can find for wood (bed, bath, and beyond, amazon, etc) When I cut meat, I use plastic boards and I wash them with hot soapy water, then put them in the dishwasher, just to be safe.

perfectcharms · August 2012

We only have a plastic one, so just regular hot water and soap. My Mom has a plastic and a wooden, and she typically uses bleach water, vinegar, or lemon juice to clean them. She has a separate one for fruits/veggies and raw meat, never uses the same one for the different things.

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