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Tiffany, Clorox

Hi! I'm Tiffany. When I'm not chasing my son around for diaper changes, convincing my daughter not to wear goggles to bed, or trying to get unidentified stains out of my kids' clothes, I work in the marketing department at Clorox.

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Day 6: Sayonara, Bacterial-laden Cutting Boards

After tackling Max’s high chair and other kitchen surfaces yesterday, I’m inspired to tackle that harborer of bacteria that lives in my kitchen … the dreaded cutting board. 

I have both plastic and wooden boards, and I have to admit that because I can’t put my wood boards into my dishwasher, I never feel like they are “truly” clean. As a result, I have multiple cutting boards:  each for different uses — raw meats, fruits and veggies, baking, etc. I recognize that I must have some sort of cutting board neuroses, so today I decided to make sure my cutting boards were super clean by saying “Adios” to any bacteria living on my cutting boards.

I mixed 3 Tbsp of Clorox® Regular-Bleach with a gallon of water and poured that sanitizing solution of bleach goodness over my cutting board!   Bacteria, you are no longer invited to dinner! I let the cutting board stand for 2 minutes and then I rinsed again with a 1 tbsp of Clorox® Regular-Bleach diluted in another  gallon of water. I didn’t rinse the board this time. I just let it air dry. 

Bon Appétit!

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Tiffany is an employee of the Clorox Company.

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Comments (85)

  • Joe Web's comment is:

    21 Jul

    Great Tip! Clorox bleach works great to disinfect your wood cutting board. You can check out <a href="http://www.endgraincuttingboard.org" rel="nofollow">End Grain Cutting Board</a> for more care tips for your wood cutting boards!

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  • Cheryl Christian's comment is:

    31 Oct

    I switched to plastic cutting board and always clorox it after washing when I use it for cutting meat.

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  • Laurie Genishi's comment is:

    29 Oct

    Thanks! Didn't know it was safe to do this!

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  • dorothy stiles's comment is:

    29 Oct

    I also use Clorox to clean kitchen utensils, such as wooden spoons, as well. And don't forget to use it to clean other wooden items, such as cheese boards, salad bowls, etc.

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  • RIKA MULLINS's comment is:

    29 Oct

    Great tip! I worry about my raw meat cutting boards and the germs that they harbor. Yuck!

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  • Johna DeRosier's comment is:

    27 Oct

    Day 3 &amp; 4, (i was too tired to post yesterday)/ /I cleaned all of our coffee cups, filled the sink, poured in a couple slashes of Clorox, and good bye coffee stains. Day 4, I used full strength, and poured it on some ant hills we had in our yard, as much as i love Clorox, the ants do not!! LOL

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  • Christina Schell's comment is:

    27 Oct

    Also, watch out for cuts in board breeds bacteria!

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  • Bill Moen's comment is:

    27 Oct

    I am not just a mom, I am also a dad. I use Clorox Bleach for all my cleaning and sanitizing. I love it and it is the best!

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  • Lori Helgeson's comment is:

    26 Oct

    Good information. Always helpful to have common sense approaches to every day issues. Thank you.

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  • Denise Holcomb's comment is:

    26 Oct

    mineral oil (not baby oil) on the cutting board is food-safe if the board gets dry...wipe on lightly, wipe off...good on wooden utensils, too...don't use cooking oil because it can go rancid

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