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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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26 Oct
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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Comments (85)
Melanie Hasko's comment is:
26 Oct
Love it! Use a wooden cutting board and am going to use this right away!!!
jennifer granger's comment is:
26 Oct
Thats a really good tip!!!! Usually think the dawn cleans it but now will start using Clorox!!!!
Melanie Hyslop's comment is:
26 Oct
Great tip, I only use a glass cutting board now but really miss the wooden ones and will keep this in mind. I would like to share a tip of my own. So your sprayer to the faucet. It is a great place to harbor germs! I read this in one magazine or the other. They are very easy to take apart and put back together. Screw the cap off, and the part you push will come off at the same time, if you have an old school sprayer to the faucet like I do. There is a little plastic piece inside as well. Soak the pieces in straight Clorox bleach for a few minutes then take all the parts and brush them off. Finally, dry them with a paper towel so you can throw away the germs! Then put it all back together. One will be amazed with how well the sprayer is now working and it will be germ free:)) I do this once a month. Hope people find this as useful as I have. This also works for the faucet itself. :-)
Patricia Morris's comment is:
26 Oct
I only use plastic cutting boards now because they never seemed clean enough to me. I have one for meats and one for veggies and I replace them every few months.
Heather Hilscher's comment is:
26 Oct
I used Clorox Bleach today in my bathroom -- which is not unusual. However, today, it was especially needed. We are potty training our 2-year-old and although he valiantly tried to go number 2 in the bathroom for once, he didn't choose the correct "receptacle." To make matters worse, he played with it with his sister's toothbrush. The toothbrush was tossed out, but the sink and the counter got hosed down with bleach -- and rightly so. I'm still shuddering at the thought!
Elizabeth Miller's comment is:
26 Oct
Cutting boards, definately!! Also, counter tops, sinks, tea pitcher, coffee pot, refrigerator door handles, inside the microwave, garbage cans, I could go on and on!!
Maria D Madrigal's comment is:
26 Oct
I am a Clorox addict. Don't take it wrong people, I just think that without Clorox things around the house are not as clean as they should be. This is a great tip for all of us that are worry about any bacteria that water and soap can't kill. I usually follow the Clorox instructions. If I am disinfecting my cutting boards, I let the Clorox stand for up to 10 minutes. If the food is too attached to the board, I use a brush and rinse with hot water. Every morning my daily routine before every one gets up, is to disinfect the kitchen with a combination of Clorox and water. Dish scrub/sponge, dish drainer, stove knobs, drawer/cabinet handles, refrigerator door and handle, table/chairs, etc.
shannon mooney's comment is:
26 Oct
Thanks for the great tip, I would have thought that bleach would dry out the wood. I'm going to try this asap. :)
kara kjellman's comment is:
26 Oct
Having four kids, I feel it's important to get rid of harmful germs. Thank You Clorox for providing my family a safe household!
Ketta Williams's comment is:
26 Oct
Wow, that's a great tip. I've always been too afraid to buy wooden cutting boards because of my fear of bacteria harboring in them. Now that I have this tip I just might invest in a wooden cutting board.
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