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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)

  • patricia simmons's comment is:

    26 Oct

    I use a combination of Clorox and lemon juice to clean my cutting boards.

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  • katrina carr's comment is:

    26 Oct

    I like using wood cutting boards, but using glass cuts down on all the bacteria too! :)

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  • kristen brazelton's comment is:

    26 Oct

    I ONLY use Clorox Bleach in my home! Today was "wash the pillows" day in my house, I like fresh smelling pillows washed in Clorox!

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  • amanda lundquist's comment is:

    26 Oct

    Thank you so much for the cleaning tip! Will start washing my cutting boards this way from now on!

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  • MICHELLE WASHBURN's comment is:

    26 Oct

    I do this, It is one of the great things I learned from my mother-in-law.

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  • Gayle Christie's comment is:

    26 Oct

    I just cleaned my cutting board with Clorox the other day. I do it regularly since it is wood and I'm always chopping veggies. I also use a mild Clorox solution to clean my air sanitizer.

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  • Tina McDowell's comment is:

    26 Oct

    Thanks for this tip. I have 3 wooden cutting boards for different uses. I don't like to use the plastic cutting board!

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  • Michelle Thomas's comment is:

    26 Oct

    I use bleach on my cutting boards every time they are used. I pour a little and use a brush to wipe it over the board after normal washing to make sure and get in the small impressions left from using it and then rewash and rinse.

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  • Lewis Franck's comment is:

    26 Oct

    Wow, I never thought of cleaning a wooden board with bleach. Sounds like a good idea.

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  • Gertrude Figueroa's comment is:

    26 Oct

    Clorox is my #1 cleaning product at home!!!

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