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Default cutting board sanitation question

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"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
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> > In article . com>,
> > "merryb" > wrote:
> >
> >> 1 tsp of bleach to 1 gallon water.

> >
> > Mmn, 10% is better. 1 cup bleach to 9 cups water.

>
> Such effort. I sprinkle some Comet on the cutting board (I use the white
> nylon kind) and scrub with a brush that's reserved only for this purpose. I
> rinse the bejeezus out of it, and follow with the usual dish detergent to
> float away any powder that remains. If I still smell Comet, I do it again.
> Then, I slide the entire cutting board into a bracket I designed, which
> holds it under a Tasco microscope. With the proper lighting from the side, I
> can accurately inspect for bacteria.


<snicker>

As I stated before, I just clean it with vinegar after soap and water,
and that only after poultry.

I only bleach if I need to bleach off any stains.

Regular bleaching is for the paranoid... but that's ok.
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