On 5 Dec 2006 20:04:04 -0800, "Hilbert" > wrote:

>Hello,
>
>We just moved into a new house, and the built in wooden cutting board,
>although new, makes everything that touches it taste like
>onion/garlic/...
>
>Is there any way to take this bad taste out of the wooden block? I'm
>pretty sure there's a trick for it.

A wooden board will pick up the onion juice... that's why we always
had two - one for savoury foods, and one for sweet ones.