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Default Wooden Cutting Board Help

kilikini wrote:
> I was chopping up some celery the other day and went, whoosh! Where is that
> rank smell coming from? I sniffed the sink, nope. I sniffed the floor,
> nope. I sniffed the stove, nope. Then it hit me. It was the cutting
> board! It smelled like really moldy garlic. And I mean, bad! Worse than a
> 3 day old, uncleaned litterbox.
>
> How do I get the smell out? Should I bleach it? Use lemon juice? Oil it?
> What would you suggest?
>
> It's seriously making the kitchen stink. Any suggestions are welcome.
>
> kili
>
>

Try soaking it in cold water with a small amount of White Vinegar. It
may ruin the wood, but you cannot use it the way it is. I hope you can
save your board.