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Default Wooden Cutting Board Help

margaret suran wrote:
> 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.


Thanks, Margaret. I'll give that a try. I have White Vinegar. The board
is really nasty.

kili