How Do You Clean And Disinfect Wooden Cooking Utensils?
• Analyze just what kind of dirty your utensil is. If you find a wooden spoon floating down the street during a flood, or buried in the yard, just throw away that spoon. There is no process of cleaning that will remove toxins from this utensil. If, however, your spoon has just been behind the fridge for a few days, you can clean it up easily. • Prepare for disinfecting your wooden utensil. When cleaning wood, remember that washing by hand is most thorough and that bleach is your friend. • Place some bleach into a soaking tub (sink, large bowl, dish pan) and fill the remainder with hot water. A good ratio is one part bleach to 20 parts water. Place the utensil in the water. • Allow your utensil to soak for at least an hour. As a rule, you do not want to soak wooden utensils often, but periodically it is important to thoroughly disinfect a utensil, and the initial disinfecting is critical. • Remove the bleach solution and fill the same tub with a mixture of mild detergent, such as dish s
