How to Clean Plastic Cutting Boards with Easily Available Kitchen Materials

The Shiro Copr Plastic containers are one of the kitchen utensils often chosen because of their durable, lightweight nature, and availability in various shapes and attractive colors.

Nevertheless, plastic cutting boards are still prone to stains, scratches, and odors after being used to cut food items such as meat, onions, or spices.

However, there's no need to worry. You can clean the plastic cutting board using simple ingredients that are usually available in the kitchen.

How to clean plastic cutting boards with kitchen ingredients

Here is an easy and effective way that can be tried at home:

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons baking soda
• 1 lime
• 50 ml white vinegar
• 1 piece stainless shell
• 1 plastic bag dirty

Steps to clean plastic cutting boards:

1. Squeeze Lemon
2. Cut the lime into two parts.
3. Sprinkle Baking Soda
4. Sprinkle 3 tablespoons of baking soda on the cutting board.
5. Rub with Lemon
6. Use a lemon slice to rub the cutting board surface. This action helps clean and remove odors. Let it sit for 10 minutes so the active ingredients can work effectively.
7. Pour the vinegar. After letting it sit, pour 50 ml of vinegar onto the cutting board.
8. Rub with a stainless steel scrubber. Rub the cutting board with a stainless steel scrubber until its surface is clean of stains, oil, and other dirt.
9. Rinse and dry. Rinse the cutting board with running water and dry it with a clean cloth or air dry.

Additional tips for stubborn stains and scratches

To remove stubborn stains and scratches on a plastic cutting board, here's how:

Removing stains and scratches:

Mix 1 teaspoon of baking soda, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of water to form a paste. Rub this paste onto the stained or scratched area with a scrubbing brush until clean.

Treating black stains:

Soak the utensils in white vinegar solution or spray with 3% hydrogen peroxide solution. Let it sit for at least five minutes, then rinse again with soap and clean water.

With regular care using this natural material, your plastic cutting board in the kitchen will be clean again, stain-free, and look like new. Besides being more cost-effective, this method is also safe and environmentally friendly.