Wooden cutting boards will stop harbouring bacteria with 1 natural cleaning method

Your wooden cutting board could be harbouring bacteria but luckily there's an easy way you can freshen it up. While you might clean it all the time, your wooden cutting board will need a deep clean on a regular basis.

There's two natural items you can use to keep your board as good as new. Lemon and salt make the ideal combination to scrub away any stubborn remnants to your cutting board. First of all, you should sprinkle the cutting board with coarse salt. Then, you should scour the surface using a lemon half with the cut side down. Make sure to scour the surface, squeezing slightly to release the lemon juice as you go.

Make sure you let it sit for five minutes before scraping it off and then scrape the dirty liquid into a small bowl using a scraper.

Finally, you'll need to rinse the board with a clean wet sponge, says The Kitchn.

The Produce Moms says this method is a natural, chemical-free way to clean and deodorise your cutting board.

It adds that this method effectively removes stains, odors, and bacteria, leaving your cutting board fresh, clean, and safe for food prep - without any harsh chemicals.

Lemons can be used to clean many items around your home, thanks to their acidity.

They are great for a range of jobs, whether it's removing stains from your chopping board or brightening your whites.

Not only this, but lemons are an affordable item to have in your home that you'll no doubt find other uses for - even if only in cooking.

You should make sure to clean your cutting board thoroughly after every use and then you should follow up with a deeper cleaning method every week.

If you use your cutting board frequently, you should use a deeper cleaning method more than once a week.

By using this method, you can make sure your cutting board will be safe and sanitized meaning it won't be harbouring any bacteria.