Your cutting board may be dirtier than a toilet seat. Here’s how to properly clean it

Cutting boards are some of the germiest kitchen items. We asked a food safety professor for the best ways to clean one to prevent bacteria

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Your cutting board could be dirtier than a toilet seat, according to germ experts. When we recently asked microbiologists about surprisingly filthy everyday items, they ranked cutting boards among the germiest household items (alongside kitchen sponges and water bottles).

Many things at home could technically be dirtier than toilet seats, a surface we emphasize disinfecting regularly. (We asked custodians for cleaning tips there.) So this is not something to spiral into a germaphobic panic about, but at dinner cleanup, it’s worth paying some special attention to that cutting board you just used to chop up zucchini or carve chicken. Knowing how to clean this kitchen surface is vital for avoiding unpleasant odors, unsightly stains and potentially harmful bacteria such as salmonella or E coli.

Best dishwasher-safe cutting board:
Material Kitchen MK Free Board

Best dish sponge:
Blueland Compostable Scrub Sponge

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