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Try these tips for scrubbing stubborn stains out of plastic and wooden cutting boards

Lauren EdmondsMar 7, 2022, 01:01 IST

@AlphaFoodie said the first two things you'll need is sea salt and a lemon.Lauren Edmonds/Insider

2 TikTok users shared viral tips on how to properly clean your cutting boards.
Armen Adamjan said to clean plastic cutting boards with items like baking soda and hydrogen peroxide.

More than 666.9k TikTok users watched Armen Adamjan's video on scrubbing stains out of plastic cutting boards.

My go-to cutting board has an accumulation of food stains and knife marks.Lauren Edmonds/Insider

Most of the needed items are probably already in your home.

There are four items you need in your pantry to give this TikTok hack a try.Lauren Edmonds/Insider

Simply put the items on the plastic cutting board and scrub with a lemon peel.

Use the lemon to scrub the sea salt, hydrogen peroxide, and baking soda around the cutting board.Lauren Edmonds/Insider

Overall the hack was a success and took almost no time.

Most of the stains were removed from the cutting board, but a few stubborn ones wouldn't budge.Lauren Edmonds/Insider

Kazan's tip for giving wooden cutting boards a deep clean only used three items.

Use the lemon to scrub the coarse salt thoroughly around the board.Lauren Edmonds/Insider

Next, use food-grade mineral oil to season the wooden board.

Alternatives like olive oil or vegetable oil will result in the oil going rancid, Kazan suggests.Lauren Edmonds/Insider

My wooden cutting board looked spotless after the deep clean.

My wooden cutting board glistened after coating it in oil.Lauren Edmonds/Insider

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