The Right Way to Wash Cutting Boards
Cutting boards are an indispensible kitchen tool. We use them to prepare nearly every meal! Due to the constant use, however, cutting boards can become safe harbors for bacteria. It's important to learn how to clean them properly to avoid contamination and disease. Here's how:
How to Clean Your Cutting Board
How do you usually clean your cutting board? You probably wash with soap and water, just like any pan or dish.
However, this is precisely what NOT to do! This is especially true when you use it to chop raw meat, since it contains plenty of disease-causing bacteria. Traditional dishwashing detergent is just not enough to do the job!
The only way to completely eliminate bacteria and thus any health risk is to sanitize the board with a mixture of water and chlorine bleach every few months. This way, you'll be able to use the chopping board again and again knowing that it's germ free.
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Ingredients
- 2 large water or soda bottles (empty)
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 sticks butter
- 6 eggs
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
Method
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Ready 2 large plastic bottles, cleaned and dried.
- Add 1 cup of flour to each bottle.
- Add 1/2 cup of sugar to each.
- Melt butter, then add equal halves to each bottle.
- Add 6 eggs, 3 in each.
- Add 1/2 tbsp of baking powder to each.
- Add 1/2 cup of heavy cream to each.
- Shake the bottles thoroughly until the contents are well mixed.
- In one of the bottles only, add the cocoa powder.
- Beginning with the cocoa powder mixture, add a dolop of batter to the center of a circular
- baking tin. Do the same with the other mixture, placing the dolop directly in the center of the previous one.
- Continue with alternating additions of each mixture until all batter is used and the tin is full.
- Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
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