Blair P. Houghton wrote:
> kilikini > wrote:
>> I was chopping up some celery the other day and went, whoosh! Where
>> is that rank smell coming from? I sniffed the sink, nope. I
>> sniffed the floor, nope. I sniffed the stove, nope. Then it hit
>> me. It was the cutting board! It smelled like really moldy garlic.
>> And I mean, bad! Worse than a 3 day old, uncleaned litterbox.
>>
>> How do I get the smell out? Should I bleach it? Use lemon juice?
>> Oil it? What would you suggest?
>>
>> It's seriously making the kitchen stink. Any suggestions are
>> welcome.
>
> I wash mine then put it in the oven at 150-200F for 5
> minutes, then oil it while it's warm. Hopefully the heat
> is penetrating to kill anything the wash-water couldn't
> get to.
>
> --Blair

That's an interesting idea I would have never thought of. Thanks!

kili