Spring Cleaning Hacks You'll Wish You'd Found Out Years Ago

Sanitize Your Cutting Board With Lemon and Salt

Lemon and salt both have natural cleansing powers. Wood is permeable, and it's risky to only clean a wooden cutting board with water. If you use the lemon and salt method, it will kill all bacteria and the salt will exfoliate your cutting board.

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