Onion. We love it in soups, in salads, grilled … but let’s face it: nobody wants its cuisine to smell a sandwich with mortadella and onions three days after dinner. Especially when a wooden cutting board smells tears and lost romanticism every time the fruit. If you’ve ever wondered how to eliminate that rebellious smell that seems to have a rental contract on your table, continue reading.
We present 4 proven, natural and unusual therapeutic tricks that will help you wooden table reported to the level of the newly sawed wood (or at least close to it).
1. Salt and lemon: a natural disinfectant duo that would envy even a medieval pharmacy
Salt: the best scrub for your table, and lemon: the queen of citrus fruits that disinfects, degreases and rejoices.
The procedure is simple like slicing bread (just pay attention to the fingers!):
- Generously sprinkle the surface of the cutting board with large sea salt. Do not read: this is pure detoxification therapy.
- Cut a lemon in half and use it to rub the salt on the table, in a delicate but intense way. A bit like receiving a massage with lemon sorbet.
- Leave to act for 5-10 minutes, then rinse with hot water and dry by dabbing, like a child after the bath.
2. Sodium bicarbonate: more than grandmother’s miraculous dust
If sodium bicarbonate cannot resolve the situation, then we should call an exorcist.
Prepare a dense pasta of baking soda and water (a few drops will be enough), apply it on the table and gently rub the surface with a sponge or a soft brush. After 10 minutes the table should regain its freshness: just rinse it and dry it carefully. Cipolla smell? Puff! Like your Monday at 8:00: disappeared without leaving a trace.
3. Aceto: has the smell of a cleaning department, but it works as a miracle
Alcoholic vinegar or apple cider vinegar, depending on what you prefer to have in the pantry.
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Dip a cloth in vinegar and pass it on the table. No complication. Leave to act for a few minutes so that the onion smell dissipates (and allow yourself a little acid aromatherapy), then rinse with water. And yes, now you can again cut the strawberries without feeling the flavor of the onion!
4. Water = friend of hygiene, but enemy of wood
If there is one thing that a wooden table cannot bear it is … bathe. After washing, dry it always well, preferably with a towel, and let it dry in the air for a few minutes.
And an extra advice for everyone: Omele it regularly! Mineral oil for axes or coconut oil not only protect the wood, but also act as a natural barrier against unpleasant odors.
Conclusion
Onion – one, table – zero. With the tricks listed above you will easily win the battle against bad smells. And if someone still doubts that nature is the most powerful detergent, invite him to rub a lemon on the blackboard. We will see who will have the last word.
