How to Clean and Maintain Wooden Tableware

When purchasing kitchenware and tableware, modern people not only pursue practicality but also attach great importance to texture and appearance. Among several materials, wood products can be said to be the most popular material. Not only beautiful but also more warm feeling. However, the cleaning and maintenance of wooden tableware is a big problem. Today I will share with you the cleaning and maintenance skills of wooden tableware. Let’s take a look.

1.Clean

Wooden tableware should be cleaned in time. Rinse with warm water in time after each use of wooden tableware. When cleaning wooden tableware, it is recommended to use neutral dishwashing liquid, with hands, dishwashing sponges, or other cleaning tools that will not damage wooden tableware, just clean them.

2.Remove peculiar smell

Wooden tableware can produce unpleasant odors after being used for a long time. We can mix hot water and white vinegar at a ratio of 1:1, then soak the wooden tableware in vinegar water for about 30 minutes, then rinse the utensils with hot water and dry them.

3.Removes dirt

If there’s hard-to-remove grime on your wooden tableware, you can easily remove them with baking soda. First, prepare a spoonful of baking soda powder and pour it on the surface of the wooden tableware. The amount of baking soda powder can be adjusted according to the size of the tableware. Next, prepare a fresh lemon, squeeze the lemon juice onto the baking soda, rub it gently with your fingers, and finally rinse the wooden tableware with clean water. If the dirt is not completely removed, you can repeat the above steps or add a little coarse salt to the baking soda powder, the decontamination effect is better.

1. It cannot be soaked.

People often like to soak the tableware before washing when they wash the dishes. However, wooden tableware must never be left in the sink and must be washed and dried immediately to prevent moisture from seeping into it.

2.Do not use the dishwasher and dryer.

Wooden tableware and kitchen utensils cannot be put into the dishwasher or dryer. A large amount of humidity in the dishwasher and the hot air of the dryer will make it more likely to mold, deform and shorten its life.

3.Do not use cleaning balls and steel brushes.

Wooden tableware cannot be scrubbed with cleaning balls and steel brushes. Excessive cleaning tools will damage the lacquer coating on the surface of the tableware, and it is also easy to scratch the tableware, create gaps, and accumulate dirt more easily.

4.Storage of wooden tableware is very important.

Wooden tableware should not be placed in places with high humidity such as faucets, ovens, microwave ovens, etc., so as not to cause mildew. It also cannot be exposed to the sun, otherwise, it may cause deformation and crack. After daily cleaning, store the wooden tableware in a dry and ventilated environment.

5.Daily regular maintenance.

In daily life, you can mix olive oil and white vinegar at a ratio of 2:1, then dip it with a clean cotton cloth and wipe it evenly on the wood surface. This can not only form a protective layer for wooden tableware but also play a role in cleaning and sterilizing.

The cleaning and maintenance of wooden tableware are very important, and it is related to our diet and health, so we must pay attention to them in daily life. The above is the whole content of this article and I hope it will be helpful to you. If you want to know more about it, welcome to read other articles on this site.