Management kept telling me it just needed a sani rag
Are they right? My intuition tells me it’s mold/lots of bacteria. I ended up bleaching it overnight, but they were making jabs calling it a “science experiment”. Is it not as bad as I think it is?
by ElectroSnivy
36 Comments
I_can_pun_anything
Needs more than a bleach scrub for sure
effortissues
Needs a belt sander
beaned_benno
We bleach pur boards every night. This is disgusting.
wisefool1961
yes it is bad. belt sander guy is right. some health depts recommend “resurfacing” cutting boards like this.
Flat_Border_3001
Health department requires surfaces to be “easily cleaned and sanitized” a board like that with so many deep cuts and stains (possibly mold) is not easily cleaned or sanitized. You need a new cutting board
KilledByDoritos
Bleach soak, resurface, bleach again.
Hell I’d probably bleach, resurface, bleach, change the pad (so you don’t grind old shit into the board), resurface a tiny bit, then bleach again. These boards are fucking gross.
Honestly it might be time to just buy a new board….
lake_effect_snow
It looks as bad as you think, if not worse.
AngeryPasta
this is so foul, whole thing just needs to be thrown out and replaced before someone gets sick
OdinsLightning
A Hand plane works better than grinding or sandpaper. A few strokes and you got virgin plastic.
bagofpork
Bro… people in a *kitchen* called bleaching a cutting board a “science experiment”? Uh….
ParfaitUsual5687
Bleach, and ask Santa for a new one!
Scary-Bot123
This needs to be scraped/sanded and bleached or replaced. Your managers should be ashamed of themselves
SnooSprouts4383
Keep telling my managers about these boards too and nothing is ever done lol. Started scraping down with my bench whenever I have free time. NGL it takes a long time but eventually it’ll be smooth again.
HallowedError
This is “clean”? Nah that’s horrendous
v6stang07
Run it through a planer or get a cutting board surfacing tool. I would also soak kitchen towels in bleach and lay them on top of the boards overnight. That was the only way I could get all that gross out.
Really you should buy new boards. I could probably get some made for $75 before freight. I don’t know what size that is but guestimate.
KingDakin
Send me your shops name I’ll call the health department
Exzrian_Artistrana
Sure…and raw chicken is safe to eat
Call the health department with an anonymous tip. Or send me along the information and I’ll do it for you
aliamokeee
Q for the roo- is rubbing alcohol not sufficient to sanitizer cutting boards (at home)?
Yes I know they are often bleached in public kitchens. Wondering if I can extend the longevity of my personal ones without bleach.
MossGobbo
Time for the kitchen ghost to make it disappear.
SadisticJake
I worked at a place that had one of these. Go to cleaning was to drape rags over it and pour bleach over the rags, wait 20 minutes so they look white and suffocate while you wait, also your shirt is ruined now
a_gummyworm
The science experiment IS the board!
Acegonia
Oh shit thats a cutting board. Eew.
cameron4200
The fact that they’re giving you a hard time for even trying to do the right thing should tell you a lot.
MonkeyMan84
Bleach it overnight and use a scouring pad with hot water in the morning. The outcome will make it look better but a new board will only last as long as people use it properly. Don’t rest hot sauté pans on top of it.
EssenceReavers
That shit is spawning little friends, customers are going to be letting it loose from both ends
LazyOldCat
That is 100% mold. Your FS provider sells a scraper that will resurface that board, and a weekly overnight bleach rag soaking will keep it nice.
thefunkylama
Lol is this a Portland area dive bar
New cutting board, Jeff, right now
MaliciousMilkshake
It needs fire.
culture_jamr
Needs to be smooth if you’re going to bleach it. Bleach doesn’t kill mold on porous surfaces, which this now is. It just bleaches the top layer and feeds the roots.
Winterwynd
Nah, soak that thing in block whitener. Lots of it. But replacing it would be better tbh.
The_Hieb
Call up a local machine shop. They have the proper tools to skim off the surface keeping it true and flat. Unless the board is too thin but most I’ve seen around 1” or 3/4” thick. Always good to know a machinist, they can do magic.
JunglyPep
People are saying this is mold, and it could be, but it’s also likely it’s carbon from the bottom of pots or pans.
If you eventually get it cleaned up or get a new one, don’t put pots and pans on it. And encourage your dishwashers to scrub the bottom of your pots and pans.
Lost_On_Lot
We took a belt sander to one of ours once and it actually cleaned up nicely
ouzo84
Hey OP,
Why not ask Management about calling it in as a possible safety violation to the health department if they are sure it’s safe.
Warm_Candidate_9837
All im saying is at my old place we bleached every day
36 Comments
Needs more than a bleach scrub for sure
Needs a belt sander
We bleach pur boards every night. This is disgusting.
yes it is bad. belt sander guy is right. some health depts recommend “resurfacing” cutting boards like this.
Health department requires surfaces to be “easily cleaned and sanitized” a board like that with so many deep cuts and stains (possibly mold) is not easily cleaned or sanitized. You need a new cutting board
Bleach soak, resurface, bleach again.
Hell I’d probably bleach, resurface, bleach, change the pad (so you don’t grind old shit into the board), resurface a tiny bit, then bleach again. These boards are fucking gross.
Honestly it might be time to just buy a new board….
It looks as bad as you think, if not worse.
this is so foul, whole thing just needs to be thrown out and replaced before someone gets sick
A Hand plane works better than grinding or sandpaper. A few strokes and you got virgin plastic.
Bro… people in a *kitchen* called bleaching a cutting board a “science experiment”? Uh….
Bleach, and ask Santa for a new one!
This needs to be scraped/sanded and bleached or replaced. Your managers should be ashamed of themselves
Keep telling my managers about these boards too and nothing is ever done lol. Started scraping down with my bench whenever I have free time. NGL it takes a long time but eventually it’ll be smooth again.
This is “clean”? Nah that’s horrendous
Run it through a planer or get a cutting board surfacing tool. I would also soak kitchen towels in bleach and lay them on top of the boards overnight. That was the only way I could get all that gross out.
Really you should buy new boards. I could probably get some made for $75 before freight. I don’t know what size that is but guestimate.
Send me your shops name I’ll call the health department
Sure…and raw chicken is safe to eat
Call the health department with an anonymous tip. Or send me along the information and I’ll do it for you
Q for the roo- is rubbing alcohol not sufficient to sanitizer cutting boards (at home)?
Yes I know they are often bleached in public kitchens. Wondering if I can extend the longevity of my personal ones without bleach.
Time for the kitchen ghost to make it disappear.
I worked at a place that had one of these. Go to cleaning was to drape rags over it and pour bleach over the rags, wait 20 minutes so they look white and suffocate while you wait, also your shirt is ruined now
The science experiment IS the board!
Oh shit thats a cutting board. Eew.
The fact that they’re giving you a hard time for even trying to do the right thing should tell you a lot.
Bleach it overnight and use a scouring pad with hot water in the morning. The outcome will make it look better but a new board will only last as long as people use it properly. Don’t rest hot sauté pans on top of it.
That shit is spawning little friends, customers are going to be letting it loose from both ends
That is 100% mold. Your FS provider sells a scraper that will resurface that board, and a weekly overnight bleach rag soaking will keep it nice.
Lol is this a Portland area dive bar
New cutting board, Jeff, right now
It needs fire.
Needs to be smooth if you’re going to bleach it. Bleach doesn’t kill mold on porous surfaces, which this now is. It just bleaches the top layer and feeds the roots.
Nah, soak that thing in block whitener. Lots of it. But replacing it would be better tbh.
Call up a local machine shop. They have the proper tools to skim off the surface keeping it true and flat. Unless the board is too thin but most I’ve seen around 1” or 3/4” thick. Always good to know a machinist, they can do magic.
People are saying this is mold, and it could be, but it’s also likely it’s carbon from the bottom of pots or pans.
If you eventually get it cleaned up or get a new one, don’t put pots and pans on it. And encourage your dishwashers to scrub the bottom of your pots and pans.
We took a belt sander to one of ours once and it actually cleaned up nicely
Hey OP,
Why not ask Management about calling it in as a possible safety violation to the health department if they are sure it’s safe.
All im saying is at my old place we bleached every day
https://preview.redd.it/wpkx1jnp4x6g1.jpeg?width=350&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5da26cbe24b9ef0aaff46595375ceacb11dbc6c7
This is a funny looking sani rag.