How to Keep a Knife Block Clean

Storing knives in a kitchen drawer can chip and dull the blades of a kitchen knife. It is important that you invest in a wood block for safe keeping of your good kitchen knives.Putting dirty knives into a knife block can trap food particles and cause bacterial growth that can make you sick. If this is your problem, there is a way to clean out the crumbs inside your knife block.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Knife block
• Spray bottle
• Bleach
• Water

How to Keep a Knife Block Clean

1. Hand wash all your knives by hand. Let them air dry on their own. If you put your knives into your wood block dirty, food will get trapped and cause a bacterial growth.

2. Dump your knife block upside down so the slots for the knives are facing downward. Shake all the crumbs you can from the knive block.

3. Take a computer key cleaner that blows a short blast of air and spray into the slots. This should get more crumbs out.

4. Add one teaspoon of bleach to a quart spray bottle and spray this bleach water into the holes of the knife block.

5. Spray water from your kitchen sink or garden hose into the slots where knives are kept and rinse off the bleach.

6. Air dry the knife block on your kitchen counter.