How to wash off moldy chopsticks

Chopsticks moldy wash off the mold method: scrubbing with a steel wool ball, rice water cleaning.

1, with steel wire ball scrubbing

With stainless steel wire ball or sandpaper, scrubbing in the place of mold, you can wear off the moldy parts. Chopsticks on the mold, you can use the usual dishwashing steel wire ball or sandpaper, the wooden chopsticks the whole are scrubbing, you can wear off the parts of the mold, but also to prevent other parts of the mold.

2, rice water cleaning

The rest of the water at home panning rice, moldy chopsticks, immersed in rice water, soak for 5 minutes, and then scalded with hot water again, sprinkle a little vinegar on the chopsticks, wash them and get them out of the sun. Prepare half a pot of water, pour half a bowl of vinegar, put the chopsticks into the pot and cook for 20 minutes. After cooking the chopsticks for a few minutes, use a clean, dry rag to dry them out.

Chopsticks more prone to mold

Old chopsticks and bamboo chopsticks are more prone to mold. Chopsticks that have been used for more than 6 months are more likely to grow mold, with more than 30% more mold than new chopsticks and chopsticks that have been used for 3 months. Wooden and bamboo chopsticks have a loose structure and the grooves and fine lines on the surface tend to harbor bacteria. Bamboo and wood chopsticks have more than seven times the mold count of stainless steel, alloy and diamine chopsticks.

Of the five types of chopsticks, stainless steel, alloy and diamine chopsticks are easier to sterilize, while wooden and bamboo chopsticks are slightly worse. Under the same disinfection method, washed chopsticks were better disinfected, with more than 80 percent fewer colonies and mold than unwashed chopsticks. The practice of "boiling chopsticks" is basically useless, only when the disinfection time is more than 20 minutes, the colonies and mold on the chopsticks can be effectively removed.