Chopsticks have a very long history in our country, it is also an indispensable item for three meals a day in the family, and the first thing many foreign friends do in China is to learn to use chopsticks, which shows the importance of chopsticks in our daily life. Chopsticks are so important, do you really care for them during their use?
With the development, the materials of chopsticks in life are also diverse, and the most commonly used are wooden chopsticks, but there are many problems in the use process that deserve people's attention.
Due to the material, wooden chopsticks have strong water absorption, which will cause various liquids to remain inside the chopsticks, and bacteria and molds will multiply on the chopsticks in large quantities. These residual liquids may come from dish soap, or they may come from food and water, no matter what the liquid is, as long as there is residue, it is equivalent to providing a good substrate for bacteria and mold, which can easily mold and mold chopsticks after a large number of molds and bacteria.
If it is not stored properly, it will also cause chopsticks to become moldy, and in most homes after cleaning, chopsticks are put into the storage box before they are completely dried, so that the storage box becomes a humid environment, which is undoubtedly the most ideal place for mold and bacteria to breed. The moisture on the surface of chopsticks cannot evaporate quickly, and coupled with the humid environment, mold multiplies in large quantities, and chopsticks are prone to mold.
So what should I do if the chopsticks are moldy and I am reluctant to throw them?One of the easiest ways to do this is to wash it with rice washing water, which contains alkaloids that can remove mold and stains. You only need to prepare a pot of rice washing water, soak the wooden pieces in water for 15 minutes, scrub and rinse them with edible salt, and then put them in the sun until the chopsticks are dry.
The second method can use ginger slices to clean, ginger also has the effect of sterilization and mildew, you only need to wash the chopsticks, and then apply the cut ginger on the chopsticks repeatedly until the ginger slices oxidize and turn black. At this time, soak the chopsticks in boiling water, and after 20 minutes, remove them to dry, and you can see that the bacteria and mildew stains on the chopsticks are removed.
You can also use concentrated hydrochloric acid to clean mildew stains on the surface of chopsticks. It is well known that salt has the effect of inhibiting bacteria and sterilization, so to clean up bacterial mold stains on chopsticks, you can use this property of salt. The method of operation is not complicated, very simple, prepare a pot of clean water, then pour in a large amount of edible salt and stir continuously until it is even, heat to boil when the chopsticks are put in the pot and boil for a few minutes, and then remove and dry after the water temperature drops slightly.
Although these methods can effectively remove bacteria and mildew stains from chopsticks, for the sake of health, it is best to replace the chopsticks when they are found to have mildew. Because chopsticks have a shelf life, it is difficult to clean the pathogenic bacteria on chopsticks that are used for a long time, and if they are used for a long time, they will harm human health.
In addition, you can also consider replacing chopsticks of different materials, the most common on the market is the debate between stainless steel chopsticks and wooden chopsticks. Some of them believe that wooden chopsticks have been in use since thousands of years ago, and there is a reason why they have been passed down to this dayOthers believe that stainless steel chopsticks are also chopsticks of other materials, which are produced by market demand and market choice, and are the product of social progress. No matter what kind of material the chopsticks are, they have a certain period of use, and if you find mildew or other conditions, you should replace them in time.