Food safe cleaning?

Post #443,727 by crazy 12/4/23 3:48:15 PM 12/4/23 3:48:15 PM Reply	Food safe cleaning? I've got a meat slicer. This thing scares the s*** out of me as I pass my fingers way too close. And I can't just drop the whole thing in a sink and scrub it out. What's the best/safest way to clean this thing? I currently use vinegar. I figure that will kill anything that I care about and simultaneously evaporate when done. Is there anything better than that?
Post #443,732 by Andrew Grygus 12/4/23 4:29:15 PM 12/4/23 4:29:15 PM Reply	Re: Food safe cleaning? I use "Heavy-Duty Citrus Degreaser" by Zep. Other good Citrus Cleaners should also work - and a vinegar rinse after wouldn't hurt.
Post #443,734 by drook 12/4/23 11:43:09 PM 12/4/23 11:43:09 PM Reply	Big rotating deli type? Close it all the way so the blade is even with the tray. Scrub any chunks off with steel wool or a nylon scrubber. Soak a clean rag in 1:4 bleach/water. Fold the rag neatly, hold it with tongs up to the seam between blade and tray and turn it on. I never used the tongs. There's a risk that if there's a nick in the blade it grabs the rag and yanks it. But I sharpened it at least once a week, so I knew it was good. Straight bleach is cheap and food safe, but makes the kitchen smell like a hospital. -- Drew
Post #443,740 by boxley 12/5/23 9:37:08 AM 12/5/23 9:37:08 AM Reply	this "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman

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