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I have inherited a walnut salad bow set but was told I could not wash it. To clean it they said to wipe them out. That does not sound very sanitary to me. I tried looking on the net and did come across a woodcarver who said he would never give a walnut bowl for salad because of the dark wood and not being able to see if it is realy clean. Does anyone have any suggestions on cleaning? Is it safe to use luke warm water and mild soap?
Thanks so much.
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5 Comments:
I have my late mother-in-law's, which means it's probably 40 or 50 years old. It's no longer raw wood, if it ever was. I do wash the inside with a soapy cloth, and rinse it out, air-dry it upside down and tipped slightly. I only use it for salads, nothing any wetter than that, although I do make my vinaigrette in the bottom of it. I don't soak it or put it into a sinkful of suds. But I'll put it under the faucet to get some water to rinse out bits of pepper or other post-meal debris, and it doesn't hurt it a bit. Good luck.
lemons at 6:58PM on 03/01/08
My dad makes wooden bowls, and recommends rubbing a small amount of oil (walnut oil is best) in the bowl after cleaning it. It keeps the wood from drying out and cracking.
beth1 at 8:07PM on 03/01/08
I wash mine with soap and hot water, and dry well immediately. Oil is a good idea, but I like to rub mine with garlic and I'm not sure how that would affect it. I've had it for 40 years and it's still like new. I also use it for salad or something like popcorn or chips. I've never used it for anything wet, like potato salad.
PerkyMac at 11:46PM on 03/01/08
My mother used to have a gorgeous wooden bowl, she never washed it, just would wipe it out thoroughly and then she would "scrub" it out with a sprinkling of salt and a paper towel. She used that thing for years, and we never had a problem with it.
One of my sisters washed it in hot soapy water and ruined it and it was subsequently tossed. The wood warped almost instantly from the outside, and you could taste soap when we next made a simple salad in it.
She's never washed her cast iron either, and no one's ever gotten ill.
ErikaWaz at 8:43AM on 03/02/08
I think just wiping it out is fine. That's what they reccomend you do with your new non-stick pans. If it's ok for something you're putting raw meat into, why not a salad bowl?
PumpkinBear at 8:47PM on 03/02/08