Garlic is an ingredient I could never give up, and I've resigned myself to living with the smelly reality of it. I've tried the lemon-salt-scrubbing trick. I've tried bicarb soda. Neither totally eliminate the pungent aroma garlic leaves in its wake. But Cook's Illustrated has a new trick for me to try, and it involves a potato.
When I first got my wooden cutting board, I was excited to use it, but also very sure I was going to ruin everything. I got over it, but I would have gotten over it a lot faster if I had'd Food 52's comprehensive guide on caring for the things.
Wood cutting boards can easily warp if you let too much moisture get to them for extended periods of time. Fortunately, you can fix it by warping it back with a couple household items.
If you want to speed up your prep time in the kitchen a bit, Instructables user confu suggests attaching a waste container to your cutting board so you can easily slide your rubbish out the way and continue chopping.
