How to Clean Beet Stains from a Countertop and Cutting Board: There's No Better Product

05.02.2025 14:47

Beetroot is a welcome guest in the kitchen at any time of the year.

In summer, you can’t cook a cold soup without it, in winter you need it for warming borscht, and vinaigrette and herring under a fur coat are eaten with pleasure regardless of the weather outside.

The only problem is that after working with the vegetable it is not easy to wash your hands, dishes and work surfaces from the pink stains that end up on them.

Therefore, if you do not want to get your palms dirty, wear gloves before cooking.

And if they accidentally break and your finger turns pink, do not try to wash it with soap and water.

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Instead, rub your hands with a slice of lemon: the acid contained in the citrus fruit neutralizes the staining effect of the root vegetable.

A solution of vinegar and water works in the same way.

As for the countertop, cutting board and other kitchen utensils, vegetable oil will help you here.

Apply it to a cotton pad and wipe the stained areas.

Thanks to the fat, the pink spots will soon disappear without a trace.

The main thing is not to hesitate, but to act as quickly as possible: then the chances of salvation become greater.

After this, the dishes and everything else that was processed must be washed using a cleaning agent.

Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources