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Cleaning Out Kitchen - New Celiac Diagnosis


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Couple of questions concerning cleaning out the kitchen after a diagnosis has been made.

1. Our countertops are butcher block; changing them out isn't really possible because we don't own. Is it sufficient - keeping in mind that they're not badly damaged or scratched - to clean them very well and then to pour boiling water on them?

2. Cutting Boards - the plastic kind - also, if not badly scratched, is it acceptable to thoroughly clean them with boiling water? I understand that replacement is usually recommended but I wonder if it's really necessary to do so (we have lots of cutting boards).

Thank you!


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Couple of questions concerning cleaning out the kitchen after a diagnosis has been made.

1. Our countertops are butcher block; changing them out isn't really possible because we don't own. Is it sufficient - keeping in mind that they're not badly damaged or scratched - to clean them very well and then to pour boiling water on them?

2. Cutting Boards - the plastic kind - also, if not badly scratched, is it acceptable to thoroughly clean them with boiling water? I understand that replacement is usually recommended but I wonder if it's really necessary to do so (we have lots of cutting boards).

Thank you!

I won't suggest what you should do but I'll give you my logic when in the same situation. I have a bread machine and kept my whole wheat loaves in a plastic container. So what to do after my diagnosis? I know that 1/8 of a teaspoon of flour can cause damage but that is also close to the range by a factor of 2 or 3 which is not harmful to consume per day. So let's say that I clean my bread machine pan and somehow miss 1/4 of a teaspoon of crumbs. That means I can get a maximum of 6 doses of gluten above my daily limit from gluten free bread baked in the bread machine assuming I consume all of the bread in one sitting. Considering that I have probably had celiac without knowing it for the past 9 years (which is typical) I can live with that and am now enjoying gluten free bread in my bread machine. Can you tell I am an engineer?

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everyone responds differently to gluten exposure. but every celiac/gluten intolerant should make all precautions to avoid it all of the time.

cleaning your wooden surfaces is actually easier than your plastic ones -- great info can be found here: Open Original Shared Link

but overall -- care for your butcher block as you were before -- sand when necessary, treat with wax or oil, cleanse, sanitize, and keep it clean -- plus if in a mix used home, clean it and sanitize it before EACH and EVERY USE

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