While scrubbing with soap and water usually will do the trick, a diluted bleach solution can ensure maximum cleanliness — but this will entail a two-day process to make sure that the block has enough time to dry in between.

After removing the knives, America’s Test Kitchen advises turning over your knife block to shake out crumbs, then using a pipe cleaner to get into all the nooks and crannies. Using hot water mixed with dish soap, and a sponge, scrub the outside of the block, wiping it down with a damp cloth, followed by a dry cloth. Drying out your block could take a couple of days. You want your knife block to be completely dry before you store knives in it once again.

For particularly dirty blocks, a bleach solution can be used after the block dries from its initial cleaning.

If the block is still moldy following these cleaning processes, House of Knives suggests sanding the block’s surface. In place of a block, some alternative storage methods include keeping knives in a breathable knife bag, on magnetic strips, or in individual blade guards — you can even store knives in a vase of uncooked rice.

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