Quote Originally Posted by jim28277 View Post
Tom, I generally wipe my blade with a 50/50 mix of common household bleach and vinegar. I read somewhere that the vinegar makes the bleach acidic and helps kill bacteria that bleach alone will not destroy. I always rinse the blade and thoroughly wipe the blade dry.
This is a bad idea, as the fumes can kill you. I would also guess that the resulting mixture is not acidic, just a weaker base (bleach has a very high PH). However it does release chlorine gas, which does help disinfect but is also hazardous to your health or deadly.