Re: Woodworm damaged cabinets
One thing you need to remember about wood is that it is a brilliant insulator which is why it is used in chef's pots and pans! So while deep freezing timber at -180oC it takes a considerable amount to freeze the core - witness verdant Siberian tunras in springtime.
Likewise kiln drying - (baking) a controlled process to desicate green timber to accelerate its natural seasoning process to draw out moisture in their inner cells by osmosis through high heat and humidity. You can roast a meat joint for 2-hours; charred on outside but raw and ****** in inside. A cake moist inside.
Kiln-drying certainly kills live grubs near the surface, but the sugars and proteins remain to feed later infestations. All woods adjust to ambient humidity over time, even kiln-dried!.. so you're back to square one!
The only 'guaranteed' cure is pressure impregnation using solvent carried toxic chemicals or water-borne toxic salts which remain fixed (ie. don't leach)... but boron is very difficult to 'fix'. All other remedies are quite literally only 'skin-deep'.
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