Plastic, Bamboo or Marble Cutting Board?
11 Things you should know about cutting boards : Plastic, Bamboo and marble cutting boards
- Always choose either plastic or wood cutting boards. Glass and marble are way too hard for your blade. (and still i made a post on where to buy a marble board? since i was asked to do so)
- Always keep a piece of steel next to your cutting board. Every once in a while brush your knife on the steel to maintain the edge. If you’ll look after your knifes it doesn’t really matter what board you’ll choose as long as its either wood or plastic.
- Always wash your cutting board then cut another product. Never cut a cook product right after a raw product before washing the board. It’s important to wash the board after you cut any raw product.
- Why choose wood? Wood gives way a little and does not dull your knife as quickly.
- Another reason to go with wood is that wood boards are toxic to bacteria according to recent research – once you used your board, bacteria can find its way to your cuts and if you won’t clean it properly you’ll find mould there pretty soon picking wood board will make your food much safer.
- Why choose plastic? Some chefs prefer plastic boards when cutting raw meat and wood board for vegetables because you can wash or even throw away a plastic board much quickly.
- Another reason to go with plastic is that they are much cheaper and easier to use (lighter).
- If you go for a wood board a good way to clean it would be to sprinkle some salt on it and leave it for 5-10 minutes, you can then scrub it dry with a wire brush. You can even use some olive oil (or any other cheap oil) to oil it once in a while.
- If you have a plastic cutting board – make sure you read my post on how to clean a plastic cutting board?
- When buying a wood cutting board go for end grain which is much better for your knives than edge grain.
- When using a wood cutting board don’t put it on a wet towel or wet counter, this may cause your board to wrap. If you want to hold your board in place – use a rubber shelf liner.
Good Luck
BTW
If you wonder where you can buy cutting boards online here are some good sites to check out:
Large Selection of All Types of Cutting Boards
John Boos Wooden Cutting Board
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