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Kitchen cutting boards are usually found made of wood, plastic, or bamboo. A kitchen cutting board needs to provide an excellent surface to cut foods, not dull knives, be easily sanitized, and not provide cross contamination during food preparation. Glass, marble, stainless steel, or any other very hard surface will dull knives rather quickly. It is a good practice to have several cutting boards of various sizes to avoid cross contamination. Cut meats on one board and vegetables on another. Germs from the raw meat will not contaminate fresh veggies for a salad or other cold dishes.
When it comes to the 3 main cutting board materials, much depends on price and aesthetics.
Wood Cutting Boards
Wood has been the main cutting board material for a very long time. It can be stylish, though heavy. Maple, Cherry, and Walnut are the three usual wood types.
Plastic Cutting Boards
Plastic cutting boards offer an inexpensive and colorful way to provide a sanitary cutting surface.
Bamboo Cutting Boards
Eco-friendly and stylish, bamboo cutting boards rival the appearance of wood cutting boards and are 16% harder than maple.
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Plastic cutting boards are sanitary, inexpensive, and can be colorful. There are debates as to which cutting board material is more sanitary, but plastic is generally considered safe since it can be put into an automatic dishwasher and sanitized by hand very easily. With wood and bamboo, one can get a variety of wood toned patterns. cross
Bamboo cutting boards are ecologically friendly, stylish, and 16% harder than maple wood. Bamboo is quickly becoming a material of choice in many areas. Naturally renewable, bamboo grows up to 2 feet per day, naturally sp
Wood cutting boards are popular, stylish, and useful. End grain boards offer self-healing properties when a cut is made, sealing itself much like a quality dart board does after a dart is removed. S
