So complex!

Anonymous wrote:I remember Alton Brown doing a test and turns out wood are the less germy. I always use a wood one for meat and a separate plastic one for everything else.

But I would love a better method too. Definitely bleach solution periodically.

Wood seems so illogicle doesn't it? All those grooves? And wood is so pourous. Shit, I can't spell to save my life this morning - my brain is frozen.

Try washing your boards by hand. Crazy... But...I use wooden ones. But I have one only for raw meat. One for cooked meat. One for everything else. I wash them in hot soapy water and scrub them with a brush. Then dry completely immediately. Periodically I clean them with kosher salt and lemon and condition with food grade oil.

Old fashioned maybe but it hasn't killed or sickened anyone in 20 years. Works for us.

Thanks, everyone!

Anonymous wrote:http://www.amazon.com/MIU-Flexible-Cutting-Board-Set/dp/B00011RTE8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1390276459&sr=8-2&keywords=plastic+cutting+boards

I use something similar to these from Bed, Bath & Beyond. Use them, then throw in the dishwasher. When they finally start looking worn, I throw it away.

I'm not sure I would want Microban on my meat! Wood is best - wash with hot soapy water

Wood is more sanitary than a used, knife-scarred plastic cutting board.

Many people believe that it is the most sanitary, especially as you can wash it in the dishwasher. However, a University of Michigan study found that "more bacteria are recovered from a used plastic surface than from a used wood surface." The study also found that though a new plastic board could be disinfected, a knife-scarred plastic surface was impossible to clean and disinfect manually.

http://faculty.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/faculty/docliver/Research/cuttingboard.htm

Plastic. Spray with Clorox anywhere once in a wile after cleaning. Replace when they look too old. They are cheap at homegoods. I replace like every year or two.

Anonymous wrote:I lay a sheet of parchment paper on my cutting board when I cut meet.

Well aint you smart! Dont the parchment paper get cut through though?

I lay a sheet of parchment paper on my cutting board when I cut meet.