Chopping board - Wood VS Glass VS Plastic

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We have always used wooden chopping boards, but somehow them are in dire need of replacing.

I thought that wood were meant to be the most hygienic option, but it makes sense that with its porosity, it makes them.mire susceptible to harbouring bacteria and mold growth. Also, the more you wash them, the wetter they get and they buckle over time.

So, if you use a non wooden one, which type do you use? I'm not going to spend a fortune on one but I would like one that's durable.

Marble! I love it. Wood and plastic both get cut into by the knife and then harbour germs imo. Marble is impenetrable. I just have one big surface out all the time and wipe down / move it to wash properly regularly.

Isn't it very heavy?

Isn’t wood still regarded as the most hygenic-something about wood itself ?

and it’s quiet when the knife hits

It is, but liftable. I wipe it down after every use and only take it to the sink to wash once a week. Because it’s a totally sealed surface wiping down works hygiene-wise.

Wood or glass, I recently saw a video on plastic ones which release particles of plastic into your food.

Glass is great if you want to get teenagers out of bed on the weekend and you are preparing carrots

Wood every time.

Glass risks the knife sliding around and will blunt the knife
Marble will blunt the knife
Metal will blunt the knife
Plastic is horrible, looks all scruffy

Wood and then replace regularly if you need to.

I've got a big thick wood chopping board I use for most things and some plastic ones for meat and fish. The plastic ones get put in the dishwasher after every use and replaced every year or two. The wood one was bought in the 90s and is still going strong.

Don't use glass chopping boards if you like sharp knives as they'll go blunt very quickly.

Do you care about your knives?

Wood is best. Glass is not good for your knives.

Glass chopping boards are the reason airbnb knives are shit.

I bought a glass one and really dislike it. The noise is awful

I wish the laugh emoji was still here! 🤣

Wood isn't unhygienic.

Wood for my ears and my knives (and those having a lie in)

When mold starts developing, they are.

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How are you meant to clean a wooden chopping board?

How are you meant to clean a wooden chopping board?

Genuine question

is it just with washing up liquid as with anything else ? Or is there a special technique ? esp when it smells of garlic or fish or has chicken on it etc

Has your wooden chopping board gone mouldy?

Glass chopping boards are lethal - they slip under the knife. I can't believe they're sold to be honest. As for the noise - well, like nails down a blackboard! I have a variety of plastic ones which are colour coded according to food type - meat, fish, veg etc - and can go safely in the dishwasher. I've heard good things about the Joseph ones from JL.

I actually have a slate chopping board which I like but rarely use. It came as a cheese board years ago not entirely sure if it should be used as a chopping board but I like using it and it washes easily. It does mark though but after washing the knife marks magically disappear

Im actually too nervous to use a wooden chopping board. I used to have them but after having DC plastic made more sense as they go in the dishwasher

https://cookedbytaste.com/are-wooden-chopping-boards-less-hygienic/

Wood, all the time.

I just give my daily wooden board a wipe over with a damp cloth.

To carve a roast, I use a smaller board that I sit in a tray to catch juices which gets washed in the sink. Never put wood in a dishwasher or bleach it. If it is very dirty, scrub with bicarbonate of soda like butchers used to and rinse. I have something like this www.kmart.com.au/product/file-rack-white-42768609/ to keep my boards and trays so they stay aired.

If you find it getting dry and splintery, soak in good olive oil for 24 hours and wipe off the excess.

I still use a wooden board that dates from 1907. It was my GGM’s. It shows its age but is fine. I do not understand how yours could be mouldy.

I run mine under scalding hot water, scrub with the scrubbing washing up brush, sometimes I might use washing up liquid.

OH puts them in the dishwasher which is not allowed. But he still does.