cutting boards.....which do you use?

[weeds]

i moved from plastic to wood boards a few years ago when i picked up one while touring tassie for the kitchen.....however i still have plastic in the camper trailer

i was also in a very nice wood/timber shop the other da and they had a sign above some cutting boards indicating they were the healthiest

[towe0609]

I have tried them all, and the best chopping board I have is an end grain bamboo board.

[woody]

Timber for general use in the kitchen
Thin plastic for camping
Food grade nylon for slicing meat (uncooked)

[TerryO]

I have found the best ones to use with most food groups are flat ones. ...

cheers,
Terry

[JamesH]

I use end grain wood for all home cooking, including raw meat. For meat I just wash it down before using it with something else. Occasionally I'll spray with a mix of water and vinegar.

What I really want is a Chinese chopping block, I think they come from the tamarind tree.

[Hymie]

Wood. Spray with water and Vinegar and if its got a bad score in it, sand it out.
I believe that food regulations ban wooden boards in commercial applications but I believe them to be healthier.

[blitz]

Both wood and plastic 50/50 so I cant vote

[d@rk51d3]

Timber for general use in the kitchen
Thin plastic for camping
Food grade nylon for slicing meat (uncooked)

^ same here.

I have found the best ones to use with most food groups are flat ones. ...

cheers,
Terry

Not as silly as it sounds. We went through chopping boards fairly regularly, as with constant use, it didn't take too long to wear a concave in the middle. Made them too difficult to use in a commercial kitchen, where speed was of the essence.

[Homestar]

When I build my house, and the kitchen was installed, I grabbed the cutout piece from the benchtop where the sink went. I made 3 chopping boards out of it - I trimmed the edge in a thin strip of hardwood, and then put rubber feet on them - they are still going strong 8 years later, and they match my benchtops...

[Hoges]

I prefer the nylon ones for the following reasons:

1. cut with a hole saw, they make the best " packing " shims for mounting stuff
2. Their electrical properties are such that they're an ideal base for attaching switch panels, gauges, inverters, pumps etc in camper trailers
3. Excellent for trimming photos

I try hard to keep people up to date with innovative ideas

I received a "Professional chef's torch" for Christmas: I've yet to work out why it's called a Chef's torch... so far it's been used to remove a rusted bolt, silver solder a mains pressure water pipe, heat shrink some tubing... the list goes on

As for raw meat, chicken etc, polypropylene and nylon boards are much more hygienic because they are far less porus than wood and therefore do not harbour bacteria. They should be actively scrubbed with soap and water...not just rinsed
Keep 'nice' wooden boards for cutting bread...