Cutting Board

Up there with the chefs knife, the cutting board is probably the most used kitchen tool in the home.

Following a few tips about choosing the right cutting boards for your home.

Today, the most commonly used kitchen cutting board in the commercial kitchen and in the home is made of hard plastic. New on the market is the bamboo cutting board and glass cutting board.

Plastic cutting boards might be harder on a knife blade than a traditional wood cutting board, but they are a lot more sanitary.

Traditional wood cutting boards have a porous surface which can trap harmful bacteria that are present in some foods.

You may find that these plastic cutting boards tend to slide around on your work surface. To alleviate this problem, just put two wet paper towels or cloth towels underneath your cutting board and set the cutting board back down. This secures it to your work surface.

I like using plastic cutting boards because they're a more flexible cutting board. Not only are they very sanitary, but they're also portable, easy to clean and easy to store.

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[ihaterobbie123]

God the comments on this video make me laugh. I've used a wood cutting board my whole life, I wash it with a normal course/fine sponge and have NEVER caused myself illness and NEVER experienced taste transfer doing so.

Anyone who tells you the increased sanitary nature of plastic over wood is reason enough to use a plastic board is full of shit. Wash your board and stop spouting propaganda, I hate propaganda.

[ChefTips]

@ihaterobbie123

Hello. No reason to get so angry. I was taught that they are more sanitary and most commercial eateries here in California use plastic boards for that reason.

My personal opinion is cross contamination on any board is the reason for getting people sick. Keeping any board clean between uses is key. You will also find colored plastic cutting boards in commercial kitchens. Each colored board is to be use ONLY for cutting certain foods.

[therealgiblet]

I use a paper mache cutting board and knife. Is that hygienic? I eat raw chicken on Thursdays but I wash it first. I clean my hair with Timotei.

[ChefTips]

@therealgiblet

Sounds like you've got it all figured out there...

[ChefTips]

@therealgiblet

Sounds like you've got it all figured out there...

[c2thedub14]

@shalimarsgirl you're really full of it, arent you. i doubt you've ever set foot in a kitchen. any chef would slap you for using a steel cutting surface. and ive eaten bread off a wood cutting board. and tomatoes. and ham. and you know what they tasted like? bread. tomatoes. and ham. and no cutting board gets that putrid unless you flood the thing is pigs blood and let it sit outside for a week.

[c2thedub14]

@ChefTips none of the kitchens ive worked in abided by those color codes, cause boards bump into eachther in the rack. and its been proven that WOOD is more sanitary, as it draws the bacteria in, and traps it there. ted allen did an experiment with bacteria cultures between plastic and wood. the wood is actually worse for the knives edge, so you're kinda backwards on that. the reason commercial kitchens use plastic is because they're alot cheaper. some nice restaurants use wood though.

[shalimarsgirl]

I visited a home where a wooden cutting board was used. I smelled it when the cook wasn't looking and it was putrid. I use a stainless steel cutting board that is easily cleaned without buying any special oils or cleaners, and it's sanitary. If it dulls the knife, no big deal. It's easy to sharpen knives. Have you ever tried to eat a piece of bread that's been sliced on a wooden cutting board, and the bottom crust of the bread has an foul onion-tomato taste?

[cliffcox66]

@1337NoFear1337 ceramic is hard, harder than steel and will dull your knife. Use only wood or the plastic. Sani cleen is best.

[1337NoFear1337]

I use my plate as cutting board :D