Cleaning and disenfecting cutting boards.

So, question for all.

Between the pictures of the two cutting boards I posted, which one would better appeal to you, a wooden cutting board with recessed-cut hand-holds on the sides of the cutting board, or the cutting board with the stainless handles?

Pros/cons of each?
 

StarSong said:
@Aunt Marg, those boards are beautiful works of art. I wouldn't use them as cutting boards though - it would feel criminal to damage them with nicks and cuts from chopping onions.
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They really are, aren't they.

I sort of feel the same, Star, would be hard to mark them all up, but gee-whiz, are they ever gorgeous.
 
Camper6 said:
I met someone at the hospital. He was in a wheelchair. He had a display going. He makes all those wooden boards and more stuff. Just beautiful. A lot of people were buying. He tells me they buy a lot of the wooden boards for Christmas gifts, but what he said was that most people don't use them and they just put them on display. His boards were selling for about $300.

Yes wood is beautiful but wood and water don't go together for longevity.
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What a nice story.

Yes, I can definitely see that with more high-end cutting boards. Some truly are works of art.
 

Damaged Goods said:
Toxic gas? Bleach and urine will burn your lungs.
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I'm guessing that your urine is diluted considerably by the amount of water in the bowl if you haven't flushed it yet.
I've been putting bleach in my toilet bowl for years. I never do it unless I have flushed first because to do otherwise would be defeating the purpose of getting rid of the ring.
 
Camper6 said:
I'm guessing that your urine is diluted considerably by the amount of water in the bowl if you haven't flushed it yet.
I've been putting bleach in my toilet bowl for years. I never do it unless I have flushed first because to do otherwise would be defeating the purpose of getting rid of the ring.
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I don't like bleaching the bowl because I believe the bleach harms the friendly, lovable bacteria in the septic tank. We need them to keep chewing away on the other stuff down there.
 
Aunt Marg said:
Extracted from the web...

"In a test where food was cut on boards then not washed, the wooden boards were free of bacteria the next day and the bacteria thrived on plastic boards. Wood does have natural antibacterial properties simply through its capillary action that wicks away moisture from the surface".
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That's interesting. When I worked for the county there were commercial kitchens (in the jails)where we maintained equipment. We had annual inspections by Environmental Health, that banned wood cutting boards and prep tables be retired from use. The plastic cutting boards were put in service. But that was back in the late 80s / early 90s; I wonder what their current criteria calls for.
 
Nathan said:
That's interesting. When I worked for the county there were commercial kitchens (in the jails)where we maintained equipment. We had annual inspections by Environmental Health, that banned wood cutting boards and prep tables be retired from use. The plastic cutting boards were put in service. But that was back in the late 80s / early 90s; I wonder what their current criteria calls for.
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I read one article that recommended wood for home use, and mentioned for industrial and professional use, plastic or nylon.

There must be something to it.
 
fmdog44 said:
If soap and water is good enough to kill the Covid on our skin why bother bleaching a cutting board? Bacteria doesn't last as long on hard surfaces as they does on skin.
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The bacteria might live longer on a cutting board if it likes the food we're preparing on it.
 
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