Which Cutting Boards Do You Prefer?

[phoenyxstarr]

My sister-in-law has a glass board, she only used it twice though. She doesn't like the sound 'clink, clink, clink' every time she cuts something. She's always afraid that she's chipping the glass & the little glass shards are getting in the food.

My mom had some wooden ones & plastic ones. I don't know if it because she didn't take care of them properly or what, but her wooden ones look horrible. They all look as if they have been dunked in stain or something. They were originally oak (I think), some light colored wood anyway... and now they are almost as dark as her black-handled kitchen knives. Her plastic one got broke years ago.

I have a plastic one that I use. But I'm not real fond of using cutting boards... I usually just use the counter top or stove top, depending on how cluttered the counter is with other ingredients. I always wipe the counter/stove between cuttings if I have to slice more than one thing. Even between vegetables. I don't like anyone being sick.

[barbiedoll1973_tn]

I have glass ones and plasic ones I really like the glass the best but sometimes the small plasic ones are easier to move around.

[simcooks]

Care Of Cutting Board:

After each use, scrub the board with detergent and water. DRY IMMEDIATELY! Rub a little oil such as mineral oil, vegetable oil or sunflower oil on all surfaces and put away. Mineral oil works best as it has a long lasting effect which keeps boards from drying out. Never soak your board or put it in a dishwasher.

Sometimes I sprinkle some salt on the chopping board (to create the abrasion) and clean it with detergent, using the rough side of the sponge.

Why can't we put the chopping board into the dishwasher? is this referring specifically to wooden chopping boards only or all types?

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[Twinmama]

I assume it's only wooden ones that shouldn't go in the dishwasher; I don't see why plastic or glass shouldnt' go in.

[medako]

I have a small wooden board and between wood and plastic, I would choose the wood anyday. I'd love to have a big butcher type wood board to replace my small one that's getting pretty worn (it was a cheap one to begin with). Maybe Santa will be good to me this year and bring just what I want!

[clara]

Im using plastic right now, but I also prefer wood.

[pohto9]

I have a plastic one, but I would rather have a glass. I find that with plastic and wood eventually you get cuts and grooves in the material, and eventually even though you wash and scrub it still looks unclean, and it isn't very pretty. With glass you don't get the cuts and everything washes right off.

[Barkely]

I have a plastic cutting board, but I would also like to have a nice wood one. I have a bad habit of grabbing an old plate to do my chopping and cutting on, or just chopping it on the counter. I never use my cutting board to cut meat, because I always worry about getting all of the bacteria out of the little cracks on the board.

[ANAMERICANWOODWORKER]

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[Jafo232]

Glass is the last cutting board I would use. The only thing that will dull your knives quicker than a glass cutting board would be a steel one.

I guess it depends on what I am cutting. Overall though, I usually prefer the plastic ones..

Cutting board - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

While easier to clean than wood or plastic, glass cutting boards damage knives. Because they have a textured slip-resistant surface, and are much harder than the steel of even the highest quality knife, they dull the edge of a knife more quickly.