Everything You Didn't Know About Wooden Cutting Boards

Wooden Cutting Board

When you are purchasing a wooden cutting board, be ware that you must never wash it in the dishwasher. That would ruin the wood.

So you have to spend a little more time cleaning a wooden cutting board, but on the other hand, such a cutting board has it’s advantages.

Besides being naturally anti-septic, you also get a very classy and pretty cutting board that easily fit into any kitchen.

You will find wooden boards made out of light wood, which tend to be softer, dark wood and even bamboo, which isn’t really a wood, but a grass.

Some wooden cutting boards feature a groove to contain carving juices and protect your table. Make sure that this groove is big enough to catch dippings for even large roasts.

Some very pretty materials for wooden cutting boards are walnut, maple and olive tree.

To cleanse the board, you should never use a diswasher. Instead rinse the board, and rub it with coarse salt. Let it stand for several minutes, then wipe it and rinse clean.

You can use a light food grade mineral oil as a preservative for your wooden cutting board. It will help keeping water from seeping into the grain. You could alsouse a food grade drying oil instead, but make sure that it is food grade.

Do not use vegetable or olive oils. They tend to go rancid, and then your board will smell, and your food will pick up the rancid taste.

Treat your cutting board 5-7 times a year, or when they start looking dry. This will prevent them from cracking.

If the board gets deeply scored, you should resurface it since these groves can harbor bacteria. You can easily resurface a wooden cutting board with woodworking tools, such as planes or scrapers. Do not use sandpaper as it leaves residual abrasives in the surface, which will dull your knives.