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Are bamboo chopping boards safe for nut allergies?
If you or someone in your home has a nut allergy, bamboo chopping boards can be used safely only if you dedicate boards and clean them carefully. Bamboo itself doesn’t contain nut proteins, but traces of nuts can stay in knife grooves and on the surface for up to several days if a board is shared. The safest setup is to keep at least one bamboo cutting board used exclusively for nut free foods, and wash it thoroughly after every use. Are bamboo chopping boards safe for nut allergies in everyday kitchens? From an allergy point of view, the question...