News — to prevent bacteria

If your main question is “what’s the best chopping board material to prevent bacteria?”, the most hygienic everyday choice for home kitchens is a high quality, tightly grained wooden board, especially bamboo or acacia, used with separate boards for raw meat and ready to eat foods and cleaned within 10 minutes of use. In tests, well maintained wooden boards consistently hold fewer live bacteria than scarred plastic after washing. Why board material matters for bacteria Bacteria love moisture, deep knife grooves and rough, damaged surfaces. The material you choose either helps them survive or quietly works against them. Wood (bamboo,...