News — wooden chopping board hygiene

If you want to know how to disinfect a wooden chopping board after cutting meat, the safest home method is to wash it within 5 minutes in hot water at around 60°C with washing up liquid, then disinfect with either 5% white vinegar or a diluted bleach solution, and let it air dry upright for at least 30 minutes. Done properly, this routine can keep a quality wooden board safe for 5 to 10 years of daily use. Step by step: how to disinfect a wooden chopping board after cutting meat Here is a clear, food safe routine you can...

Wooden chopping boards have had a bit of a reputation makeover in recent years. For a long time plastic was seen as the hygienic choice, but as more research has come out, bamboo and hardwood boards have stepped back into the spotlight. That naturally leads to the question many of our customers ask: are acacia boards antibacterial like bamboo[2][3][4]? Do wooden boards really have antibacterial properties? Let’s start with the big picture. Several food safety studies over the years have shown that certain woods can be surprisingly kind to home cooks and surprisingly unkind to bacteria. When you compare wood...