I went to visit my parents house and I was standing in the kitchen watching her prepare dinner. There she was chopping chicken into smaller bits on a “wood” chopping board, THEN she rinsed off the board gave it a quick rundown with some sudsy water and started chopping vegetables on the thing!!
Umm, HI! Can we say SALMONELLA. Where do I begin?
First off, I thought it was common knowledge that you should have two separate cutting boards. One for meats and one for vegetables and everything else. Also that the one for meat should be PLASTIC, not wood as wood locks in blood and germs in it’s fibers. Plus plastic can be thrown into the dishwasher for some heavy duty cleaning and disinfecting. Or you can take a solution of bleach and water and hose that plastic meat cutting board down. Makes sense right?
To be clear here are my “TIPS”:
1. Two separate cutting boards
BUY PLASTIC CUTTING BOARDS – for MEATS!
BUY WOOD or PLASTIC – for VEGETABLES and all assorted kitchen prepping!
Also here is a short video on how to maintain your wooden cutting board…
YouTube - Watch Cutting Board Tips
Good grief, no wonder I have a stomach like an iron tank and rarely get sick from questionable food. All these years if this is how my Mom has been prepping food I have developed an iron constituition to edible germs.
I’d rather not test that theory any further though. Just some friendly advice from me to you. Hope it helps!
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About evette
Hi Michelle,
Yes it’s a good idea to have several cutting boards to avoid possible cross-contamination. Use one board for raw meat, poultry and fish and another for cooked or ready-to-eat foods such as roasted meat, sausages, vegetables, fruit, bread, etc.
Or use synthetic cutting boards, with a different color for different kinds of food. For example, a red board for raw meat, a yellow one for poultry, and a green one for vegetables.
Or use several wooden boards, with different sizes for different types of food.
Here is an article about cutting boards that I think will be useful for your readers:
http://www.helpful-kitchen-tips.com/kitchen-blog/2007/06/19/how-to-select-kitchen-cutting-boards/
Let me know what you think.
Best regards,
Ganka
http://www.helpful-kitchen-tips.com/