Is the ironwood cutting board good?

In real life, there are many types of cutting boards, not only wooden and plastic ones, but ironwood cutting boards are also a relatively common type of cutting board. Ironwood cutting boards are made of ironwood and are more durable. However, using ironwood cutting boards to cut vegetables for a long time is very bad for your health. There are certain toxins in them. Long-term consumption of food cooked on ironwood cutting boards can easily lead to carcinogens.

Is Ironwood Chopping Board Good?

The wood of ironwood is relatively hard, light yellow-gray in color, with a faint luster, and accompanied by a light and elegant fragrance. It is a very good furniture and building material product. The chopping board material is made of ironwood. The material of the ironwood chopping board has fine fibers, is as hard as iron, has a smooth and flat surface, and has strong corrosion resistance and water resistance. The ironwood chopping board has a long service life. It can be said that ironwood is a superior chopping board material. However, the health and safety of ironwood has always been questioned.

How toxic is ironwood cutting board?

1. The material of the ironwood chopping board is very good and has a long service life, but the material of the ironwood chopping board, the ironwood itself, has a certain odor and is toxic. Using a chopping board made of ironwood will not only affect the dishes, but also affect your health, causing some bad symptoms, such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, etc., which will endanger the health of the user. Moreover, the effects of ironwood chopping boards on the human body are different for people with different physiques, so the toxicity of ironwood chopping boards depends on each person's tolerance level.

2. The ironwood chopping board itself has a certain degree of toxicity. Although the toxicity of the ironwood chopping board varies depending on different people, for some families with elderly people, children or infants, these individuals have slightly worse immunity to the ironwood chopping board, and the ironwood chopping board poses a certain danger to them. Therefore, when choosing an ironwood chopping board, you must choose carefully.

How long should the ironwood cutting board be soaked in salt water?

1. Before purchasing the ironwood chopping board for the first time, it is best to fill a suitable basin with an appropriate amount of water, and then put a packet of salt in the water to dilute it. Generally, the ironwood chopping board should be soaked in salt water for at least forty-eight hours. When soaking the ironwood chopping board, be sure to use sufficient water and soak the ironwood chopping board for enough time.

2. After the ironwood chopping board has been soaked, take it out of the water and let it air dry naturally until there is no moisture left. Then take out an appropriate amount of peanut oil and apply it to the surface of the ironwood chopping board. Be careful to apply every corner of the ironwood chopping board without any omissions. This is a very important maintenance process. After applying peanut oil on the ironwood chopping board, wrap it in a plastic bag and place it in a place to dry for a day before using it.

How to identify true and false ironwood

1. Density. You can look at the density of the ironwood chopping board. The ironwood chopping board is made of a hard wood, so the density of the ironwood chopping board is very high and it can sink in the water. Ordinary wooden chopping boards are not hard enough and will float on the water.

2. Texture. The ironwood chopping board is made of ironwood. The texture of ironwood is twill. The twill texture of ironwood is staggered and the texture is clear, while ordinary wooden chopping boards do not have these textures.

3. Sound. The material of the ironwood chopping board is tough and has a high density, so when you knock on the ironwood chopping board, it will make a tinkling sound like iron, but ordinary wooden chopping boards do not have this sound. Ordinary wooden chopping boards make a snapping sound.

4. Hardness. The ironwood chopping board is very hard and has strong scratch resistance. You can scratch the surface of the ironwood chopping board with your fingernails to see if there will be any scratches left. If it is an ironwood chopping board, there will be no obvious scratches left by the fingernails. The material of an ordinary wooden chopping board is actually softer, and a single scratch will leave obvious scratches.