Is bamboo cutting board good?

A cutting board is a must-have tool in every kitchen. It can be used when cutting vegetables and meat. Many families will separate the boards for cutting fruit, meat and vegetables and buy three boards separately. As long as they are classified, bacterial infection and breeding can be reduced. In addition, many families no longer choose wood, and more will choose bamboo cutting boards. So, are bamboo cutting boards good or not?

How to choose a bamboo cutting board?

First, look at

When looking at the product color, don’t choose products that are particularly white. After bleaching, the residual chemicals will more or less affect human health, so you should choose products with natural bamboo color or carbonized treatment. Second, look at the appearance and splicing quality of the product. You should choose products with a smooth and flat surface, no obvious glue marks or no glue at the glued joints, that is, products that are completely fastened with bolts or spread out on the entire bamboo surface.

The second is the smell

Smell the product through your nose. Choose odorless ones or those with a bamboo scent. Avoid products with sour or pungent odors. Products with a sour smell are likely to have been bleached by sulfur fumigation, while the pungent smell is the formaldehyde-like harmful substances released by the adhesives used in the product.

Finally, we need to weigh

Weigh the product by hand and do not choose a product that is too light. In order to save costs, some manufacturers now add bamboo shavings and particle board to the core layer of cutting boards. This is a source of formaldehyde release. Long-term use will bring free formaldehyde into the body along with food, affecting human health.

How to maintain a bamboo cutting board?

1. When using a bamboo cutting board for the first time, rinse it with clean water, let it dry, and then apply cooking oil to the surface of the bamboo cutting board. After the cooking oil is absorbed and becomes shiny, you can use it normally. Remember, do not soak it in water!

2. If you use it frequently, you can buy two cutting boards and use them separately for raw and cooked meat to reduce cross-growth of food bacteria.

3. Wash and dry the bamboo cutting board after each use, place it vertically on the cutting board rack, and place it in a ventilated and dry place.

4. Bamboo cutting boards should not be exposed to the sun, steamed or soaked in water for a long time, nor should they be placed in a sterilizer for high-temperature sterilization; in addition, they cannot be washed in a dishwasher.

5. Regularly apply a layer of cooking oil on the surface of the bamboo cutting board to moisturize the bamboo fiber, so that it can be used for a longer time.

6. After long-term use, the bamboo cutting board will have fishy smell and other odors. You can use lemon and coarse salt to clean it.

7. In view of the difference in humidity between the north and the south, it is recommended that bamboo cutting boards used in the north should be kept at a certain temperature to prevent cracking; bamboo cutting boards used in the south should be kept as dry as possible to avoid mold;