Wood or Plastic?

They absolutely do. Just goes to show how "Smart" we are;). New and Different ain't always better.
Just easier to clean. God forbid little Johnny ingest a nasty germ and maybe develop an immunity:rolleyes:
 
It depends. Some good plastic ones are pretty soft (more like a flexible rubber sheet). But you are probably correct that a wooden cutting board is preferred over many offerings on the market. I have seen glass and stone (marble) offered at a premium price...in their defense they are usually called "prep boards" and hopefully are actually intended for rolling/kneading dough.

Even a wood board can dull a knife if you routinely slam an edge into it though. Last night I was visiting my mother and she was using a knife I recently sharpened. Every time she went through the vegetable you could hear a loud 'SNAP" from across the house, then she used the edge of the knife in a lateral sweep across the board to scrape the vegies into a bowl. I stood there with my hand on my forehead as I heard a sound as offensive as nails on a chalkboard...
 
my order of preference :

end grain wood

sani tuff hard rubber boards

edge grain wood

PE boards

end grain bamboo

anything else is not advised. bamboo isn't that good on edges too ... don't know why but i've had a lot of microchipping on the one i tried.
 
unit said:
It depends. Some good plastic ones are pretty soft (more like a flexible rubber sheet). But you are probably correct that a wooden cutting board is preferred over many offerings on the market. I have seen glass and stone (marble) offered at a premium price...in their defense they are usually called "prep boards" and hopefully are actually intended for rolling/kneading dough.

Even a wood board can dull a knife if you routinely slam an edge into it though. Last night I was visiting my mother and she was using a knife I recently sharpened. Every time she went through the vegetable you could hear a loud 'SNAP" from across the house, then she used the edge of the knife in a lateral sweep across the board to scrape the vegies into a bowl. I stood there with my hand on my forehead as I heard a sound as offensive as nails on a chalkboard...
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God bless, at least its your Mom. I'd give anything to have that sound back.
My Wife does it which just shows how much she appreciates or understands what it takes to sharpen the knives. Marriage:rolleyes:
 
pwet,

I use a bamboo cutting board. Haven't noticed my knives dulling any faster. I've heard that bamboo contains a lot of silicates (sand).

There are papers and articles that indicate wood cutting boards have better anti bacterial properties than plastic.

ric
 
rubiconss said:
They absolutely do. Just goes to show how "Smart" we are;). New and Different ain't always better.
Just easier to clean. God forbid little Johnny ingest a nasty germ and maybe develop an immunity:rolleyes:
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My thoughts exactly. :D
 
At least my wife stopped using the counter top as a cutting board and it took her 7 years until I convinced her to throw out the glass cutting board. I had to show her the price of the Shuns I got for her.
 
dsmegst said:
At least my wife stopped using the counter top as a cutting board and it took her 7 years until I convinced her to throw out the glass cutting board. I had to show her the price of the Shuns I got for her.
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Glad you convinced her...While Shuns are expensive, wives are even more pricey:D
 
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