• The Assman@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Stopped using plastic cutting boards years ago and I’m proud to say I’ve decreased our family’s microplastic intake by 2%

  • neinhorn@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Don’t get a bamboo cutting board. It’s too hard and will dull your knives faster.

    Go with wood that isn’t too hard.

    • ShranTheWaterPoloFan@startrek.website
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      1 year ago

      Wood cutting boards are two to five times the price of bamboo. Also bamboo is naturally anti-microbial.

      Most houses already have dull knives, heck most people throw their knives in the dishwasher. There is no way to keep your knives sharp perpetually, resharpening will always be needed eventually.

      I’d rather people focused on size and weight over material. A bigger board is more useful, and safer as you have room to place your hands and your food. A heavier board is safer as it won’t slide as easily.

      If you like how the board looks you are more likely to keep it out, use it and clean it.

      Buy the biggest, heaviest, prettiest board you can afford.

      • Longpork_afficianado@lemmy.nz
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        1 year ago

        The cheapest option is to make it yourself. Keep an eye out for renovations or demolition around town, then either speak to the workers and ask politely for a cutting-board sized slab of discarded wood, or raid the skip when no-one is there.

        If you’ve got a saw, a planer and a sander you can make one up in about an hour. Then just treat it a handful of times with cooking oil and you’re good to go.

  • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    For the love of your knives, don’t switch to glass either. That will dull your knives faster than any other. Ceramic knives might be able to use those glass monstrosities.

  • randombullet@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    I use hinoki cutting boards. They’re affordable and really soft. They also have antimicrobial properties.