If you ve been working with particularly pungent foods like garlic onions or fish eliminate their odors trapped in the cutting board by wiping a fresh lemon wedge on the surface area after you ve cleaned and disinfected it.
Cooked meat on wood cutting board.
The meat and poultry hotline says that consumers may use wood or a nonporous surface for cutting raw meat and poultry.
If it is particularly bloody or covered in grease wipe it off with kitchen paper and use a paste of salt and lemon juice to scrub it down.
While wooden boards may last longer there s no denying that they require far more maintenance in the long run.
Plastic wood or bamboo.
Mini chunks of meat can fall off of the cutting block and raw meat juices can splatter leaving no visible trace.
Then rub it dry with a clean cloth and leave it to air dry completely.
I love my boos block which has grooves to catch any unruly juice what about bamboo.
It s true that wood cutting boards look good but using them for meat or poultry is a big no no according to the usda bacteria can thrive inside the wood s pores which may lead to food poisoning.
More so than most other foods using a cutting board for meat is going to put a significant amount of wear and tear on the board or the blade.
If you use a wooden board for cutting meat scrub it with a stiff bristled brush in hot water with a detergent.
In addition to owning separate surfaces you also need to pay attention to the board s material.