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(...) I remember reading something in one of my dad's (surely totally unbiased) woodworking magazines a while ago about how wooden cutting boards are actually better than plastic ones -- the plastic boards get little cuts all over where the bacteria (...) (23 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I've heard the samme comment myself. I think it sounds plausible, but I can't say for sure... Fredrik (23 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) The one I read not too long ago wasn't that they were killed by the wood, but that when they got in there, it was just under the surface of the wood. On the plastic boards they live on the surface so it's easier for them to get into your food. (...) (23 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Well, it sounds reasonable. And I've used both plastic and wooden cutting boards, from which I chose the latter. Pedro (23 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Yes, but plastic ones can be run through the dishwasher. Wooden ones don't last long if you try that ... --Bill. (23 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I reckon that if this is true, it would greatly depend on the type of wood that the cutting board is made of, the age of the board (e.g. a new board would have a greater amount of tannins and other allelopathic(1) compounds), what type of (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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