Just be sure to.
Cutting board for meat plastic or wood.
Over time any cutting board plastic or wood can trap bacteria in fissures and transfer them to food the next time you use it.
Lightweight and space efficient.
The thinking was that as plastic is new and wood is old school a plastic board must be better.
You can fit two or three plastic cutting boards in the space one thick wooden cutting board might take up.
Ben chapman a food safety researcher at north carolina state recommends using plastic cutting boards for meat and wooden cutting boards for fruit vegetables bread and cheese.
Plastic cutting boards are often relatively cheap.
Ehos environmental health officers the food safety people pushed everyone into using plastic cutting boards instead of wood cutting boards because it was perceived as being more hygienic and easier to clean.
Use red for meat green for veggies etc.
We prefer a hard wood cutting board like maple or beech wood because it won t scar as easily as plastic and you won t have to replace it as often if you are diligent about upkeep.
Harder materials such as bamboo and maple are less prone to.
Because plastic can be such a strong material it doesn t need to be anywhere near as thick as wood making it less of a space hog.