Polyethylene Cutting Board Safety

Nonporous acrylic plastic or glass boards and solid wood boards can be washed in a dishwasher laminated boards may crack and split.

Polyethylene cutting board safety.

Pour the solution over the surface and let it sit for a few minutes. As an extra safety measure you can disinfect both wooden and plastic cutting boards with a bleach solution one tablespoon of unscented chlorine bleach per gallon of water. Which is why cutting boards made of wood aren t allowed in commercial kitchens. Then rinse well and dry.

High density polyethylene lends itself particularly well to blow molding e g. Both wooden and plastic cutting boards can be sanitized with a solution of 1 tablespoon of unscented liquid chlorine bleach per gallon of water. The cutting boards are stain resistant warp resistant non absorbent and resistant to bending chipping and cracking. First use at least two cutting boards to avoid cross contamination.

Two plastic cutting boards in two sizes. The plastic cutting boards are commercial dishwasher safe including the spike temp that exceeds 185. Wood is naturally porous and those tiny fissures and grooves in wooden cutting boards can harbor bacteria. Nonporous surfaces like plastic or glass are easier to clean than wood and thus better in terms of food safety.

For bottles cutting boards dipping baskets dippers trays and containers. But in the late 1980s a uc davis researcher named dean cliver the de facto godfather of cutting board food safety decided to investigate whether plastic cutting boards really were safer. This limits cross contamination which is the biggest danger of all. Ultimately whether you use wood or plastic the best method for ensuring safety is to use separate cutting boards for raw meat and poultry and for your vegetables fruit and prepared food.

Cutting board safety has been a topic of debate for some time. The main question has been which material is best wood plastic or more recently bamboo. Read our plastic cutting board review for more details. Take note of cleaning instructions that often come with new cutting boards.

A smaller plastic board for quick tasks like cutting up a lemon is also very handy to have on hand. But at some point people began using plastic cutting boards. Interstate plastics marine board xl is a lighter more economical version of the popular marine board. Have one board for raw meat fish and poultry says sana mujahid ph d manager of food safety research at cr.

Our cutting boards are made of super high density polyethylene plastic.