The cleanliness of cutting boards is a long-debated food safety issue, given that both wood and plastic — the most common cutting board materials — can easily harbor bacteria. New research shows that ...

The USDA & FDA have declared wood and nonporous surfaces (like plastic, marble, and glass) safe for food preparation. Plastic cutting boards wear with daily use and should be replaced when they ...

Everyone has one: a scratched, stained plastic cutting board that’s been in your kitchen for years. Despite how many times you say to yourself, “I should get a new one,” you never do — but now, it’s ...

Learn why chefs love end-grain cutting boards, if they're worth the investment, and how to use them in your own kitchen.

You’ve probably used a number of different cutting boards in your life. Perhaps you had a thick, butcher block-style wooden one. Or a thin plastic one that you could easily pick up, fold up and dump ...

Wood boards may trap and neutralize bacteria better than plastic ones. Cutting boards made of one solid piece of hardwood reduce bacteria risk more than glued boards. Sanitizing wood boards with soapy ...