You shouldn t put them in the dishwasher nor should you leave them to soak since extended exposure to water and high heat will pretty much guarantee a short life for the board.
Wood or plastic cutting board for meat.
Nonporous acrylic plastic or glass boards and solid wood boards can be washed in a dishwasher laminated boards may crack and split.
First use at least two cutting boards to avoid cross contamination.
Originally published in the feb.
When it comes to cutting board materials plastic ones are a workhorse for chopping and slicing produce mincing garlic and herbs and cutting meat and have the added benefit of being dishwasher.
A quality wooden cutting board has all the hallmarks of quality woodwork no obvious flaws and a fine finish.
Plastic is ideal for handling uncooked meat because it s easy to sanitize and generally dishwasher safe.
Both wooden and plastic cutting boards can be sanitized with a solution of 1 tablespoon of unscented liquid chlorine bleach per gallon of water.
To clean a plastic cutting board simply throw it in your dishwasher or wash with dish soap and water by hand you can also use a solution of a tablespoon of bleach per gallon of water to sanitize.
This limits cross contamination which is the biggest danger of all.
More work to clean.
Have one board for raw meat fish and poultry says sana mujahid ph d manager of food safety research at cr.
6 1993 edition of science news a fascinating article on cutting boards describes research claiming that wooden cutting boards possess some sort of bacteria killing properties thus making them less likely to contaminate food than plastic or acrylic cutting boards pathogens prefer plastic the article declares.
Plastic cutting boards are your best bet for carving meat models like this one from dexas are dishwasher safe so you can use high heat sanitization to prevent raw meat contamination.
If you go that route you want to.
The best cutting boards for meat.
Wooden cutting boards are more difficult to clean than plastic too.
For more detail follow these handy tips.
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.
