Is the plastic chopping block good for human body?
1. Is the plastic chopping block good for human body? Plastic chopping boards are not good for human body, but qualified and regular plastic chopping boards are not bad for human body.
2. Generally speaking, regular plastic chopping boards should be imported high-quality food-grade PP raw materials, and the main components are polyethylene or polypropylene. When using materials, there are strict safety indicators and requirements, which are safe and non-toxic in principle. In order to pursue one-sided interests and reduce production costs, some unscrupulous merchants will mix old raw materials into materials, which may lead to the precipitation of chemical substances.
3. In order to achieve "durable" and "chop-resistant" performance, some merchants often add too much calcium carbonate and talcum powder as fillers, which will eventually affect the quality of plastic chopping boards.
4. Therefore, when consumers buy plastic chopping boards, they choose plastic chopping boards with translucent color, uniform color distribution, no impurities and no pungent smell. In addition, try not to use plastic chopping boards when cutting cooked food.
Plastic chopping board or bamboo chopping board?
1, plastic chopping block
(1) Plastic cutting boards are mostly made of chemicals such as polypropylene and polyethylene, which are not suitable for cutting greasy food, otherwise it is not easy to clean.
(2) Plastic chopping boards are not resistant to high temperature, and if hot food is cut on them, it will easily lead to deformation.
(3) Even some chopping boards contain plasticizers such as lead and cadmium, which may cause cancer after long-term use;
(4) Plastic chopping boards with rough texture are also easy to be cut into pieces, which will enter the body with food and cause damage to human liver and kidney.
(5) Plastic chopping boards are easy to accumulate viruses and bacteria, and many kitchen chopping boards are hidden in unventilated cabinets, which has caused attacks on human health.
2. Bamboo chopping block
Bamboo chopping block is not easy to fake, its quality is relatively stable, and it is safer to use, but its density is not as good as that of wooden chopping block, and its thickness is not enough, so it can't be struck hard when it is used.
Regarding the question of whether plastic chopping boards are better or bamboo chopping boards, Bian Xiao suggested that bamboo chopping boards or wooden chopping boards should be chosen instead of plastic chopping boards when conditions permit.
How to clean the plastic chopping block?
How to clean the plastic chopping block? There are many kinds of cleaning for plastic chopping boards, such as hot water cleaning, 84 disinfectant cleaning and salt cleaning. The following are specific cleaning instructions.
1, 84 disinfectant cleaning
Dilute 84 disinfectant with purified water, and control the dilution concentration at 150-200 times. Under normal circumstances, a pot of water can pour three small bottle caps, and a little more can be put according to the number of cleaning items.
Then brush the place that has not been soaked with diluted disinfectant, and then rinse it with clear water. In addition, the price of disinfectant is also very cheap, and used water can also be poured into the toilet for cleaning.
2, coarse grinding sand paper cleaning
Because there are rough lines on the surface of plastic cutting board, when cutting some vegetables, the cutting board will become unclean, and the texture is full of vegetable juice, especially when cutting vegetables for a long time, the chopping marks on the cutting board will become easier to hide juice. However, a rough piece of water mill sandpaper can solve this problem, and the stains will soon disappear when rubbed with water.
3, salt water cleaning
The newly bought plastic cutting board needs to be soaked in brine for several days before it can be used.
4, bleach cleaning
Some cracks left on the chopping block by kitchen knives are easy to pollute people, and some are not easy to wash off with decontamination powder. You can touch the sponge with bleach, squeeze it and wash it with water.