Is the wooden chopping board better or the plastic chopping board?

Wooden chopping boards are better than plastic chopping boards. Many people have used plastic chopping boards for many years but don't know the disadvantages of plastic chopping boards. Wooden chopping boards are superior to plastic chopping boards. Plastic chopping boards can easily accumulate viruses and bacteria. In addition, many families' kitchen chopping boards are hidden in unventilated cabinets, which has caused more attacks on human health. The wooden chopping board has antibacterial ability. At the same time, the trees that make wooden chopping boards are generally ancient and excellent wood, which has antibacterial and bactericidal effects.

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. Plastic cutting boards are not resistant to high temperature, and if hot food is cut on them, it will easily lead to deformation. Even some chopping boards contain lead, cadmium and other plasticizers, which may cause cancer after long-term use. Rough plastic chopping boards are also easy to be cut into pieces, which enter the body with food and cause damage to the liver and kidney of human body. The wooden chopping board is thick and tough, suitable for chopping meat or hard objects, and has strong water absorption and is not easy to dry. Long-term humidity leads to mildew and intestinal diseases. It is best to choose a cutting board made of birch, willow, acacia or ginkgo.

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The wooden chopping block has high density and strong toughness, and it is very firm to use. However, it is not easy to choose wooden chopping boards because of their various types. Some wooden chopping boards (such as Ubuntu) contain toxic substances and have an odor. Cutting vegetables with them will pollute the dishes and easily cause vomiting, abdominal pain and dizziness. There are also some loose wooden cutting boards, such as poplar cutting boards, which are not hard enough, easy to crack and prone to knife marks on the surface. If it is not thoroughly cleaned, it is easy to shelter evil people from evil practices, breed bacteria and pollute food.

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