How to choose the right chopping block?
There are plastic chopping boards, wooden boards, bamboo chopping boards, boiling glass chopping boards and synthetic substrates on the market. Stainless steel adhesive plate, etc. , each has its advantages and disadvantages.
I. Timber Assessment Committee
Advantages: Wood bark has high density and strong toughness, and is suitable for processing foods with bones.
Disadvantages: there are many kinds of wooden foundation boards, so it is not easy to choose. It is easy to thunder and turn black after a long time, which affects food safety.
Characteristics of plywood made of different wood;
Tiemu: The structure is compact and hard.
Wood pressing: clear texture, high hardness and strong durability.
Wood inspection: the texture is soft and prone to knife marks.
Ginkgo wood: moderate hardness and good cutting feeling.
Ebony: compact structure, good antibacterial and mildew-proof effect.
Chicken wing wood: hard and affordable.
Two. Bamboo evaluation board
Advantages: light material, high hardness, difficult forgery, relatively stable quality and safer use.
Disadvantages: the seats are not thick enough, and most of them are spliced, so they can't handle the ingredients with bones. A heavy blow when chopping meat may cause damage to the cold plate.
Three. Plastic chopping board
Advantages: light weight and convenient carrying.
Gap point: Plastic chopping board is easy to deform and rough, and it is easy to cut slag foam into human body, which affects health.
Four. Plant synthetic adhesive board
It mainly has the advantages of wheat, orange and rice husk foundation board: it is not easy to be moldy, easy to clean and more suitable for daily use. Disadvantages: it is easy to leave scratches when cutting vegetables, and it is easy to hide evil people.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) stainless steel fried dumpling
Advantages: tasteless, tasteless, easy to clean, not easy to mold.
Disadvantages: high hard seat, easy to hurt the blade, not suitable for machetes.
Generally speaking, wood plywood and plant synthetic cold plate are more suitable for daily use, but it is suggested that wood chopping boards should be better. Smell the chopping block before you buy it. If it tastes sour, it means it contains sulfur. Can't buy it.
In addition, the wooden brick board should be cleaned regularly and ventilated in the sun to avoid breeding bacteria and black hair.
How to clean and maintain the chopping block?
No matter what kind of cold plate it is, clean it in time after use, put it in a ventilated and cool place, let it dry, and never expose it to the sun.
Wood veneer needs to be soaked in concentrated brine 1-2 days after being bought back. Soaking in concentrated brine can make the veneer stronger because it is not easy to crack. But also clean and durable, and the salt overflows into the rubber plate and can also play a role in sterilization.
Wood adhesive board should not be cleaned with detergent. Cleaning liquid permeates into wood, which will lead to moldy wood after long-term use, and it is very unsanitary to handle food.
If the sticky board has treated food with excessive oil content, it can continue to be cleaned with hot water. When the chopping block has fishy smell or other peculiar smell, it can be cleaned with lemon and coarse salt.