Precautions for the use of wooden cutting boards
1. Harmful substances such as aflatoxin are more likely to remain on wooden cutting boards.
I think the reason why some people say that wooden cutting boards are unhealthy may be because the structure of wooden cutting boards is more likely to retain bacteria and other substances. For example, aflatoxin is a serious carcinogen, and eating too much is very harmful to the human body. . Moreover, aflatoxin is resistant to high temperature, and it is not killed by the temperature of ordinary water. However, the probability of aflatoxin in various plastic boards is very small, but in fact plastic boards may have other unfavorable substances.
2. We need to clean the wooden cutting board frequently.
In fact, wooden floors are easy to breed bacteria, and it doesn’t matter. As long as we can clean them regularly, there is basically no harm to our bodies. For general bacteria, we can clean it up with detergent and a brush. But for aflatoxin, we need to make sure that all the impurities on the board are removed, because aflatoxin is resistant to high temperature, and a little bit is very toxic.
3. Optionally use two wooden cutting boards.
There is also a way to avoid the growth of many bacteria on the wooden board. We choose to use two wooden boards, one for cutting raw food, and the other for cutting cooked organisms, which can prevent cross-infection of bacteria and has a certain role in preventing bacteria.
All in all, the reason why wooden cutting boards at home are unhealthy should be because wooden cutting boards are more prone to bacteria. But in fact, as long as we are diligent in cleaning and do not let impurities remain on the surface of the wood, it is basically harmless to our body. We can also choose to use two cutting boards to prevent bacterial cross infection.
