How to choose a cutting board?

First of all, wooden chopping boards are a common choice. Wood is a natural material, and chopping boards made of natural wood are most accepted by families in China, especially those who like traditional China dishes.

Moreover, the characteristics of wooden chopping boards are also very obvious, because they are made of natural wood, which is more in line with the traditional cooking concept, and because natural wood has moderate hardness and less wear on knives, wooden chopping boards are more common.

2. Bamboo chopping block

The second is a bamboo chopping block. Bamboo chopping board not only realizes the health and environmental protection of all-natural materials, but also realizes the desire of most consumers to be economical. Bamboo has a natural fragrance, has a natural sterilization effect, can play the role of automatic sterilization, and bring more protection to your health, so more and more families are gradually buying bamboo chopping boards.

3. Plastic cutting board

Thirdly, compared with other cutting boards, plastic cutting boards are also very convenient to use, such as simple cleaning and handling, but the cutting board made of this material has a very obvious disadvantage that it is harmful. After all, most plastics have some chemical components that are harmful to human body, so plastic chopping boards are not a good choice.

4. Synthetic cutting board

Synthetic cutting board has many advantages, such as less water absorption, less debris and knife friendliness. The ingredients are not easy to slip off, and the surface of the synthetic cutting board will be treated with antibacterial, which is safer to use. However, the synthetic chopping board still has some shortcomings, such as high price, inability to do big work, and no problem with daily chopping. But if it is used to cut bones and chop ribs, try not to use synthetic cutting boards, which will leave knife marks.

The difference between ironwood chopping board and common wooden chopping board

First look at the characteristics. Tiemu/Tochigi chopping board is long in age, and its wood fibers are thin and hard. The chopping block made of it has the advantages of no mud, water immersion resistance, no corrosion, smooth and clean surface and long service life. Ordinary wooden chopping boards are made of maple, catalpa bungeana and Schima superba, so the wood is soft and easy to lose sawdust.

Second, look at the relative density. The proportion of wood in tiemu/ebony chopping block is heavy and submerged in water, but ordinary wood is not.

Third, look at the texture. "Tiemu/ebony chopping block wood is twill with staggered texture, but ordinary wood is not.

Fourth, look at the hardness. The section marked with thumb nail of ironwood/wood chopping block does not show nail marks, but ordinary wood does.

5. Listen to the sound. Ironwood/Tochigi chopping boards rattle like iron when struck with a hammer, while ordinary wood rattles.