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It may be absent, but tests on food prep surfaces show wood performs surprisingly well. Better than plastic.
by anateus 8y ago
It may be absent, but tests on food prep surfaces show wood performs surprisingly well. Better than plastic.
- lmkg 8y agoFrom what I remember, wood's main difference is that is absorbs water. On the one hand, this wicks water away from the surface making it dryer immediately (bad for pathogens), but on the other hand it retains moisture for longer (good for pathogens). These trade-offs are overall beneficial for the use case of a cutting board, but that may be a very narrow set of conditions. This is aside from the fact that hospitals are a more adversarial environment than kitchens--every sneeze might contain ebola, and every patient might be immunocomprimised. I would imagine airports fall somewhere in the middle.