{"id":2849,"date":"2023-09-04T09:03:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T09:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonelyaxe.com\/?p=2849"},"modified":"2023-09-04T09:03:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T09:03:49","slug":"how-often-should-you-replace-your-wood-cutting-boards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonelyaxe.com\/how-often-should-you-replace-your-wood-cutting-boards\/","title":{"rendered":"How Often Should You Replace Your Wood cutting-boards – How To Know The Lifespan Of Your cutting-board"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
While many kitchen utensils were built to last forever, you need to replace cutting-boards occasionally. This brings us to the question, “How Often Should You Replace Your Wood cutting-boards?”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0Of all the materials used in making cutting boards, wood is the most varied.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wooden cutting boards are made from either hardwood or softwood.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The differences in density and texture play a crucial role in their utility and duration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Over time, your wood cutting boards and cutting boards of other materials lose their quality and become less suitable for food preparation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0Moreover, It is common knowledge that cutting boards are a haven for bacterial growth, so it is only ideal to replace them occasionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this blog post, we will consider the various cutting board materials and highlight how to know when to change your wooden cutting boards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We use cutting boards for meal prepping because they meet a standard that makes them ideal and safe.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n When your cutting board begins to depreciate from daily use, it tends to lose these qualities, and then replacing it with a new one becomes necessary.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are some of the ways to know that it is time to get rid of your cutting board and invest in a new one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nothing compares to the disappointment felt when you pull out your cutting board and suddenly find it warped<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fact that it is entirely impossible to cut properly with a warped board makes it even more frustrating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If your cutting board expands and contracts unevenly, warps are bound to occur.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n In other words, your wood board soaks up and releases more water from one side of the board than from the other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This frequently happens because, most times, we pat dry one side of our board, forgetting the other, usually the underside facing the wet countertop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can resolve this by wetting the board and leaving it turned over until it flattens again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If the board is badly warped, then your best option is to toss it and buy a new one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As you use your wood cutting board daily, it will someday weaken and develop some cracks. This means that you should change your cutting board.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cracks make cleaning hard. They open up more space for grooming bacteria and germs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0If the crack is not too deep, you can fix it with sanding or food-safe wood glue. Otherwise, you will have to buy a new one.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhen to Replace cutting-boards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Warps<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Grooved and Cracked <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n