If you use a wooden board for cutting meat scrub it with a stiff bristled brush in hot water with a detergent.
Cooked meat on wood cutting board.
If it is particularly bloody or covered in grease wipe it off with kitchen paper and use a paste of salt and lemon juice to scrub it down.
If you ve been working with particularly pungent foods like garlic onions or fish eliminate their odors trapped in the cutting board by wiping a fresh lemon wedge on the surface area after you ve cleaned and disinfected it.
More so than most other foods using a cutting board for meat is going to put a significant amount of wear and tear on the board or the blade.
Plastic wood or bamboo.
While wooden boards may last longer there s no denying that they require far more maintenance in the long run.
Mini chunks of meat can fall off of the cutting block and raw meat juices can splatter leaving no visible trace.
In addition to owning separate surfaces you also need to pay attention to the board s material.
I love my boos block which has grooves to catch any unruly juice what about bamboo.
I usually use plastic for raw meat but for any other cutting my favorite board material is wood says epicurious food editor rhoda boone.
The best types of cutting boards for your kitchen.
However consider using one cutting board for fresh produce and bread and a separate one for raw meat poultry and seafood.