Long ago, humans chopped and ground meats and vegetables on natural surfaces like rocks. Eventually, we decided to trade these slab stones for wooden cutting boards. More recently, many home chefs, ...

Everyone has one: a scratched, stained plastic cutting board that’s been in your kitchen for years. Despite how many times you say to yourself, “I should get a new one,” you never do — but now, it’s ...

The USDA & FDA have declared wood and nonporous surfaces (like plastic, marble, and glass) safe for food preparation. Plastic cutting boards wear with daily use and should be replaced when they ...

Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner has spent over a decade working as a writer in New York City. She currently covers all aspects of food, dining, travel and lifestyle trends and the intersection of culture, ...

When trying to equip a kitchen quickly or affordably, we reflexively choose the budget buy. That almost always means plastic cutting boards. While plastic boards have plenty of plus points — they ...

There are some key differences between plastic and wood cutting boards, but even among wood boards, there are benefits and drawbacks. The kind of wood used, as well as the construction of the board, ...

Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. Photo-Illustration by TIME (Source Images: vejaa/Getty Images, MirageC/Getty Images, Nature, food, landscape, ...

Wood boards may trap and neutralize bacteria better than plastic ones. Cutting boards made of one solid piece of hardwood reduce bacteria risk more than glued boards. Sanitizing wood boards with soapy ...

I cleaned out the veggie drawer last night and made a big stir fry for dinner. Garlic, ginger, carrots, onion, a couple different kinds of peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, spinach, celery, ...

The debate between wood and plastic cutting boards has been simmering for years, and with Food Safety Education Month upon us, it's the perfect time to revisit the question. Is wood truly better for ...