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Wooden Spoon Only Thing In Man’s Life That Not Giving Him Cancer (theonion.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Garibaldee@lemm.ee to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] OrganicMustard@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Maybe at first, but I don't want my cutting board sucking food juices for years.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Woodworker here: This is why wooden cutting boards are coated with an ingestion safe oil or paste wax before use. Prevents significant fluid ingress. Then hand wash it and stand it vertically to air dry.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I just wish my partner wouldn't leave wooden chopping boards or spoons soaking in water overnight. Want to get a somewhat decent one but I know it's inevitable.

Maybe I should just buy some nice hardwood board and cut one to size and use that as a choppig board. A lot cheaper than buying something labelled as a chopping board.

[–] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Find a local wood shop and ask if they have any hardwood scrap pieces. I got a bunch of small pieces of red oak for free that work great as a cutting board

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I don't even know what a wood shop would look like. B&Q or Wickes sell timber but I think it's a fairly limited selection, mostly just different size/shapes of softwoods.