Wood is naturally absorbent, so when you wash a cutting board, the wood fibers soak up water. The same principle applies when you cut meat, fruit, or wet vegetables—the wood also absorbs those juices.

Wooden cutting boards need a little TLC every now and then, but not just any oil will do for maintenance. When shopping for the best cutting board oils, opt for a food-grade mineral oil or a ...

Whether your kitchen is a hotspot for cooking delicious feasts that require expert meat chopping, or you just like to have cut-up veggies on hand, you're likely using your wooden cutting board to get ...

Howard’s Cutting Board Oil (no relation to writer Howard Garrett) is one high-quality brand to help you keep your wooden cutting boards from drying out and cracking. Howard Garrett / Special ...

One New Year’s resolution most of us probably forgot to make was to show the wooden workhorses of our kitchen the respect they deserve. Those cutting boards, butcher blocks, spoons, knife handles and ...

Chopping boards are among the most-used items in our kitchens. It's therefore no surprise to learn that such frequent use makes wooden chopping boards significant culprits for harbouring nasty ...