Bamboo Cutting Board

Creating a bamboo cutting board is quite eco-friendly in nature and I can assure you it's a sustainable material as well. Bamboo as a material if you consider is very strong in its texture and acts as a retainer by absorbing scarce amount of moisture. Thus, bamboo as an option will never shrink nor swell out. Amazingly, bamboo grows at an average rate of 24'' in a day, and hence you can imagine it will never exhaust from the environment and will continue to harvest and habituate to create ecologically attractive crafting products like bamboo cutting board. Another plus point about this kitchen cutlery is that its made out of hard wood in fact the hardest wood of all times. So using it for any vigorous employment bamboo works out 16% better than a maple material. Moving on further into this article, you will see some interesting facts and features of having cutting boards made out of bamboo.

Facts and Features of Bamboo Cutting Board

The basic fact about uttering the word 'bamboo' is to know that it isn't a tree but is a type of grass growing rapidly up to 120 feet high and nearly a foot in diameter. Unlike other trees in the forest, bamboos do not continue growing taller or broader, but their stems reach a typical height in an actual growing season. Moreover according to certain ecologists, bamboo poses out to be a green alternative to plastic or wood cutting boards. This board doesn't leave any pitting or scarring on the board even on the usage of sharp knives. But that doesn't mean your edging tools begin to dull out due to the hard surface of the board. Another thing is, the gluing material that is used to put the pieces together, that glue is typically designed and food-grade approved type of material. Many other cutting boards have formaldehyde as a gluing material which is totally not suitable for cutting food on.

Another interesting fact is the look it gives; including all the lovely craftsmanship and aesthetic appearance, the overall look of the board is really shiny and smooth finished. The colors and wood grain textures occurring in bamboos may vary consequently though, but when everything's put altogether the design is elevated and look gets even more attractive. With so many types of bamboos available in any desired color, shape, size and show, a bamboo cutting board doesn't stain and doesn't prevail cleaning. Everything is just instant and quick with this tool!

Well, the subject is getting all the more interesting and seems there is no end to the great praises about bamboo cutting board and so forth. These boards should totally bag a prize for the durability and lovely aesthetics they stage. Moreover speaking about its maintenance, as mentioned before, it's easy to clean, sanitize and preserve it for years to come.

Care for a Bamboo Cutting Board

Required Materials: Camellia oil or mineral oil, some cotton fabrics, a mild dish detergent and hydrogen peroxide or bleach.

Simple Ways

• It is but obvious one is going to clean and wash the cutting board after each 'n' every use. Well, when you wash the board try using a mild dish detergent solution. Also wash the board with warm water it helps to do away with any lingering bacteria.
• All the cleaning should be done using a gentle sponge. Make sure you rinse the board's surface thoroughly with water before the next use is due.
• Another method is using oil as mentioned in the materials. Particularly when the board is newly bought oil application gets necessary so as to remove all the lurking particles after manufacturing. Heat the mineral oil slightly and apply it on the surface of the cutting board using a cotton cloth. Rub it vigorously and leave the oil to soak in the board for 20 minutes. Wipe it after that with another fresh cloth.
• Alternating method to mineral oil is, try using camellia oil. Rub the cutting board regularly after the usage. Camellia oil is known for its qualities of preserving luster on a surface, it will do the same for this one too. These oils are rarely used perhaps once in two months they are used to give an aesthetic appeal to the cutting board.
• Last but not the least, you can use sanitizers to clean the board. This method is used for heavy stuff in case you have cut some fish or raw meat, an application of the same mixed with water will do the cleaning like a shot. One thing you will have to make sure is to dilute the solution with water and rinse the board thoroughly once you apply the mixture on it.

With these agile ways by now you must have updated your self to clean and take utmost care of your bamboo cutting board at home. Before I conclude, here is a quick tip I would like to share, never use any other oils like vegetable or olive oils to clean the board. These oils can work rancid and ruin your board. Secondly, do not stuff your board in the dishwasher, believe me you don't wanna hear what happens next!