On 6/25/2013 5:27 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2013-06-25, zxcvbob > wrote:
>> Someone at my house put a nice-looking but inexpensive (Walmart) bamboo
>> cutting board in the dishwasher
>
> Someone at yer house is a moron. Get a poly board and you can toss
> that sucker in the dishwasher all day long.
>
> I used to be reluctant about poly boards, suspecting they withheld
> germs and dulled blades. Not true. After wearing out two good maple
> boards over 20 yrs, I now have two poly boards. They have not dulled
> my blades and are easily sanitized. I don't have a dishwasher, but
> like my knives, I immediately clean with soap and hot water. If
> cutting meat, I add bleach. Don't be misled by color coded poly
> boards. It's jes a gimmick to get you to buy more boards.
>
> nb
>
There's nothing wrong with distinguishing between the veg and meat prep
boards based on color.