How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensils

Re:How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plast... by indrora on Thursday December 12, 2024 @01:53PM (#42402104)

You can seal woods (polyurethane, linseed oil, etc) and they take well to disinfectants (UV, povidone iodine, etc) and can be submerged in common commercial disinfectant washes.

It's just uncommon in a commercial kitchen because it costs 4-5x the price, depending on how many you want and how many you'll destroy from use over time. A cheap steel implement in a commercial kitchen will last 4-5x the lifetime of a wood one but that same wood implement will last just fine in a home kitchen.

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Re:How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plast... by cruffle_duffle on Thursday December 12, 2024 @02:42PM (#42402609)

> polyurethane

If you are using wood to avoid plastic but coat your wood in polyurethane or any other fossil fuel based compound, I kind of feel like you’ve gone full circle back to consuming plastic.

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Re:How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plast... by indrora on Thursday December 12, 2024 @09:12PM (#42405399)

I provide it simply as an example of one way to seal woods.

Wood cutting boards ("butcher's blocks") have been a popular item for as long as the profession of butcher has been around and longer.

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