But hey, I used to do that. No matter how much you take care of them, the hot water wash and drying leads to those chopping boards splitting after so many uses. Those plastic buggers last for years.

You can oil them occasionally if they are drying out too much and cracking.

But yes they probably won't last forever. Shrug. Get another one.

Now I don't cook meat, so maybe that is why my experience doesn't match yours.

Not that I use a plastic board anyway.

I personally have a dedicated wood cutting board that is for meat only. I cook my meat to safe temperatures anyway so i’m not too worried about sanitizing it perfectly. I just do my best with hot water, soap, and a sponge.

I hope you don’t use any polyester if you’re so concerned about my plastic board. Just imagine all that plastic from washing polyester. Or maybe you have a car with seats made out of plastic bottles fished out of the ocean?

I dislike polyester in general, with the exception of exercise shorts and sneakers. I buy cotton or wool if possible. Polyester just feels cheap to me, and avoiding it also means i have less microplastics exposure. :)

There’s no hiding from microplastics. I do take some steps to avoid them where it’s easy, instead of purposely adding more to my body.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waxed_cotton

> Waxed cotton came in either black, or an inconsistent dark olive. Colour was controlled by the amount of copper left from the cupro-ammonia treatment.

It reminds me of this cling-wrap alternative i use in the kitchen: https://www.beeswrap.com/

Switched to this kind of stuff instead https://www.dm.de/profissimo-frischhaltehauben-aus-silikon-p... + normal cotton towels and paper for everything else.

This looks great for wrapping avocados, cucumbers, etc. Thanks for the tip!