Not really, at least judging by the state of my plastic boards. Contrary to wooden boards, they’re completely unsuitable for dishwashers. Who knows what were these wooden boards treated with to make them “food safe”.

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?

yeah, a wooden cutting board isn’t great for a dishwasher either.

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.

Anything waterproof is going to be either leather or polyester. There’s no getting around it today.

Waxed cotton?

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

Never seen anything made out of that in the shop. How expensive is it? And what do we think about this?

> 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.

that’s pretty interesting, didn’t realize that was used for some outdoor gear!

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

I do have a couple of those. They’re terrible to wash.

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

yes they are. i use them more for covering bowls, etc. They don’t get as messy that way.

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

Boiled wool is pretty water resistant, that’s usually what wool coats are made of.

Yep, polyester was the first thing to go. It’s a crappy fabric for all sorts of other reasons anyway.