Katra wrote:
> The main thing I don't like about plastic boards is that they are
> slippery!!! I can't cut things as fine on them, and mincing or chopping
> is a pain. :-P

Put a damp cloth or even a wet paper towel under it. No slipping. The
working surfaces of plastic boards get a nice "tooth" to them that
prevent foods from slipping. I sanitize with a two-part wash of
peroxide and white vinegar. Kills everything.

> Oh, I've also read somewhere that there are substances in the wood that
> act as natural bacteria killers, so contamination of food is more common
> with plastic boards. I don't know if this is true or not.......

The bacteriostatic thing is a subject still being argued in the halls
of food science programs everywhere. Jury's still out on it.

Contamination and cross-contamination is controllable so it says more
about the user than the material.

Pastorio