The chunky wood butcher block in 1980s kitchens disappeared because of a government recommendation that had zero science behind it.
— Aakash Gupta (@aakashgupta) August 18, 2026
In the early 90s, food microbiologist Dean Cliver asked the USDA for the evidence behind their advice to ditch wood for plastic. They admitted they… https://t.co/exwdJ3yPEB
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Well they want us dead so everything they recommend is to that end…
That’s why you can never listen to them unless you want to find yourself dead at some point. M
The rule I live by is when the government tells you to go left that’s your cue to go right.
That’s the way Brother…
I ditched plastic cutting boards in our home in the early 1990’s after we saw worm like larvae growing on the board even after many cleanings on them. We made our cuttings boards out of the correct wood, cut them from a sheet , rounded off the edges and sanded them smooth and till this day I still use the same boards for cutting all my food.
I have three wood cutting boards. One I remember from my childhood another from my teens. They pair well with the 75 year old cast iron pans my mom received as wedding gifts in 1946.