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Char Nolan - Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)
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Tuesday, August 01, 2023 at 11:00 am Pacific, 2:00 pm Eastern
Join Chef Char Nolan in her virtual office as she welcomes all of your questions. This event was created for you and we encourage you to ask anything – from cooking techniques to cou… Read More.
Question:
Do you have any opinion about bamboo cutting boards?
— Marsha Seidelman
Answer:
Bamboo is great and, uh, they serve their purpose. They're good for the environment, but I also, um, use a plastic, well, not, it's not plastic, but it's rubber or something. I, I got it at Ikea and I use it for onion and garlic and other things like that so that the juices from the aromatics don't set into the, uh, bamboo. And then you end up having a $7 box of strawberries that tastes more like salsa than strawberries. Um, I have several bamboo cutting boards. I like them a lot. This thing behind me on the stove is one of those over the, you put it over the grs in your, on your stove top. It's made of bamboo and I like it and it's easy to clean and, uh, I use salt and lemon to clean it so that, uh, the salt acts as an abrasive agent. And the, uh, lemon will help to take out any bacteria that might be growing in that wood. So, uh, you know, if you wanna take me on a field trip, take me to Home Goods or TJ Maxx and I'll look at every cutting board that they have. And that's such a great question.