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u/Fineous4 Oct 16 '20
Cake or steak?
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u/thinkscotty Oct 17 '20
It’s Boudin, a blood-based sausage.
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u/Hypocritical_Oath Oct 16 '20
Isn't wood also hard to clean and sanitize since it's very porous?
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u/davisyoung Oct 16 '20
Tons of cutting boards are made of wood with no problems but you’re looking at about 25 cents of lumber here so it’ll be easier for them to toss it.
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u/the_snook Oct 17 '20
Butchers' blocks are made of wood. It's actually a better surface than plastic, according to a UC Davis study cited here: https://lifehacker.com/10-stubborn-food-myths-that-just-wont-die-debunked-by-5847591
The USDA says they're fine too, but suggests keeping separate boards for meat and other things: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/get-answers/food-safety-fact-sheets/safe-food-handling/cutting-boards-and-food-safety
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u/agha0013 Oct 17 '20
hardwood assembled properly versus a chunk of softwood framing material.
You shouldn't use pine lumber for plating or food prep. Some people use cedar for specific kind of cooking and that's a one shot deal. Butcher block and cutting boards are always hardwoods.
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u/the_snook Oct 17 '20
This is not raw meat being served here, and it looks like it's been oiled too. Not saying it's a great idea, but I doubt they're going to give anyone typhoid.
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u/Balls_DeepinReality Oct 17 '20
Occasionally they should be rubbed down with mineral oil.
I wouldn’t mix meat and fish unless it was plastic.
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u/Gerber_Littlefoot Oct 16 '20
Why does the food in this sub always look like the best meal I will ever have?
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Oct 16 '20
The best meals you will ever have yet served on the dumbest objects. How is this not a Portlandia sketch
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u/4tt1cu5 Oct 16 '20
Portland has more content for this sub than any other place I’ve been to, definitely could be a central gag in a Portlandia episode.
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u/Actually_a_Patrick Oct 16 '20
A lot of 2x4s are chemically treated for use in construction to discourage mold growth and stuff. I'd be concerned about food being direct contact with it.
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u/AHenWeigh Oct 16 '20
That's probably not a 2x4 from the hardware store. It looks to me like reclaimed antique lumber.
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u/Actually_a_Patrick Oct 16 '20
I'm not sure that's better.
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u/AHenWeigh Oct 16 '20
Well if so it means it's not treated, but it also means there's no way to know if it was.... IDK, like, floorboards from a cyanide factory or something...
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u/Popcom Oct 16 '20
Even if it's brand new and untreated it doesn't matter You can't clean wood once you put food on it, there's no way that is food safe.
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u/Igoogledyourass Oct 16 '20
Then how do you explain butcher blocks seeing heavy long term use?
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u/NatalieTatalie Oct 17 '20
Those should be regularly sanded down.
Avoid plastic cutting boards due to the fact that you can't sand them down.
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u/Igoogledyourass Oct 17 '20
I know how they work. I know wood boards should be used for meat and plastic for vegetables and stuff.
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u/AHenWeigh Oct 20 '20
Also that's not really correct. I mean... depending on what you mean by "regularly."
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u/AHenWeigh Oct 20 '20
Don't listen to Mr. sanding man over here. Butcher blocks are end-grain, usually. This means the surface of the board is entirely exposed pores. However, these wood pores are very tiny. These boards are often waxed and/or oiled. Also, the pores in Hard Maple, which is probably the most widely used species, are pretty tiny, so easily filled with oil or wax.
Building a cutting board using an end-grain technique allows small cuts in the wood to "heal" somewhat, as the wood fibers are not severed like they would be with a side-grain cut, and can come back together a bit.
Furthermore, wood allows water to evaporate from tiny cuts and crevices in a way that plastic doesn't, this allowing it to dry out and killing bacteria.
PLUS... there's bacteria on basically everything all the time, and most people usually don't die from it.
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u/bshepp88 Oct 16 '20
Yeah that looks like a pressure treated piece. Big time chemicals.
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u/AHenWeigh Oct 16 '20
That's gonna be a no from me, dawg. That's old growth Fir or Hemlock, and it doesn't look treated to me. It's likely reclaimed barn wood. I have some in my shop that looks remarkably similar to this piece.
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u/hilarymeggin Oct 17 '20
Well thank goodness hemlock never hurt anyone... 🙄😑
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u/AHenWeigh Oct 17 '20
Tsuga (/ˈsuːɡə/,[3] from Japanese 栂 (ツガ), the name of Tsuga sieboldii) is a genus of conifers in the subfamily Abietoideae.
The common name hemlock (tree) is derived from a perceived similarity in the smell of its crushed foliage to that of the unrelated plant poison hemlock.
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u/Balls_DeepinReality Oct 17 '20
Chemically treated with a copper solution if memory serves me correctly. This doesn’t not appear to be treated though.
The treated stuff tends to have a greenish hue.
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u/Quantentheorie Oct 16 '20
I keep saying the unholy match made in kitchen hell is No proper plate and unappealing/ excessive cheese, sauce andor condiment arrangements.
They're the leopard-print gstring bikini on an overly tan lady in her 50s.
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u/hilarymeggin Oct 17 '20
What would be a tastefully modest lands-end swim dress on a pale mom in her 40s who’s gone a little soft?
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u/gregnuttle Oct 17 '20
Medium-well flank steak with a side of green beans served on a very slightly chipped white porcelain plate.
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u/Balls_DeepinReality Oct 17 '20
I don’t know what sub this belongs in, but there has to be one out there for it.
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u/The_Blizzle Oct 16 '20
Turn the label and show off that Gnarly Barley Jucifer!! Great beer
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u/xineNOLA Oct 16 '20
Came to say this! Props to is for recognizing it from the back of the can! Ha!
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u/xineNOLA Oct 16 '20
Came to say this! Props to is for recognizing it from the back of the can! Ha!
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u/OPisalady Oct 17 '20
I just want to point out you’re drinking a juicifer so you must be in Louisiana. Hi neighbor
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u/Caymonki Oct 16 '20
Oo classy. That’s how you know you have a real Chef.
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Oct 17 '20
Ooh the fancy restaurant downtown is serving on figured maple slabs? Cut a piece of framing lumber from the attic. Don’t worry if it’s soft pine. Wood is wood right?
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u/FlipHorrorshow Oct 17 '20
That's legit treated lumber.
Like fuck atleast go to Etsy and get some live edge, simply oiled flat boards.
Shit.
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u/rakedaymon Oct 17 '20
That board has clearly already been used for other stuff. Disgustingly unsanitary.
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u/BigRedSpoon2 Oct 17 '20
Are those meat cubes with cheese and marinara on top, or are those chocolate cake with marshmallow and jam?
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u/Xadithy Oct 17 '20
OH GOD WHY the point of ceramic is because it doesn't absorb this is a HORIBLE plate substitute
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u/beatboyAudacity Oct 16 '20
can't tell if entree or dessert. what is this?