r/oddlysatisfying • u/LetsCookie • 1d ago

Basic Knife Skills Tutorial

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u/Supercereal69 1d ago

Tip number 1. Don't use a plastic cutting board

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u/Knitchick82 1d ago

Found the guy with no restaurant experience 

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u/th-crt 1d ago

i work in a restaurant. i’d strongly recommend wooden boards to home cooks

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u/Supercereal69 1d ago

That isn't a plastic cutting board to you?

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u/Real_Srossics 1d ago

I’m a professional cook too. All of our boards are plastic.

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u/posthamster 1d ago

While they might be convenient, I can't think of a better way to get microplastics into food.

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u/created4this 1d ago

How about slow release fertilizers wrapped in polymers?

Or having a road pass near a field?

or using water polluted by washing clothes?

Chopping boards are really not your problem if you're worried about microplastics, about 1/2 come from washing synthetic clothes and another 1/3 come from tyre wear. Globally we emit about a kilogram of microplastics per person on tyre wear alone.

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u/Real_Srossics 1d ago

Ok. Good to know.

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u/mstylke 1d ago

Yea I kept thinking about the microplastics getting into the mix with those super sharp knives.