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Is “poly” local american slang for plastic? Anyway I prefer wood because I’d rather have some wood fibres in my food than microplastic. Not that anyone knows if it’s actually harmful or not

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dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Sort of. Polymer, actually. It’s a common end-run around calling something “plastic” outright because that in and of itself is typically a shorthand for “cheap” or “flimsy.”

Anyway, the plastic cutting boards in commercial use (i.e. the ones I use because I am that kind of nerd) are made of high density polyethylene.

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RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Wood for most stuff, plastic for meat and fish because I don’t want meat juice soaking into the wood.

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- BrowseMan@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Apparently, surprisingly, bacteria grow/anchor better in plastic. than wood. (wood might still absorb the juices more easily)
  
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- jagged_circle@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  And now all my fruits taste like garlic, thanks
  
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- Zwiebel@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Fair point
  
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