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Wooden Spoon Only Thing In Man’s Life That Not Giving Him Cancer (theonion.com)

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[–] EffortlessEffluvium@lemm.ee 35 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, but it just soaked up bacteria in the sink…

[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 63 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Actually, the capillary action of wood is antibacterial. It dehydrates the cells and they die.

Wood cutting boards are more hygienic than plastic.

[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 22 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Where else am i to get my required daily dose of microplastic?

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Just inhale. Especially if you are in a closed environment without proper ventilation. Many clothing are made with synthetic fiber blends, so there is plastic micro fibers in every home.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You can choose not to buy polyester clothing. Most of mine is cotton.

[–] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 months ago

Ah, but car tires are the #1 cause of microplastic pollution and in the US there aren't any cities that are car free

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 months ago

Drinking water?

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 months ago

Eating animals and plants

[–] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 months ago

Car tire dust. Most of the plastic in your body comes from car tires

[–] karpintero@lemmy.world 21 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Yep, read an article about not applying finish to cutting boards for this reason.

Also found out open grain woods might be better at preventing bacteria from building up, was always told the opposite.

[–] OrganicMustard@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Maybe at first, but I don't want my cutting board sucking food juices for years.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

Woodworker here: This is why wooden cutting boards are coated with an ingestion safe oil or paste wax before use. Prevents significant fluid ingress. Then hand wash it and stand it vertically to air dry.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I just wish my partner wouldn't leave wooden chopping boards or spoons soaking in water overnight. Want to get a somewhat decent one but I know it's inevitable.

Maybe I should just buy some nice hardwood board and cut one to size and use that as a choppig board. A lot cheaper than buying something labelled as a chopping board.

[–] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Find a local wood shop and ask if they have any hardwood scrap pieces. I got a bunch of small pieces of red oak for free that work great as a cutting board

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I don't even know what a wood shop would look like. B&Q or Wickes sell timber but I think it's a fairly limited selection, mostly just different size/shapes of softwoods.

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

At press time, sources confirmed moisture within the wooden spoon had caused Davies to contract a drug-resistant and potentially fatal fungal infection.

[–] EffortlessEffluvium@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

Heh, I didn’t read the article! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯