My wooden cutting board has lasted a decade. Here’s my care routine

For six weeks, food writer Marian Bull rigorously tested plastic-free cutting boards. She ended up recommending four wooden options. Photograph: OlgaMiltsova/Getty Images

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In theory I love the idea of a wooden cutting board. They don’t shed microplastics in your food, are naturally antibacterial and give off the rustic aesthetic that lives inside my Pinterest boards.