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erronis

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8. Give me that old-fashioned wood and/or metal. Many of these plastic utensils were designed for non-stick cookware

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2024, 01:09 PM

Oct 2024

which themselves are loaded with PFAs (https://www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-explained) - more carcinogens.

I love me my wooden cutting boards. Wipe with a damp cloth or sponge (no anti-bacterial/virucidal soaps!). Let air dry. Oil when needed.

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YW, what a dangerous health hazard. Shouldn't have happened. Tx for posting. appalachiablue Oct 2024 #2

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Give me that old-fashioned wood and/or metal. Many of these plastic utensils were designed for non-stick cookware erronis Oct 2024 #8

I kept those round black bowls that Wendy's sold baked potatoes in to take a salad to work ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2024 #10