Dean Cliver, an expert in food microbiology at the University of California Davis, was the OG of cutting-board research. In the early 1990s, Cliver, who died in 2011, and his colleagues set out to ...

So how did I get to wood? They show the fewest marks, last long if properly cared for, and are the best for the longterm health of your knives. Maple wood in particular (which three of these five ...