Resistant does not mean it can’t get moldy. Just less likely if treated well.
All wooden boards need to be cleaned and well dried before storage to prevent mildew and warping. I wash both sides of my thicker boards even if I just used one so that it doesn’t warp while drying. Also I dry them standing on edge so it dries evenly. Just a longevity thing if you spent good money for a good board. If it’s a $5 board from Walmart, do whatever, just be clean.
Good advice. It does depend on your environment, though. I live in the mountains where it’s super dry all the time, and we basically never get mold on anything. As long as it’s not literally dripping, I can put a cutting board away in a cupboard still wet and it will be bone-dry in an hour.
I had heard Bamboo was resistant to that sort of thing?
(It’s still good advice, more an academic question)
Resistant does not mean it can’t get moldy. Just less likely if treated well.
All wooden boards need to be cleaned and well dried before storage to prevent mildew and warping. I wash both sides of my thicker boards even if I just used one so that it doesn’t warp while drying. Also I dry them standing on edge so it dries evenly. Just a longevity thing if you spent good money for a good board. If it’s a $5 board from Walmart, do whatever, just be clean.
Good advice. It does depend on your environment, though. I live in the mountains where it’s super dry all the time, and we basically never get mold on anything. As long as it’s not literally dripping, I can put a cutting board away in a cupboard still wet and it will be bone-dry in an hour.
Honestly I have a meaty endgrain cutting board, and unless it gets wet, I usually leave it alone.
It gets an oil and wax as needed (the colour fades, for example)