Does Billy Mays endorse a particular wood species?

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I remember awhile back someone talking about wood with natural antibacterial properties. Can't remember the answer.

Does such a wood exist?

Kaboom

[rhull]

I believe the wood from the Clorox tree exhibits that property.

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Thanks but I already tried that wood. When I fumed it with ammonia it leeched chlorine gas and got the cops called on me looking for a meth lab. Still paying the bailbonds guy and recovering from the cavity search.

[Sonny Edmonds]

I donno about Billy Mays endorsing any wood speiciesiesies. I sure wouldn't belive him anyway, he's a snake oil salesman.

But back in the 1970's Readers Digest did a test with the "New" plastic cutting boards that were all the rage for cutting up chicken because they were more sanitary.
Oops! Well, looky thar, Mable!
They used a maple cutting board (just like is found in millions and millions of homes), and a plastic one, to cut up a whole chicken on. (Tested for bacteria before use, and all during the testing.)
Then they washed them, by hand, in soapy sudsy dish water, rinsed them in hot water, dried them each with a clean dish towel.
Then they tested them for bacteria. Both had about the same amount of living bacteria on them. So they were set in sterile dish racks, and checked again in 20 minutes.
SAC-RA-BLU!
The plastic board was teaming with growing bacteria!
But the wooden board was sterile and what bacteria was on it was dieing.
They found that the wooden cutting board had self sterilizing properties in that the bacteria couldn't survive on it.

Maybe Great Grandma, Grandma, and Mom were right?

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[TDHofstetter]

I was thinkin' that maple was springing to my mind here... but I believe further that nearly any hardwood is naturally bacteriostatic.

Otherwise, living trees would be aswamp with bacteria... lookit how perfect an environment is inside a tree for the little boogers to grow! Gotta' be somethin' holding 'em back.

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[Sonny Edmonds]

I'm thinkin they don't like getting teeny splinters in their toes.
Whattya think? :7

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[Jim1142]

getting realy tired of those cats!

[CajunRider]

Wooof

[cabinetman]

Generally speaking most all woods are "food safe" if properly sealed and cured. Beyond that as for finishes, most all finishes are "food safe" once cured. There are also non-toxic stains available that can be used under clear oils. Paints that contain heavy metals such as lead or cadmium as colorants, should not be used as a "food safe" surface.

[rblusthaus]

I read this post yesterday and was embarrassed to ask who Billy Mays was -

Then - late last nite - while watching stupid TV - I found out for myself - and hopefully by Sat. evening, I will have a product that can do almost anything . . .

[rrich]

Russell,
How did you resist long enough not hitting the mute button to find out who he is? LMAO!

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I'm putting together some cutting board holders and wanted a wood that will do well with regular light moisture without growing mold as the inner surfaces will be impossible to clean once it is assembled. There will be ventilation holes and our climate is very dry do I don't expect much of a problem. I like the maple idea.

[cabinetman]

If you can't sufficiently seal all the wood, allowing it to dry out between uses will control mold. It grows when there is an ongoing source of moisture that doesn't get the chance to dry out. Dark damp conditions are the mold's best friend.

Any onset of mold could likely be controlled by a wash in a light bleach solution, followed by a dish soap solution, rinsed, and allowed to dry.

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Thanks