Hygienic wooden plates? Actually Holzteller more hygienic than plastic cutting boards. The predecessors of wooden plates knew our ancestors before the Stone Age. In the gastronomy they are partly forbidden, partly controversial. Look decorative to present cheese and sausage. For which dishes are suitable Holzteller and how are they cared for?

Antibacterial effect of wood plates
A study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1994 came to the conclusion that wooden boards (and thus also analog plates) have an antibacterial effect. In a nutshell, the wood contains tannins that kill bacteria. With every injury of the wood surface these tannins come out. In addition, wood absorbs water and other moisture. Contrary to the opinion, that’s why it would mold, bacteria and germs and fungi can not survive. They are deprived of the nutrient medium by the loss of fluid.
On plastic plates small puddles collect. Are not they dried off? and that also applies to any other material; The water in the micro-puddles absorbs pathogenic bacteria from the air. So you can even wash it off disheslurking unhealthy cultures.

Wooden plate before the Stone Age
Wood was and is one of the largest and best renewable resources of our planet. The inhabitants of the globe before the Stone Age did not know that, but they made use of it. Primitive shells were shallower predecessors Holzteller , With the simplest means, a root tuber was preferably hollowed out. With the development and the sedentaryness gradually joined to the practical object the art thought. Plates were elaborately decorated. In the Middle Ages, family crests were partly engraved, drawn and carved.
Wooden plates are certainly also useful misused. As a trophy for example for a shooter.

Decorative bowl or dinnerware: The Holzteller today
Wood is on the rise. Unfortunately, not only spruce and other native and fast-growing woods, but also tropical woods. For these materials, a reusable nature can not be repaired. Flora, fauna and animal worlds are destroyed. But wood is 100% biodegradable, – biological, without the addition of chemicals. The Holzteller for example, as well as their brothers the wooden boards and their sisters the wood cutlery, work untreated wonderfully.
It is good for the environment and for the body to eat from wooden plates. Compared to other materials, the wood is by no means burdened with heavy metals that could break loose.

And wood is not that expensive. Starting at 8 euros copies are available in stores.

Angular shapes, interesting bends and curves cost extra. In most cases, only a small amount is purchased to use as a decorative shell. For people who attach to the eco-trend, wood plates are everyday object.

Snack and cheese platter: Rustic wooden plates
When sausage, cheese, lard and co are served, the base is usually made of wood. Depending on the amount of eaters, it is a wooden plate or a moderate wooden plate. hamand Camembert look particularly tasty and authentic on the rustic coasters.

Info: Did you notice that wood is often used on product photos for food? It suggests naturalness. They unconsciously associate the abandonment of chemistry.

This is in addition to the appearance of a reason why sausage slabs are still served on wooden plates in the restaurant. The hands are flattered by the way. Wood is a living material. It’s not cold. Its feel is interesting and lets the eater enjoy with all senses.

How do I clean a wooden plate?
A wooden plate does not belong in the dishwasher. He should not be treated with dish soap. Better, wash off directly after use cold and then rinse with hot water. For maintenance, a wooden plate should be used in daily use up to twice a week linseed oilrubbed in. Unsightly cuts are simply erased with fine sandpaper.

Tip: instead of with vinegarto go against mold on the wood plate, dissolve fizz tablets for the third party and bathe the plate of wood in it. Vinegar dissolves the mold, but attacks the wood.