Simple steps to a safer kitchen.

Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner has spent over a decade working as a writer in New York City. She currently covers all aspects of food, dining, travel and lifestyle trends and the intersection of culture, ...

Whether it's more sanitary to use plastic or wooden cutting boards is still up for debate. What's really important is how they're used and cleaned. Bacterial cross-contamina-tion is a real concern, so ...

Every month or so I give my wooden cutting boards a good cleaning — kind of like a nice little spa treatment — by using a few simple kitchen ingredients: lemon, salt, and a touch of elbow grease. I’ve ...