Need to cook safely, please help?

[Tiff A]

i want to cook chicken and i want to cut it ahead of time. like before i cook it. however if i were to cut it on a cutting board, then wash the knife i used and cutting board would i be able to use the knife and cutting board for something else next time, like vegetables or fruit? or would that be cross-contamination?

 

[Paul]

Cross contamination!! Cut the fruit and vegetables before you cut the chicken. Then wash the board and knife immediately then stick it in the dishwasher.

 

[Happy Cooker]

Wash the boards down with a little bleach and water and it will be fine. You don't say if your board is wood or plastic but it doesn't matter.

 

[Kip]

Any type of meat or any time you cook or cut things up it should be washed after you cut , then clean the board and knife and cut your fruit.

Common sense.