Originally Posted by ShellyCrash

Plastic cutting boards in my exp. over time get cut up w/ use and eventually have more little cracks and crannies than wooden ones.

IMO the best to use there is glass. I don't always like the sound it makes using one, but the knives never leave and cuts on the surface.

For your spoons, and other wooden kitchen items, if you put a spot of oil on a paper towel and rub them down every now and then they keep nicer, longer.