Since I retired back in 2020 you challenged me to take up cooking. Now I do all the cooking at home and on the rode in our RV. Thanks for all the recipes and tips/tricks!
Isn't it fun? I changed jobs and finally got some relief from work stress, and my wife and I have been having a blast cooking at home. There is SO MUCH amazing food you can make for basically what you were spending on easy-make frozen/prepared stuff anyway. This video inspired me to go find some Mongolian beef recipes! I think we'll try that this weekend. Yesterday we made the most incredible cheesecake I have ever tasted. I've also had a good time making protein-packed flatbread pizza and I'm going to start that back up, I think.
I just made a Florida loop in my "new to me" 1988 G20 van. Drove like a champ! Getting ready to build her out solid for long term van life. Nice vids and good luck to all..
On the topic of cooking, our weird parasocial relationship helps me when i cook. Almost like having a friend in the kitchen working with me. Its my favorite part about the van videos honestly, beautiful sights and good food seem like an amazing combo for peace.
nothing beats a super high wind(30-40mph) being inside a forest, and next to waves at the same time, the sound of all the different types of trees in the wind/rain with the waves washing up from ottawa river in a 1 mile wide section of the river, in my tent with my wife about 5 feet from a drop off where the waves were just reaching the top of - best sleep experience i ever had in my life was at driftwood provincial park, hands down- wife says the same
Rapala's are awesome lures for trout. Dragonfly larve, which you can find under rocks or limbs in the water, using a bobber. Or just night crawlers. Good luck! Oil on the noodles does work if you stir the noodles.
Mongolian beef looks delicious will have to try it. Here’s a really easy recipe for a quick meal season pork chops and brown in olive oil. Add a can of mushroom soup with half a can mixed milk and water. I also add some canned or fresh chopped mushrooms. Simmer until pork chops are tender and cooked through. Serve with rice. Makes a tasty gravy.
wood is naturally antibacterial also, if you put oil on your pasta, it will block the absorption of any sauces you try to flavor it with. Just run a little water over them if they sit and get stuck together. it will loosen them right up. Best to keep some water they were cooked in for that, but any water will do. Happy cooking!
I grew up in Southern California and my folks owned multiple RVs/campers/trailers/fishing boat. I absolutely fished and camped at Lake Isabella in my younger days. Thanks for bringing up good memories, Ryan!!!
lol, in Bakersfield and we watched same Starlink take off from Vandenberg and spied ISS overhead immediately after! Lake Isabella is brutal in the wind; camped there several times when heading to Vegas or Grand Canyon from NorCal. Better bet would have been to head a little further up and camp along the Kern; great campsites, trout, scenery, and more protection from the wind. Usually very few people ... bonus!
Hi Ryan, enjoying your show. Just to assist, wooden boards are okay as long as you wash them after use and oil them with tung oil once in a while. also, when you cook noodles, you are correct. Add oil instead of water. My comments may be late, but better late than never. Thanks for sharing your journey. Russ
I like the cooking element of your videos. Watching you cook definitely encouraged me to be more adventurous and experiment with new recipes. As far as the cutting board goes I have read that you can use white vinegar to disinfect it. Just try to towel off the blood from the meat before putting it on the board so the blood doesn't soak into it.
Wood cutting boards are bacterially sound if you oil them every once a month or so, it's when they get cracked or fibrous from expanding from water then contracting when dry to cause bacterial issues
Love watching you cook I made a mouse shaped wood cutting board when I was in Jr High. I still use it every day for all meats, fish, produce, (vegetables and fruit), cheese, etc. And I am almost 70 years old.
you can chuck it in the freezer section to firm it up to make it easier to cut finely. If i have 2 thinner steaks, I stack them in the freezer section for a time (if you've got the time lol)
I went on a camping trip with some buddies last summer who have a van like yours, think there was 3 vans total (live in ones) and one van that was basically a glorified supply carrier, and I’ve never felt more free than that summer trip, it was super relaxing, while in the uk we don’t have as many spots as the US I would still recommend people give it a try, it was so freeing.
Trout is super easy to catch. You should just slow troll a wedding ring lure or even the simplest method of using a worm and a bobber or maggots. Doesn't get much easier than that!! You can always look up fishing reports for each lake and usually see what other people are having success using. Good luck and keep on learning!!
I lived in Kernersville, which is just a few miles from Isabella, which is a cool little town. Spent a lot of time fishing Isabella, the day can start out so calm and then comes the wind, it can be a hard lake to fish on.
You can cut meat on a wooden board, they say it's better to reserve one board just for meat, but I've cut meat on all my boards, as well as veggies etc, and I just clean them up well in hot water and vinegar. I understand that wood has enzymes in it that actually help with keeping a board relatively germ free.
The dose makes the poison, so while it may be true that wood can absorb bacteria, if you're extra conscientious about it you can be very safe. Folks have been doing it for thousands of years.
Want to cook a lot of bacon, use a baking sheet and bake in the oven for about 20 minutes @ 350 degrees. Save that bacon grease in a little container (Frig it). It will be good to cook with later (hamburgers, gravies, veggies, etc....)
using a fat on the pasta will prevent any sauce you use from being adsorbed and adhering to the pasta, but you are 100% on why you don't use wood for cutting meat.
Never knew of this. Definitely going to try it. I’ve heard of putting oil on the noodles after cooking to prevent sticking but I was raised just to rinse with cold water after straining.
@@JDomesticTravel no oil or rinse. the proper way to make it is to strain the pasta then put the pasta into a pot with sauce and cook it low. the pasta will adsorb the sauce and prevent sticking together. not a lot of sauce, just enough to coat the pasta.
Ryan, you can definitely freeform savory cooking! BAKING requires specific measurements because it is chemistry. Do you and whatever “measurements” you want when cooking!
Hi Ryan, I already really enjoyed cooking and did a lot of it, but I take inspiration from some of your recipes and decide to try them at home or even adapt them. The Pad Kra Pow was definitely the best one by far! Keep up the amazing videos!
Great video Ryan! When you cook bacon in bulk try cutting strips into thirds so they easily fill into all empty spots in the pan and are more manageable. I like how you don’t measure as you know your own taste and just roll with it. You got skills bro👍
Try this stuff called "Golden Mountain Sauce". It changed my world. You can literally eat it with plain white rice, and it is so delicious. It's LIKE soy sauce but not.
Yo, those tumbleweeds were wild! 😂 Dodging them like a champ was a trip. And thanks for shouting out the Mongolian beef stir-fry, that was 🔥! Got me hungry again. Keep dropping those awesome vids, man!
Damn dog you are right in my fishing grounds outta Bakersfield. Next time you go in that area head up to the upper Kern right at the Tulare line and then over to the Johnson Dale bridge and in through there. All kinds of trout. Native and plant on the river. McNallys for dinner.
In the water before start cooking noodles add oil and noodles want be sticky...that's how we cooking in Europe...enjoy your videos and food preparation.stay well and good health from Serbia 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🫡💪👋👍
I laughed so hard at this video. The onion literally noped out of there 😂😂😂😂. I love your videos, you're my fav vanlifer. I wish you only the best and safe travels! 😁
❤ Thanks Ryan. I enjoyed this video very much, 😉 as usual. Always been a bit too worried to use too much seasoning, so I loved when you said: " I just don't care enough" and just pour in a lot of this and that 😅, and still, your food obviously always taste so good 😃. I always get so hungry and wish I could taste what you're cooking 😋. Yeah I'm still here Ryan, I just love your content too much, your positivity, your smile and your cooking 😜. Wonder when Noelle is joining you again 🤔. Hugs from Skagen in little Denmark 😃🤗❤❤
Oh how exciting! I named my daughter after that lake, we were there yesterday and she loves your channel. She calls you “the cooking show” lol too bad we missed you, i would have loved to get a sticker So cool to see you in our area ❤
Bro ive been watching you for like 2 years now realy liking what i see once i will get to the lifestyle aswell for sure, and one more thing super nice to see you getting in shape it is much more better to seeing you like this maybe try fasting it changed my life 18 without food and 6hours to comsume the callories your body need or just eat less carbs you will feel lighter easy to move better for sure.. wishing you all the best for the future i will be here watching your Jurney.✌🏽
Growing up in the 70s,my mother taught my brother and me how to cook,luck got married ,she could not cook,great videos ,older guy here,still love your channel.👍👍
Bro, get a food grade wood cutting board. Everything you slice on ANY plastic cutting board, you're getting shards of forever plastics mixed in your food. Meat on a wood board can be sterilized with hot soap and water. After you dry put a layer of olive oil on. Chef here.
Funny you mentioned the cooking, I actually cooked some of the foods from your other video like the beef stew lol. Yours still looked better than how mine turned out 😅
That No my Boy part killed me XD Also Man you might wanna look into some magnetic Screens for the inside of your sliding door that way you dont have to worry about the bugs so much.
Wooden chopping board is correct. The bacteria seeps into the wood. Basically over time you have a toxic cutting surface. BUT you can use a WOODEN chopping board. As long as it is TEAK. Basically teak has a natural anti-bacterial body. Readily available over here in Indonesia. Not sure how available one is elsewhere in the world.
i just subbed recently and i love your videos. My future goals are to travel the states and watching you really inspires me to keep pursuing that dream. THANK YOU.
When you cooking pasta, you put the water in there. You put the kosher salt in there.Then you put your virgin olive oil in there. Your vegetables, When you cook in vegetables, you never want to put the garlic first. Put the oil in there. Let the heat up, then put the vegetables in there that you cut up. Then you put the garlic in here. Then you season your vegetables. Whatever's left on the bottom, all the PAN. Put some more Virgin Olive oil in there. And then you cook the meat and everything. The reason Why chef say?Never use a wooden cutting board cross contaminate. And the reason why you don't use a plastic one. It's because bacteria turn phone on that board, if you don't clean your proper. And the reason why I know cause I am a chef certify.
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Since I retired back in 2020 you challenged me to take up cooking. Now I do all the cooking at home and on the rode in our RV. Thanks for all the recipes and tips/tricks!
When was the last time you road a bicycle on the rode ?
@@mrmister385 🤣😂
Isn't it fun? I changed jobs and finally got some relief from work stress, and my wife and I have been having a blast cooking at home. There is SO MUCH amazing food you can make for basically what you were spending on easy-make frozen/prepared stuff anyway. This video inspired me to go find some Mongolian beef recipes! I think we'll try that this weekend. Yesterday we made the most incredible cheesecake I have ever tasted. I've also had a good time making protein-packed flatbread pizza and I'm going to start that back up, I think.
17:00 your chat about cooking.. it’s always felt like a chore to me.. and I’ve been watching and trying what you cook.
Please tell me I wasn't the only one cackling like a madman at 19:30?
You weren't, lol
Definitely not 😂
Lmao😂 what was that about? We got zero explanation!
He added sound effects to match the little pieces of green onions rolling away 😂
You werent lol
I really like your style of content pls keep up the good work
I'm horrible with names, but the guy that hung around til the end is a friendly, chill type of person I could hang out with for hours.
kyle .
He seems like an excellent adventure buddy!
I just made a Florida loop in my "new to me" 1988 G20 van. Drove like a champ! Getting ready to build her out solid for long term van life. Nice vids and good luck to all..
On the topic of cooking, our weird parasocial relationship helps me when i cook. Almost like having a friend in the kitchen working with me. Its my favorite part about the van videos honestly, beautiful sights and good food seem like an amazing combo for peace.
nothing beats a super high wind(30-40mph) being inside a forest, and next to waves at the same time, the sound of all the different types of trees in the wind/rain with the waves washing up from ottawa river in a 1 mile wide section of the river, in my tent with my wife about 5 feet from a drop off where the waves were just reaching the top of - best sleep experience i ever had in my life was at driftwood provincial park, hands down- wife says the same
ryan. don't ever change. your realness is always a breath of fresh air
4:24 LOL so casually oh btw
Rapala's are awesome lures for trout. Dragonfly larve, which you can find under rocks or limbs in the water, using a bobber. Or just night crawlers. Good luck! Oil on the noodles does work if you stir the noodles.
19:28 lmfao. the audio of the food rolling off the table. that shit was funny as hell.
Mongolian beef looks delicious will have to try it. Here’s a really easy recipe for a quick meal season pork chops and brown in olive oil. Add a can of mushroom soup with half a can mixed milk and water. I also add some canned or fresh chopped mushrooms. Simmer until pork chops are tender and cooked through. Serve with rice. Makes a tasty gravy.
wood is naturally antibacterial
also, if you put oil on your pasta, it will block the absorption of any sauces you try to flavor it with. Just run a little water over them if they sit and get stuck together. it will loosen them right up. Best to keep some water they were cooked in for that, but any water will do.
Happy cooking!
So for the van I would recommend a fly rod both the pole and tackle take up much less room and I have more fun casting
I grew up in Southern California and my folks owned multiple RVs/campers/trailers/fishing boat. I absolutely fished and camped at Lake Isabella in my younger days. Thanks for bringing up good memories, Ryan!!!
lol, in Bakersfield and we watched same Starlink take off from Vandenberg and spied ISS overhead immediately after! Lake Isabella is brutal in the wind; camped there several times when heading to Vegas or Grand Canyon from NorCal. Better bet would have been to head a little further up and camp along the Kern; great campsites, trout, scenery, and more protection from the wind. Usually very few people ... bonus!
Hi Ryan, enjoying your show. Just to assist, wooden boards are okay as long as you wash them after use and oil them with tung oil once in a while. also, when you cook noodles, you are correct. Add oil instead of water. My comments may be late, but better late than never. Thanks for sharing your journey. Russ
I like the cooking element of your videos. Watching you cook definitely encouraged me to be more adventurous and experiment with new recipes. As far as the cutting board goes I have read that you can use white vinegar to disinfect it. Just try to towel off the blood from the meat before putting it on the board so the blood doesn't soak into it.
I might have to try this beef recipe. I think the oil and noodles trick works if you put the oil in the water while it's cooking.
Love that soundeffect on the fleeing spring onions
Wood cutting boards are bacterially sound if you oil them every once a month or so, it's when they get cracked or fibrous from expanding from water then contracting when dry to cause bacterial issues
Justin: Oh your chair caught on fire. 😂😂😂😂😂
That is wild 😂
@@infamoswordz 😆 🤣 😂
Love watching you cook I made a mouse shaped wood cutting board when I was in Jr High. I still use it every day for all meats, fish, produce, (vegetables and fruit), cheese, etc. And I am almost 70 years old.
Rinse the noodles with cold water after straining to keep from sticking. Can also put oil in the water when you’re boiling them
Salt, never oil.
you can chuck it in the freezer section to firm it up to make it easier to cut finely. If i have 2 thinner steaks, I stack them in the freezer section for a time (if you've got the time lol)
Your cooking videos are definitely an inspiration, if you can cook food that looks that good in a van you can cook good food anywhere!
I went on a camping trip with some buddies last summer who have a van like yours, think there was 3 vans total (live in ones) and one van that was basically a glorified supply carrier, and I’ve never felt more free than that summer trip, it was super relaxing, while in the uk we don’t have as many spots as the US I would still recommend people give it a try, it was so freeing.
Trout is super easy to catch. You should just slow troll a wedding ring lure or even the simplest method of using a worm and a bobber or maggots. Doesn't get much easier than that!! You can always look up fishing reports for each lake and usually see what other people are having success using. Good luck and keep on learning!!
Love the food, Ryan , and glad you made it back while boating! Adventures!! Getting some good recipes from you!!!
Loved Lake Isabella when I lived in California. The current absolutely tore my Bayliner up.
The lids for your pots are also strainers! Love your vids 😊
You should buy a clip on side strainer. They are small and take up less space then a regular one.
Agreed! Cooking is one of the most fulfilling crafts!
I lived in Kernersville, which is just a few miles from Isabella, which is a cool little town. Spent a lot of time fishing Isabella, the day can start out so calm and then comes the wind, it can be a hard lake to fish on.
You can cut meat on a wooden board, they say it's better to reserve one board just for meat, but I've cut meat on all my boards, as well as veggies etc, and I just clean them up well in hot water and vinegar. I understand that wood has enzymes in it that actually help with keeping a board relatively germ free.
The dose makes the poison, so while it may be true that wood can absorb bacteria, if you're extra conscientious about it you can be very safe. Folks have been doing it for thousands of years.
Want to cook a lot of bacon, use a baking sheet and bake in the oven for about 20 minutes @ 350 degrees. Save that bacon grease in a little container (Frig it). It will be good to cook with later (hamburgers, gravies, veggies, etc....)
Exactly! Bacon is way better and much cleaner on your kitchen cooking it in the oven on a baking sheet.
using a fat on the pasta will prevent any sauce you use from being adsorbed and adhering to the pasta, but you are 100% on why you don't use wood for cutting meat.
Never knew of this. Definitely going to try it. I’ve heard of putting oil on the noodles after cooking to prevent sticking but I was raised just to rinse with cold water after straining.
Don’t call udon noodles pasta. Ever again
@@JDomesticTravel no oil or rinse. the proper way to make it is to strain the pasta then put the pasta into a pot with sauce and cook it low. the pasta will adsorb the sauce and prevent sticking together. not a lot of sauce, just enough to coat the pasta.
@@dizzyrasclart1013 you do know that pasta came from China TO Italy along the silk road?
@@dizzyrasclart1013 Damn bruh
Ryan, you can definitely freeform savory cooking! BAKING requires specific measurements because it is chemistry. Do you and whatever “measurements” you want when cooking!
You can also run your noodles under some cold water to prevent sticking together if you dont have😊 oil.
i love ryans catch and cooks never catches or cooks but the videos are great 🤣
The view from your van while cooking at lake was really nice. Food looked 👌add some chili paste and 🎉. This was a great video.
Hi Ryan, I already really enjoyed cooking and did a lot of it, but I take inspiration from some of your recipes and decide to try them at home or even adapt them. The Pad Kra Pow was definitely the best one by far! Keep up the amazing videos!
My dad and I fished at that lake 65 years ago. Lots of cropy and bass, also many trees. The lake likes to steal your tackle. Many memories!
Great video Ryan! When you cook bacon in bulk try cutting strips into thirds so they easily fill into all empty spots in the pan and are more manageable. I like how you don’t measure as you know your own taste and just roll with it. You got skills bro👍
If you ever get to South Dakota, we’ll get you out Walleye fishing! Would make a great van cook!
Try this stuff called "Golden Mountain Sauce". It changed my world. You can literally eat it with plain white rice, and it is so delicious. It's LIKE soy sauce but not.
You are in my neck of the woods . Wind always blows . And I saw the star link rocket too .
Another great video. That meal looks delicious.
Look so forward to your vid every week. So calming and gives me some perspective. Thanks my man!
Yo, those tumbleweeds were wild! 😂 Dodging them like a champ was a trip. And thanks for shouting out the Mongolian beef stir-fry, that was 🔥! Got me hungry again. Keep dropping those awesome vids, man!
Hello Ryan for this new video it was a fun one you always make laugh hahaha when Carl trip over his chair it was pitch dark
One thing about garlic…you may want to wait until the end to add it so it doesn’t get bitter. I’m no chef but that’s what I’ve heard! You’re the bomb!
You can pour a few drops of oil in the boiling water before you put the noodles so that it doesn’t stick
Love your videos!!! Seeing the scenery around you makes me want to go out west.
Kyles van is the bomb! It has a shower and a toilet! 👍😎
Ryan go up the river kern there is alot of cool spots along the river..also go up to the land of a 100 giants. And ck out dome rock
I’ve been watching RV/Van UA-cam videos since COVID. Your videos are 8.3. I like them
it is always good to visit with you and watch you cook.....take care and stay safe!!!!!
Another great video from the man himself. Thank Ryan. You're slowly converting me into a van lifer.
We're loving the two day video. Keep them coming. Love from Baltimore
Damn dog you are right in my fishing grounds outta Bakersfield. Next time you go in that area head up to the upper Kern right at the Tulare line and then over to the Johnson Dale bridge and in through there. All kinds of trout. Native and plant on the river. McNallys for dinner.
Dude, fishing with a catch and cook is awesome. Do them more often!
They make clip on strainers that take up very little space. I use mine more than the regular strainer
I saw him cook in the van and was like i can do that. Thank you!
In the water before start cooking noodles add oil and noodles want be sticky...that's how we cooking in Europe...enjoy your videos and food preparation.stay well and good health from Serbia
🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🫡💪👋👍
I laughed so hard at this video. The onion literally noped out of there 😂😂😂😂. I love your videos, you're my fav vanlifer. I wish you only the best and safe travels! 😁
Should have gone across the lake to kernville to the brewery then headed north to see the red wood trees
Rinsing the noodles with cold water usually helps to keep them from sticking together
❤ Thanks Ryan. I enjoyed this video very much, 😉 as usual. Always been a bit too worried to use too much seasoning, so I loved when you said: " I just don't care enough" and just pour in a lot of this and that 😅, and still, your food obviously always taste so good 😃. I always get so hungry and wish I could taste what you're cooking 😋. Yeah I'm still here Ryan, I just love your content too much, your positivity, your smile and your cooking 😜. Wonder when Noelle is joining you again 🤔. Hugs from Skagen in little Denmark 😃🤗❤❤
Love the longer video. Thank you!
Oh how exciting! I named my daughter after that lake, we were there yesterday and she loves your channel. She calls you “the cooking show” lol too bad we missed you, i would have loved to get a sticker So cool to see you in our area ❤
Bro ive been watching you for like 2 years now realy liking what i see once i will get to the lifestyle aswell for sure, and one more thing super nice to see you getting in shape it is much more better to seeing you like this maybe try fasting it changed my life 18 without food and 6hours to comsume the callories your body need or just eat less carbs you will feel lighter easy to move better for sure.. wishing you all the best for the future i will be here watching your Jurney.✌🏽
Growing up in the 70s,my mother taught my brother and me how to cook,luck got married ,she could not cook,great videos ,older guy here,still love your channel.👍👍
Bro, get a food grade wood cutting board. Everything you slice on ANY plastic cutting board, you're getting shards of forever plastics mixed in your food. Meat on a wood board can be sterilized with hot soap and water. After you dry put a layer of olive oil on. Chef here.
the hashbrowns will release the oil they were originally fried in when you pan fry them so you dont have to worry about spraying them
one of my fav videos so far (been watching for a year now)
"Your chair caught on fire"
"WHAT"
That part was so weirdly funny to me 😂😂
Funny you mentioned the cooking, I actually cooked some of the foods from your other video like the beef stew lol. Yours still looked better than how mine turned out 😅
Back to the old ryan with long videos! Yesss! Finally...its good to have you back brotha! The short less interesting videos weren't the best.
Y’all boys stay blessed more life more road to cover 🫡🤝
Your hiking boots remind me of BTTF boots (back to the future boots) i love em! 😍 & dem slippers look cozy af! ❤
I don’t know about the wood and plastic cutting board thing but there are glass ones available.
Activating the algo Ryan, great stuff!
Next time your up there along the river just outside of kernville is mcnallys restaurant. Great place for dinner
If u use a magnet stronger then the ones on your window coverings they will fix the polarity which will renew there magnetism
That No my Boy part killed me XD Also Man you might wanna look into some magnetic Screens for the inside of your sliding door that way you dont have to worry about the bugs so much.
Wow i really like the slippers for camping and being in the car comfee
Fun times with your friends ❤. Great videos.
You should do more fishing videos! Love your content brotha ❤
Can you please tell the brand of the backpack you use at 8:40, it looks awesome!
okay the hiking boots really looked cute!!
Wooden chopping board is correct. The bacteria seeps into the wood. Basically over time you have a toxic cutting surface.
BUT you can use a WOODEN chopping board.
As long as it is TEAK. Basically teak has a natural anti-bacterial body. Readily available over here in Indonesia. Not sure how available one is elsewhere in the world.
Thank god someone reached out to give this man some hiking boots so he is not hiking in fucking birkenstocks anymore 😂😂
If the van's a rocking, dont come a knocking! That mongolian beef with udon noodles looked DIVINE!
i just subbed recently and i love your videos. My future goals are to travel the states and watching you really inspires me to keep pursuing that dream. THANK YOU.
I love cooking, I find it therapeutic.
Glass cutting board but idk if it's really big deal I use plastic cutting board for everything
Nice vid bro. Hope you all enjoy the rest of the trip!
When you cooking pasta, you put the water in there. You put the kosher salt in there.Then you put your virgin olive oil in there. Your vegetables, When you cook in vegetables, you never want to put the garlic first. Put the oil in there. Let the heat up, then put the vegetables in there that you cut up. Then you put the garlic in here. Then you season your vegetables. Whatever's left on the bottom, all the PAN. Put some more Virgin Olive oil in there. And then you cook the meat and everything. The reason Why chef say?Never use a wooden cutting board cross contaminate. And the reason why you don't use a plastic one. It's because bacteria turn phone on that board, if you don't clean your proper. And the reason why I know cause I am a chef certify.