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In standard kitchen colour coding, the chopping board for fish is blue. If you want to keep raw fish safely away from meat, cooked food and vegetables, you should use a blue cutting board every time you prepare fish or seafood. Why the fish chopping board is blue Commercial kitchens across the UK follow a simple colour code to reduce cross contamination. It is widely taught in food hygiene training and used in restaurants, schools and catering: Blue chopping board – raw fish and seafood Red chopping board – raw meat Yellow chopping board – cooked meat Green chopping board...

If you want to cut your risk of food poisoning at home by up to 50%, the single simplest habit is to use separate chopping boards for raw and cooked food. One board for raw meat, poultry and fish, and a second board for cooked food and ready to eat items keeps harmful bacteria away from food that’s already safe to eat. Why using separate boards matters in a real kitchen Raw chicken can carry Campylobacter and raw mince can carry E. coli. These bacteria only need a tiny amount of juice from a knife groove to move from raw...

If you’re searching for the best teak cutting board in the UK, the honest answer is that a true FSC certified teak board of at least 45x35cm is surprisingly hard to find, which is why many home cooks now choose premium alternatives like carbonised bamboo and acacia that match or beat teak on durability, price and care. In practical day to day use, a 45x35cm board that weighs around 1.8 to 2.1kg and is pre oiled will usually serve you better than a smaller, heavier teak board that is harder to source and maintain in the UK. Why teak is...

If you are looking for the best maple chopping board for kitchen use, the honest answer is that Deer & Oak doesn’t currently make a maple cutting board. Instead, our most comparable option for everyday kitchen prep is the Large Bamboo Board (45x35cm, 1.8kg, Moso bamboo), which is designed to give you the same kind of stable, close grained cutting surface many people want from maple, with lighter weight and easier care. Why you might not actually need maple in your kitchen Maple is popular because it is a closed grain hardwood that is kind to knives and resists staining....