News — bacterial survival

If your main question is which is safer for bacterial survival, wood vs bamboo cutting boards, then properly cared for Moso bamboo boards and dense hardwood boards like acacia perform very similarly, with studies showing most surface bacteria die off within 3 to 12 hours at room temperature. The bigger difference is how easily you can keep the surface in good condition, which is why many home cooks prefer a sealed, eco-friendly Moso bamboo board for raw meat and a hardwood board for bread and serving. Wood vs bamboo cutting boards: which is safer for bacteria? When you compare wood...

If you care about food hygiene, your chopping board choice is not just about looks. It is about how long bacteria can survive on the surface that touches your dinner every single day. In this article we tackle a question we are asked a lot: how does carbonised bamboo compare with traditional beech when it comes to bacterial survival? What do we mean by “bacterial survival” on boards? When you chop raw chicken, mince or unwashed veg, a small army of microbes is left behind. Some will be washed away, some will die off naturally, and some may hang around...