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If you want the best cutting board for raw meat and knives, you should use a separate, non porous board that is gentle on blades and large enough to contain juices. In the Deer & Oak range, the Carbonised Bamboo Board DNO-CBB-LG at 45x35cm and 1.9kg is the most balanced choice for handling raw meat safely while protecting your knives for 5 to 10 years of regular home use with proper care. What makes a cutting board good for raw meat and knives? Raw meat and sharp knives place very specific demands on a chopping board. You need a surface...

If you want a straight answer: acacia wood is usually better than maple for chopping boards in busy home kitchens where you care about water resistance, lower maintenance and price, while maple is better if you want a very smooth, pale surface that is kinder to fine knives and are happy to pay more and oil it more often. Acacia vs maple: which chopping board wood is actually better? Both acacia and maple are hardwoods, but they behave quite differently on your worktop. Acacia typically sits around 1,100 to 1,750 Janka hardness, while hard maple is around 1,450 Janka. In...

The chopping board colour coding system is a simple 6 to 7 colour scheme used in professional kitchens so you always prepare raw meat, cooked meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, dairy and allergens on separate boards, which can cut cross contamination risk by well over 50% when followed correctly. If you want to know what is chopping board colour coding system and how to use it at home, it means matching a specific food type to a specific board colour every single time you cook. What is chopping board colour coding system in simple terms? In practical terms, the colour coding...

If you prepare raw fish at home at least once a month, you should use separate chopping boards for raw fish and veg to cut the risk of cross contamination by up to 80% compared with using a single board, according to UK Food Standards guidance. The simplest way is to keep one clearly designated board for raw fish and other raw proteins, and a second board for vegetables, fruit and ready to eat foods. Why separate chopping boards for raw fish and veg matter Raw fish can carry bacteria and parasites that you don't want on your salad or...