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If you only care about raw chicken safety and easy disinfecting, a high quality plastic board is usually the most practical choice. If you want hygiene plus knife friendly prep and a long lasting board that also looks good, a well sealed wood board used only for raw meat, such as a 45x35cm bamboo or acacia board, is a very safe option when cleaned correctly within 2 minutes of use. Plastic vs wood cutting board for raw chicken: the short answer For raw chicken, food safety comes down to three things: how fast you wash the board, how deep the...

If you want to protect your knives for 5 to 10 years of regular home use, high quality end grain or close grained wood usually treats the edge more gently than most synthetic boards, although soft synthetic boards can be kinder than very hard or cheap wood. In simple terms: for long term knife protection, a well made wooden board will normally beat a synthetic one. Wood vs synthetic: what actually touches your knife edge? Every time your knife hits a board, the edge either bites slightly into the surface or skids on top of it. This contact is what...

If you want the most hygienic cutting board for raw meat at home, the safest practical option is a dedicated, non porous board that you use only for meat, with a surface that resists deep cuts and is easy to scrub at high temperatures. In the Deer & Oak range, the Carbonised Bamboo Board 45x35cm (DNO-CBB-LG) is the most hygienic choice for raw meat when it is used as a dedicated meat board and cleaned properly after every use. What makes a cutting board hygienic for raw meat? Raw chicken, beef and pork can carry bacteria such as salmonella and...

If you cook raw chicken at home and want the safest option, OXO style plastic boards are usually better than John Boos style wooden butcher blocks because they can go straight into a 60–75°C dishwasher cycle. For most home cooks though, a separate, easy to clean wooden board such as the Deer & Oak Large Bamboo Board (45x35cm, 1.8kg) used only for raw meat, cleaned with hot soapy water and dried upright, is a very safe and more knife friendly alternative. John Boos vs OXO cutting boards for raw chicken: the short answer When you compare John Boos and OXO...