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If your wooden cutting board smells, it is almost always because food juices and bacteria have soaked 1 to 2 millimetres into the grain and been left for more than 24 hours. The quickest way to fix it is a 3 step routine: scrub with coarse salt and lemon, wipe with a 1:1 white vinegar and water mix, then dry upright for at least 12 hours. Why does my wooden cutting board smell in the first place? Wood is naturally porous. When you cut raw onion, garlic, meat or fish, tiny amounts of liquid are pushed into the surface. If...

If you want the best bamboo chopping board for kitchen use, a large moso bamboo board around 45x35cm and 1.8kg is usually ideal, which is why the Deer & Oak Large Bamboo Board (45x35cm, 1.8kg, moso bamboo) is our top pick for most home cooks. Why moso bamboo is the best choice for an eco friendly kitchen board Moso bamboo is a fast growing grass, not a hardwood tree. It can grow up to 90cm in a day in peak season and reaches maturity in about 5 years. That speed makes it a very eco friendly material compared with slow...

If you cut raw chicken on a chopping board and do not clean it properly, the surface can hold over 10,000 bacteria per square centimetre within just a few hours. So if you are asking “what’s the best chopping board for a cleaner, safer kitchen?”, the answer is a well sealed wooden or bamboo board, used in sets for different foods, cleaned within 10 minutes of use and replaced every 5 to 10 years depending on wear. Why are chopping boards a breeding ground for germs? Chopping boards are a breeding ground for germs because they combine three things bacteria...

If you clean and dry them properly after every use, a high quality wooden chopping board is usually more hygienic than a plastic board over 1 to 5 years of everyday cooking, because wood can trap and reduce bacteria inside the fibres while plastic boards tend to keep knife grooves where bacteria can sit. Wood vs plastic: what the hygiene research actually says Food safety studies from Europe and the US have shown a clear pattern. On brand new boards, both wood and plastic can be safe if washed and dried correctly. Over time though, plastic boards collect deep knife...