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If you have an acacia chopping board in your kitchen, you already know it is a bit special. Rich grain, warm colour, naturally hard wearing. Look after it properly and it will outlast most of your gadgets. The secret? The right food grade oils for seasoning acacia chopping boards. Use the right oil and your board stays hydrated, stain resistant and beautifully glossy without feeling greasy. Use the wrong one and you can end up with sticky patches, unpleasant smells or, in the worst case, a rancid surface you definitely do not want near your food. Why acacia needs seasoning...

Unboxing a new carbonised bamboo chopping board is one of those small kitchen joys. It looks beautiful, it smells faintly woody and you instantly want to slice something on it. But before you reach for the tomatoes, there’s one important job to do first: season it properly. Seasoning your carbonised bamboo board is the difference between a board that stays smooth, rich in colour and resistant to stains, and one that dries out, warps or picks up odours. The good news? It’s simple, quick and oddly satisfying. Why Carbonised Bamboo Needs Seasoning Carbonised bamboo is bamboo that has been gently...

Bringing home a new carbonised bamboo chopping board is a bit like unboxing a new gadget. It looks beautiful, it feels reassuringly solid and you can’t wait to put it to work. But before it meets its first onion, it needs one important thing: proper seasoning. Seasoning a new carbonised bamboo board properly helps protect it from moisture, staining and warping, and keeps it looking rich and dark for years. The good news? It’s simple, soothingly methodical and oddly satisfying. Why carbonised bamboo needs seasoning Carbonised bamboo has been gently heat treated to bring out that deep, coffee coloured tone...

If you have a bamboo chopping board and a darker carbonised bamboo board side by side, you might have noticed they behave a little differently when you oil them. One seems to drink oil, the other beads it on the surface. So when it comes to bamboo vs carbonised bamboo: which chopping board oils best? First things first: what is carbonised bamboo? Standard bamboo boards are made from pale, naturally coloured bamboo. Carbonised bamboo starts exactly the same way but the bamboo is steamed at high temperature. This darkens the sugars in the fibres, giving that rich caramel colour many...