News — board comparison

If you cook at home at least 3 times a week and want a board that protects your knives and can last 5 to 10 years with simple oiling, a maple cutting board is usually a better everyday choice than bamboo or acacia, even though bamboo is more eco-friendly and acacia looks richer in colour. Maple vs bamboo vs acacia: what problem are you actually solving? When people ask why choose maple over bamboo or acacia cutting board, they are usually trying to solve one of four problems: Blunt knives because the board is too hard or full of grit...

If you want the best chopping board for daily home cooking, acacia usually beats maple for most British kitchens because it is slightly harder (around 1,100 lbf vs maple’s 950 lbf on the Janka scale), more water resistant and easier to keep looking smart over 5 to 10 years of use. Maple vs acacia: which chopping board should you choose? Choosing between maple and acacia comes down to how you cook, how you care for your kit and what you want your kitchen to look like. Maple is a pale, tight grained hardwood that has been used in professional butcher’s...