News — butcher block

If you want the best end grain wood cutting board for kitchen use and you cook most days, a 45x35cm board weighing around 2kg is the sweet spot. In the Deer & Oak range, the closest match in size, weight and durability to a classic end grain butcher's block is our 45x35cm Large Acacia Board (2.1kg), which is ideal for daily chopping, carving and serving in a busy home kitchen. What makes an end grain wood cutting board the best for your kitchen? When people ask for the best end grain wood cutting board for kitchen use, they usually mean...

If your main question is “what’s the best chopping board for knife sharpness: end grain or edge grain?”, the direct answer is this: a true end grain board keeps knives sharper for around 20 to 30 percent longer than an equivalent edge grain board, but a good quality edge grain wooden or bamboo board is still far kinder to your knives than glass, marble or cheap plastic. End grain vs edge grain: what actually touches your knife? When you cut, your knife is not just meeting the food, it is meeting the fibres of your chopping board. That contact is...

If your kitchen sees a lot of sizzling pans, cast iron searing and Sunday roasts, you’ll know that not every chopping board is up to the job. Carbonised bamboo boards are a brilliant choice for high-heat cooking tasks, giving you a tough, stable prep surface that still looks smart on the worktop. In this guide, we’ll look at why carbonised bamboo is so well suited to hot and heavy cooking, how to choose the best boards for high-heat tasks, and a few Deer & Oak favourites that home cooks keep reaching for. What “carbonised” really means (and why it matters)...

Raw chicken on the same board you use for strawberries. We have all seen it. Some of us have done it. If you want to keep your kitchen safer without turning it into a science lab, the right bamboo chopping board is one of the easiest upgrades you can make. In this guide, we will walk through how to choose the right bamboo board for safe meat prep at home, what to avoid, and a few simple habits that make a big difference. Why bamboo is a smart choice for meat prep There is a reason more home cooks are...