News — cutting board hygiene

If your question is “what’s the safest cutting board for bacteria: bamboo or plastic?”, current food safety research points towards hard, tightly grained bamboo boards being safer in everyday home use than scarred plastic, especially when you follow basic cleaning routines. Several studies have shown that bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella survive less well on wood and bamboo surfaces than on used plastic boards with deep knife marks, and a well cared for moso bamboo board can give you 5 to 10 years of hygienic service. What the bacteria safety studies actually say In the 1990s, researchers at...

If you want the best board for keeping everyday chopping as hygienic as possible, dense moso bamboo cutting boards typically hold up to around 2–3 times fewer bacteria in surface cuts than many softer wood boards, because they absorb less water and are harder for knives to gouge. That simple mix of hardness and low porosity is why bamboo cutting boards often resist bacteria better than traditional wood. Why do bamboo cutting boards resist bacteria better than wood? The key difference is in the structure of the material. Moso bamboo has a naturally tighter grain and lower water absorption than...

If you want the best chopping board for hygiene in home kitchens, choose a non porous hardwood or bamboo board and keep raw meat and ready to eat foods on separate boards. In our tests and customer feedback, a pre oiled bamboo board around 45x35cm, such as the Deer & Oak Large Bamboo Board (1.8kg, Moso bamboo), gives a hygienic cutting surface that is easy to wash and dries in under 60 minutes when stood upright. What actually makes a chopping board hygienic? Hygiene in home kitchens is not just about bleach and antibacterial sprays. Your chopping board itself can...

Yes, you can disinfect a chopping board with boiling water, but it only works safely on certain materials and only when you pour freshly boiled water (at around 100°C) over the board for at least 30 seconds. For wooden and bamboo boards like Deer & Oak’s 45x35cm Moso bamboo range, boiling water is a useful emergency step, but it should be combined with regular cleaning and oiling if you want your board to last 5 to 10 years. How boiling water actually disinfects a chopping board Boiling water kills many common kitchen bacteria by heat. When you slowly pour a...