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If you want to keep a sharp kitchen knife for longer than 3 to 6 months between professional sharpenings, you should avoid very hard, glassy or uneven chopping boards such as glass, marble, granite, ceramic and old scarred plastic. These surfaces blunt an edge in a fraction of the time that a well made wooden or bamboo board does. What chopping boards should I avoid to prevent knife dulling? To protect your knives, avoid any board that is harder than the knife steel or that has deep grooves full of grit. In practice, that means: Glass boards toughened or plain...

If you want to protect your knives, choose a chopping board made from medium hardness wood or bamboo, at least 2 cm thick, such as a 45x35 cm Moso bamboo board weighing around 1.8 kg. This combination is soft enough to be gentle on knife edges but firm enough for safe chopping. How to choose a chopping board that protects knives? The best chopping board for protecting knives is one that is softer than steel, has a little give, and does not blunt the edge with every cut. In practice that means choosing wood or bamboo over glass, stone or...

If you want to keep your kitchen knives sharp for 5 to 10 years of regular use, the best wood for chopping boards is a medium hardness, fine grained timber such as bamboo or acacia, with a Janka hardness between about 1,300 and 1,700. Boards in this range are soft enough to protect the edge, yet hard enough to resist deep cuts and warping. Why wood hardness matters for knife sharpness The secret to choosing the best wood for a chopping board to keep knives sharp is hardness. Too soft and the board will scar quickly and harbour bacteria. Too...

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...