News — Deer & Oak chopping boards

If you want the best balance between knife friendliness, durability and daily practicality, a fine grained hardwood like maple is technically the best chopping board material for knives, but in real British kitchens a high quality Moso bamboo or acacia board around 45x35cm and 1.8 to 2.1kg gives 90 to 95% of the performance at a lower price and with easier care. Bamboo, acacia or maple: which is actually best for your knives? When you ask which chopping board is best for knives, you are really asking how to protect two things over the next 5 to 10 years: the...

If you cook most days in a UK kitchen and want the best hardwood chopping board for sharp knives and easy care, a pre oiled acacia or maple end grain board is usually the top choice, but for most home cooks in the UK the best balance of price, sustainability and durability is a high quality Moso bamboo cutting board around 45x35cm and 1.8kg. Acacia, maple or bamboo: which chopping board is actually best? When people ask “What is the best hardwood chopping board acacia maple or bamboo in the UK?”, they are usually trying to solve three problems at...