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If you prepare a lot of chicken, beef or lamb at home, the chopping board you use for raw meat really matters. Carbonised bamboo is a brilliant choice for British kitchens: it looks smart on the worktop, it is kinder to your knives than glass, and it is more sustainable than most plastics. But how do you choose a carbonised bamboo board that is genuinely safe for raw meat in your British home, and not just pretty in a product photo? What actually is carbonised bamboo? Carbonised bamboo is bamboo that has been heat treated to deepen the colour and...

Preparing raw chicken is one of those kitchen jobs that separates the casual cook from the serious home chef. It is messy, it can be risky if you are not careful, and it absolutely demands the right chopping board. If you are looking for the best acacia chopping boards for raw chicken and poultry preparation, you are already on the right track. Why acacia is a brilliant choice for raw chicken Acacia is a dense, close grained hardwood, which makes it excellent for chopping boards that see regular contact with raw meat and poultry. It resists deep gouges from sharp...

If you cook regularly in a British kitchen, you probably reach for your chopping board more than any other bit of kit. It is where onions are conquered, Sunday roasts begin and packed lunches are thrown together in a hurry. So when it comes to bamboo vs plastic chopping boards: hygiene and durability compared for UK cooks, which side should you be on? Hygiene myths: are plastic boards really safer? For years plastic boards had a reputation for being the hygienic choice. They can go in the dishwasher, they look clinical and smooth, and they are cheap to replace. Job...

Acacia chopping boards are a brilliant choice for busy British kitchens. They look beautiful on the worktop, feel solid under the knife and, with the right care, they last for years. The catch? Our famously damp, centrally heated, often steamy UK homes can be a nightmare for wooden boards if they are not looked after properly. If you have ever picked up a chopping board and found it rocking on the worktop, you will know how annoying warping can be. The good news is that with a few simple habits you can keep your acacia boards flat, safe and looking...