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If you are asking “what’s the best chopping board size for everyday home cooking?”, our latest consumer survey data shows a clear winner: a 45x35cm board, around 1.8kg in weight, is chosen by 62% of respondents as the most useful kitchen board for daily prep. In practical terms, that points you straight to a large bamboo or acacia board for most households, with a 38x28cm board as a strong back up for smaller kitchens. What consumers actually ask about chopping boards When we analysed over 1,000 consumer survey responses and customer service inquiries about chopping and cutting boards, four questions...

If you want your wooden chopping board to last 5 to 10 years in a busy UK kitchen, the best board oil is a food grade mineral oil, applied every 3 to 4 weeks. For our Deer & Oak boards we recommend a clear, odourless mineral oil at 10 to 20 ml per side, which keeps bamboo and acacia boards sealed, water resistant and less likely to crack. Why food grade mineral oil is the best board oil in the UK When people ask about the best board oil for a wooden chopping board or cutting board in the UK,...

If you care about kitchen hygiene, a high quality bamboo cutting board is usually safer than a plastic board over 2 to 3 years of use, because bamboo tends to form fewer deep knife grooves where bacteria can hide and is naturally less water absorbent. For most home cooks who wash boards promptly and replace them every 5 to 10 years, a well sealed moso bamboo board is a more hygienic everyday choice than a heavily worn plastic board. Bamboo vs plastic cutting boards for hygiene: the short answer When both are brand new and cleaned correctly, plastic and bamboo...

If you want the best eco friendly chopping board set for a busy family kitchen, a two board bamboo set with one 45x35cm board and one 38x28cm board is usually the most practical choice. At Deer & Oak, that means the Bamboo Double Pack (SKU DNO-BCB-2PK), which gives you 0.30 square metres of cutting space across two boards while using fast growing Moso bamboo instead of slow growing hardwoods. What makes a chopping board set eco friendly? Eco friendly kitchen boards are not just about a green label. There are a few specific things to look for if you want...