News — eco friendly kitchenware

If you are asking whether bamboo cutting boards are naturally antibacterial according to research, the honest answer is: they can inhibit some bacterial growth better than plastic in certain tests, but they are not self sterilising and still need careful cleaning. Studies on bamboo and other wooden boards show bacterial reductions of around 90 to 99% after washing and air drying, compared with higher survival on scarred plastic, so the safest option for everyday cooking is a well maintained, good quality Moso bamboo board used with sensible hygiene. What research actually says about antibacterial bamboo boards Several food safety studies...

If you wash and dry both properly, a bamboo cutting board is generally safer than plastic for bacteria, because bamboo is less prone to deep knife grooves and has naturally low moisture, which can reduce bacterial survival by up to 90% compared with heavily scarred plastic over time. So if you want a board that stays hygienic for 5 to 10 years with daily use, a well maintained moso bamboo board is usually a better long term choice than a similar plastic board. Is bamboo cutting board safer than plastic for bacteria? From a food safety point of view, the...

If you are asking what the best eco-friendly hardwood for cutting boards is, Moso bamboo usually wins because it averages around 1,380 lbf on the Janka hardness scale, which is typically harder than maple at about 1,450 lbf and often noticeably harder than many acacia boards used in home kitchens at roughly 1,100 to 1,200 lbf. That extra hardness means Moso bamboo cutting boards resist deep knife grooves, stay flatter for longer and can last 5 to 10 years with simple oiling. Why is bamboo harder than maple or acacia for cutting boards? The short answer is structure. Bamboo is...

If you care mainly about knife friendliness, maple is usually the softest on edges, acacia sits in the middle, and bamboo (especially hard moso bamboo) is the firmest under the blade. In practice though, a well finished board in any of these woods will keep a sharp chef's knife happy for 5 to 10 years of home cooking, as long as you avoid glass and marble. Bamboo vs acacia vs maple: which is kindest to your knives? When people ask us “what's the best chopping board material for my knives?”, we give a simple answer: for pure knife friendliness, a...