News — kitchen hygiene

If you spend any time on food blogs or chef TikTok, you will have seen the great chopping board debate: wood or plastic? For home cooks who care about food safety, it is not just about looks or price. It is about what is genuinely most hygienic on your worktop when you are dicing chicken on a Tuesday night. Today we are putting one of our favourites, acacia, up against plastic in a straight talking hygiene face off. Welcome to: Acacia vs Plastic: The Ultimate Hygiene Comparison for Home Cooks. What actually makes a chopping board hygienic? Before we pick...

If you cook for a busy family, your cutting board probably works harder than almost anything else in your kitchen. It preps packed-lunch veg, Sunday roasts, last-minute stir fries and the odd midnight cheese snack. So when you are choosing between bamboo vs plastic cutting boards: which is safer for UK family kitchens, the answer really matters. Let’s walk through safety, hygiene, knife care and a bit of sustainability, so you can pick the right board for your home, not just the one that shouts “dishwasher safe” on the label. Bamboo vs plastic: what are we really comparing? On the...

Raw chicken and turkey make the tastiest Sunday roasts, but they also bring the highest risk of cross contamination in your kitchen. If you are serious about food safety at home, choosing the best wooden chopping boards for raw poultry hygiene in the UK is just as important as cooking meat through properly. There is a lot of confusion out there. Plastic vs wood. One board vs a stack of them. Antibacterial claims that sound too good to be true. Let us cut through the noise and talk about what actually works in a real British kitchen. Are wooden boards...

If you love your acacia chopping board as much as we do, you probably want it to stay beautifully rich, smooth and safe to use for years. The good news is you don’t need harsh chemicals to keep it hygienic. A simple mix of lemon and salt can disinfect acacia boards naturally and keep them smelling fresh too. In this guide we’ll walk through exactly how to disinfect acacia boards naturally with lemon and salt, why it works, and how to fit it into your weekly kitchen routine. Why acacia needs a different kind of care Acacia is a dense,...