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Maple vs Bamboo: What's the Safest Chopping Board for Acidic Foods?[2][3]
If you cook with lots of tomatoes, citrus and vinegary dressings, you have probably wondered which chopping board is actually safest for all those acidic ingredients. Maple has been the classic butcher’s choice for decades, while bamboo has become the modern favourite in stylish home kitchens. So when it comes to maple vs bamboo: what's the safest chopping board for acidic foods[2][3]? What acids actually do to your chopping board Before we pick a winner, it helps to know what lemon juice, balsamic vinegar and chopped tomatoes are doing to your board. They soften some woods which can raise the...
Wooden vs Plastic Chopping Boards: Which is Safer for UK Food Hygiene?
If you have ever stood in your kitchen wondering whether that trusty wooden board is really safe for raw chicken, you are not alone. The wooden vs plastic chopping boards: which is safer for UK food hygiene debate has been going on for years, and there is a lot of half-true advice floating about. As a British brand that lives and breathes chopping boards, we spend an unhealthy amount of time thinking about this stuff so you do not have to. Let us break it down in a practical, no nonsense way so you can prep dinner with confidence. What...