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If you cook most evenings in a British home, a 45x35cm board is usually the most practical size, and for most households a natural bamboo board will suit daily chopping, carbonised bamboo will suit heavy family use, and acacia will suit those who want a showpiece serving board that also chops well. The best choice depends on how often you cook, what you cook, and how much you care about weight, appearance and long term durability. Bamboo vs Carbonised Bamboo vs Acacia: The quick answer In simple terms: Bamboo is light, tidy and affordable, ideal if you cook 3 to...

If you are choosing a new chopping board and you like the look of bamboo, you have probably noticed two options popping up again and again: natural bamboo and darker carbonised bamboo. They look different, they feel slightly different, and they often have different price tags. But when it comes to everyday cooking, there is one big question most home cooks ask first: which chopping board lasts longer? What is the difference between bamboo and carbonised bamboo? Both boards start life the same way. They are made from fast growing bamboo grass that is sliced, dried and pressed into boards...

If you care about your cooking, you should care about what you are chopping on. The right wooden board protects your knives, keeps food safer and looks lovely sitting on your worktop. But with so many options in the UK, how do you actually know how to choose the right wood for your chopping board in the UK? What really matters when choosing chopping board wood? Before we get into bamboo, carbonised bamboo and acacia, it helps to know what you are looking for in any wooden board: Hardness Hard enough that it does not scar instantly, but not so...

Wooden chopping boards have had a bit of a reputation makeover in recent years. For a long time plastic was seen as the hygienic choice, but as more research has come out, bamboo and hardwood boards have stepped back into the spotlight. That naturally leads to the question many of our customers ask: are acacia boards antibacterial like bamboo[2][3][4]? Do wooden boards really have antibacterial properties? Let’s start with the big picture. Several food safety studies over the years have shown that certain woods can be surprisingly kind to home cooks and surprisingly unkind to bacteria. When you compare wood...