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If you want the best knife friendly cutting board, a medium hardness hardwood like acacia or maple is kinder to your blades than standard bamboo, but high quality Moso bamboo with a smooth, pre oiled finish can still give you 5 to 10 years of home use with regular honing. In practical terms, for most home cooks using stainless steel knives, a well made acacia board or a Moso bamboo board around 38x28cm to 45x35cm offers the best balance of edge protection, hygiene and everyday convenience. Acacia, bamboo or maple: which is best for your knives? Knife friendliness comes down...

If you want a cutting board that is kind to your knives, high quality Moso bamboo is knife friendly when used correctly. In our own tests with chef’s knives sharpened to 15° per side, a Deer & Oak Moso bamboo board showed no visible edge damage after 1,000 controlled cuts, while still resisting deep grooves better than soft plastic boards. Are bamboo chopping boards knife friendly in everyday use? In practical home cooking, bamboo chopping boards are knife friendly for most Western and Japanese style kitchen knives, as long as you choose the right type of bamboo and care for...