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If you want the best knife friendly chopping board for everyday cooking, a medium hardness wood in the Janka range of about 900 to 1,200 lbf is ideal, which puts Moso bamboo, acacia and hard maple all in the safe zone for your knives. In practical home use, a well finished Moso bamboo board around 38x28cm or 45x35cm usually gives the best balance of knife friendliness, hygiene and eco credentials for most British kitchens. Bamboo vs acacia vs maple: which is kindest to your knives? Knife friendly simply means the board is soft enough that your knife edge bites slightly...

If you want a chopping board that shrugs off water, acacia hardwood is slightly more water resistant than moso bamboo. In our own tests at Deer & Oak, acacia boards like the 45x35cm Large Acacia Board absorbed around 10 to 15 percent less water after 30 minutes of contact than our 45x35cm Large Bamboo Board, which means acacia moves less, swells less and is a touch more forgiving if it’s left damp on the worktop. Acacia vs bamboo: which cutting board copes better with water? Both acacia and moso bamboo are far more water resistant than softwoods or cheap composite...

If you want a chopping board that will last at least 5 to 10 years in a busy kitchen, maple is usually the most durable, closely followed by acacia, with quality moso bamboo just behind when used with sharp knives and proper care. The best choice depends on how often you cook, how sharp your knives are and whether you care more about eco friendly materials, weight or long term wear. How durable are acacia, bamboo and maple in everyday use? Durability comes down to hardness, how the wood behaves with moisture and how it treats your knives. Maple chopping...

If you want the best eco friendly cutting board and you are torn between bamboo and plastic, bamboo wins for most home kitchens. A Moso bamboo board that lasts 5 to 10 years and is fully recyclable at end of life will usually create less waste and use fewer fossil fuels than replacing a plastic board every 1 to 2 years. Why bamboo is usually more eco friendly than plastic Bamboo is a fast growing grass that can grow up to 90 cm in a single day, so it renews far quicker than hardwood trees. Plastic cutting boards are made...