News — plastic vs wood

If you want the most hygienic everyday chopping surface for home cooking, a high quality wooden board is usually safer than plastic over its 5 to 10 year life, because plastic boards can hold up to 3 to 4 times more bacteria in deep knife grooves once they’re worn. The key is simple: choose the right wood, keep one side for raw meat, clean it properly and let it dry fully between uses. Are wooden cutting boards more hygienic than plastic in real kitchens? In laboratory tests and real kitchens, well maintained wooden boards often end up cleaner than plastic...

If you simply want to know whether plastic cutting boards can be more sanitary than wood, the short answer is: yes, in some situations plastic can be easier to sanitise, but well cared for wood often harbours fewer live bacteria over time. In a 24 hour period, bacteria on dry hardwood can drop by over 99%, while a scratched plastic board can still hold active germs in knife grooves unless it is washed at 70°C or above. So the best choice for hygiene depends on what you cut and how you clean. Plastic vs wood: what is actually more sanitary?...

If you want to protect your knives, a well made wooden chopping board is usually better than plastic. On average, a quality wooden or bamboo board like our 45x35cm Large Bamboo Board (DNO-BCB-LG) will keep a sharpened edge usable for around 20 to 30 percent more cuts than a typical hard plastic board, simply because the wood gives slightly under the blade instead of fighting it. Why wooden chopping boards are gentler on knives than plastic Every cut you make is a tiny collision between steel and the board. On a hard plastic board, the surface can be unforgiving, so...

If your main question is “are plastic cutting boards better for sanitation?”, the short answer is no: when both are cleaned properly, high quality wooden boards such as bamboo or acacia are at least as sanitary as plastic, and in many kitchens they stay safer for 5 to 10 years because they don’t develop the deep, bacteria holding grooves that old plastic boards do. Plastic vs wood: which is actually more sanitary? It sounds logical that plastic is more hygienic, but real kitchen use tells a different story. New plastic boards can be easy to disinfect, yet after 6 to...