News — raw meat safety

If you have ever stood in your kitchen holding a chicken breast in one hand and a bamboo board in the other, wondering if you are about to break every food safety rule in the book, you are not alone. Bamboo boards are beautiful, sustainable and kind to knives, but are bamboo chopping boards safe for raw meat in UK kitchens? So, are bamboo chopping boards safe for raw meat in UK kitchens? Yes, bamboo chopping boards can be safe for raw meat in UK kitchens, as long as you use and care for them properly. Food safety is less...

If you cook a lot of chicken, mince or Sunday roasts, you have probably wondered at some point: are bamboo chopping boards hygienic for raw meat in UK kitchens, or should you stick to plastic? There is plenty of mixed advice online, so let’s clear it up properly. So, are bamboo chopping boards hygienic for raw meat? Yes, good quality bamboo chopping boards can be hygienic for raw meat in UK kitchens, as long as you use and care for them properly. In some ways they can actually be preferable to cheap plastic boards, which quickly end up covered in...

Raw chicken on the same board you use for strawberries? That is a hard no. If you cook meat regularly, the chopping board you choose matters just as much as your knife. It affects hygiene, how easy your prep is, and even how long your knives stay sharp. In this guide we are looking at the top 5 best boards for raw meat: acacia, bamboo, and carbonised options compared. We will cover what makes each material shine, what to watch out for, and how to pick the right board for your kitchen. What makes a chopping board good for raw...

If you cook a lot of chicken, beef or pork at home, you already know one thing: your chopping board choice really matters. Raw meat is unforgiving. It brings juices, bacteria and plenty of scrubbing. So when it comes to carbonised bamboo vs acacia: which wins for raw meat cutting? What actually is carbonised bamboo? Let’s clear this up first, because it sounds like something from a science lab. Carbonised bamboo is simply natural bamboo that has been heat treated. That high heat caramelises the natural sugars in the bamboo, turning it a beautiful warm brown and giving it a...