News — Sustainable Kitchen

If you cook most nights of the week, your chopping board probably works harder than any other bit of kit in your kitchen. It handles everything from onions and herbs to Sunday roasts and late night cheese. So it is no surprise more people are asking a simple question: is bamboo better than plastic for UK home cooks? Short answer: for most British kitchens, yes, bamboo is usually the better choice. But there are a few exceptions and some care tips you should know before you ditch your old plastic boards. What UK home cooks actually need from a chopping...

If you are trying to make your kitchen a bit kinder to the planet, your chopping board is a surprisingly good place to start. We are all cooking more at home, thinking harder about waste and asking awkward questions like: is that plastic board I bought years ago really the best choice for a sustainable UK home? Let us put acacia vs plastic under the spotlight and see which really is the eco-friendly choice for sustainable UK homes. Why your chopping board choice actually matters Chopping boards get a lot of action. Every stir fry, Sunday roast and after-school snack...

If you are upgrading your chopping boards, you have probably found yourself asking: are bamboo chopping boards better than acacia for UK kitchens? Both are beautiful, both are natural and both are a world away from those flimsy plastic boards that slide around the worktop. But they do behave quite differently in a real home kitchen. At Deer & Oak we specialise in bamboo, carbonised bamboo and acacia, so we spend an unhealthy amount of time thinking about this exact question. Let’s break it down in a way that is actually useful when you are stood in your kitchen, knife...

If you cook a lot at home, your chopping board probably sees more action than any other bit of kit in your kitchen. Which is why so many UK chefs and keen home cooks are asking the same thing: when it comes to sustainable boards, carbonised bamboo vs acacia: the ultimate eco comparison for UK chefs[1][3][9] really matters. Both are beautiful, both feel premium, and both are kinder to the planet than plastic. But they are not identical. Let’s break down how each performs in a real British kitchen, from sustainability and durability to knife feel and day to day...