News — sustainable kitchenware

If you care about cooking well and living a bit greener, your chopping board is a surprisingly big deal. The board you reach for every day touches almost everything you eat, so it makes sense to choose one that is kind to both your knives and the planet. At Deer & Oak we specialise in bamboo, carbonised bamboo and acacia chopping boards, so we spend an embarrassing amount of time talking about grain patterns and sustainability. If you are torn between bamboo vs acacia boards for sustainable UK cooking, this guide will help you pick the right one for your...

Eco friendly kitchen swaps are everywhere right now, from beeswax wraps to refill stations. But when it comes to the thing you use every single day to prep your meals, it is worth asking the big question: are bamboo chopping boards the best eco-friendly choice for UK kitchens? As a British brand that lives and breathes chopping boards, we have some thoughts. Let’s look at the facts, not just the buzzwords. What Makes a Chopping Board “Eco Friendly”? Before we single out bamboo, it helps to know what we are actually judging. A truly eco friendly board should tick a...

If you care about what you cook, you probably care what you cook on. In UK kitchens, two natural materials keep popping up in the search for a more sustainable chopping board: bamboo and acacia. Both look beautiful, both feel lovely under the knife, and both claim to be eco friendly. But when it comes to bamboo vs acacia: which chopping board wins for UK sustainability? Bamboo vs acacia: what are they, really? Let’s start with the basics. Bamboo is actually a fast growing grass, not a tree. Some species can grow over 60 cm in a single day. That...