News — UK kitchenware

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 look after a bamboo chopping board properly, it will quietly serve you for years, looking almost as good as the day you brought it home. The secret is simple: regular oiling. It is not fancy, it is not difficult and it makes a huge difference. Below we will walk through exactly how to oil bamboo chopping boards to make them last years, what to use, how often to do it and a few little tricks we have picked up at Deer & Oak from caring for thousands of boards. Why bamboo chopping boards need oil in the first...

Nothing says home quite like a proper roast beef on a Sunday. Crispy roasties, a jug of gravy, Yorkshire puds puffed up like little clouds and that beautiful joint of beef ready to carve. But there’s one thing that can quietly make or break the moment: your chopping board. Choose the wrong board and you’re chasing the beef round the worktop, juices pouring everywhere and your favourite knife getting blunt by the slice. Choose well and carving feels calm, controlled and almost ceremonial. What Makes a Great Carving Board for Roast Beef? When you’re looking for the best chopping boards...

If you have invested in a good knife, the chopping board you use it on matters just as much as how you sharpen it. Pick the wrong surface and you will be grinding that edge away every time you cook. Pick the right one and your knives will stay sharper for longer, feel better in the hand and be safer to use. Let us walk through how to choose chopping boards that won't dull your knives quickly, and what to look for if you want something beautiful on the worktop as well as kind to your blades. Why chopping boards...