News — wooden chopping boards

If you love a tidy kitchen and hate cross contamination, a colour coded system for your chopping boards is one of the simplest upgrades you can make. Pair that with the warmth and character of acacia wood and you get something that’s practical, hygienic and genuinely lovely to cook with. In this guide we’ll walk through the top 5 acacia chopping boards for colour coded kitchen systems, how to use them, and a few tips to keep them looking beautiful for years. Why acacia works so well in a colour coded kitchen Before we get into the top 5, it’s...

If you have ever stood in your kitchen wondering whether that trusty wooden board is really safe for raw chicken, you are not alone. The wooden vs plastic chopping boards: which is safer for UK food hygiene debate has been going on for years, and there is a lot of half-true advice floating about. As a British brand that lives and breathes chopping boards, we spend an unhealthy amount of time thinking about this stuff so you do not have to. Let us break it down in a practical, no nonsense way so you can prep dinner with confidence. What...

If you care about your knives, your chopping board choice matters just as much as the steel in your blade. At Deer & Oak we spend an embarrassing amount of time running knives across bamboo and acacia boards to see what really happens to those precious edges. So, bamboo vs acacia: which chopping board wins for knife protection? Why board material matters for knife protection A good chopping board should be a friendly partner to your knife. Too soft and it will scar quickly, harbouring bacteria and looking tired in no time. Too hard and it will roll or chip...

If you are choosing a new chopping board, you have probably come across two favourites: carbonised bamboo and acacia. Both look beautiful on the worktop, both feel reassuringly solid under the knife, and both have a reputation for being kinder to blades than glass or stone. But when it comes to hygiene and durability, which actually comes out on top? Let us walk through carbonised bamboo vs acacia: the ultimate comparison for hygiene and durability, with a few practical tips from the Deer & Oak kitchen along the way. What is carbonised bamboo and how is it different? Standard bamboo...