Tesco Plastic Chop Board

While shopping at Tesco I picked up this chopping board for around £3 and our last one had seen better days and it needed replacing. Usually I go for wooden or glass chopping boards but as this one of the few they had available I decided I would give it a go. The chopping board is made of plastic which of course makes a hard surface to cut food up on. It is rather thick meaning it is durable and it is a good size so there is plenty of room to cut food up on which I definitely need with a family of 5 soon to be 6. The board is around 37 cm by 25 cm and is off white in colour it is almost like ... more

I am a huge believer in that everything in the kitchen needs to be regularly cleaned and that the work surfaces should be cleaned regularly with an antibacterial spray to make sure that the germs are contained and that they do not spread and further that necessary. Obviously when it comes to cutting up your food and preparing it you do not want to work directly on the work surface and possibly damage the area with any sharp knives that you may use. This is where having chopping boards come in really handy in the kitchen. As you regularly have to change you chopping board as the surface is ... more

I bought a pack of these two chopping boards last year when we needed a couple of new chopping boards and I have to say that although it wasn’t an absolute waste of money it certainly wasn’t a good buy. I believe I paid around £2.50 for the pack, though looking at the Tesco website I can’t actually see them on there now as a set. I am quite used to plastic chopping boards and generally find them perfectly acceptable and usable in the kitchen, but the quality of these is really quite poor. It was my own fault really as I ordered it as part of an online shop – not something I do very often ... more