Bamboo Cutting Board, High Quality Set of 3 Wood Chopping Boards with Free Bamboo Kitchen Utensils. Environmentally Friendly, Safe, Long Lasting and Flexible Kitchen Cutting Boards Set That Will Enhance Your Kitchen Experience DURABILITY: Our Bamboo boards are more resilient to scratches and dents than most hard woods. On the Janka Hardness Scale, it rates around the top third of wooden cutting boards RETAINS LESS WATER: It doesnt absorb moisture very easily. Water or juices from cooking or cutting are less likely to enter the board surface, the boards are less likely to warp or crack due to water penetration RESISTANT TO BACTERIA: Bamboo doesnt retain bacteria easily. Studies have shown that bamboo tends to shed bacteria off of the surface better than most other hardwoods. This is because bamboo is a non-porous surface and makes it easier to clean and safer for food preparation. LESS WEAR & TEAR ON KNIVES: Because bamboo is made up of many individual strands, retain less scratches then many other solid wood surfaces. Since the knife blade is hitting these individual strands rather than a solid unyielding surface, knife edges take less abuse GOOD FOR THE ENVIROMENT: We are concerned about sustainability. Bamboo grows much faster than wood, from three to six years after planting, making this material very renewable, and kinder to the environment.