Epicurean Cutting Surfaces are a world-class kitchenware brand committed to creating responsibly sourced, design lead and innovative kitchenware. The Epicurean brand was the inspiration of a custom skate park manufacturer who realised the potential for its use outside the skate parks when he was asked by friends and family to create chopping boards from the almost indestructible new materials used in the build process.

I received one of the large chopping boards in the natural colour and two utensils, a large spoon in the slate colour and a  sauté tool in the natural colour.


The Kitchen Series Chopping Boards are made from an eco-friendly, organic, wood fibre composite, available in a variety of sizes and colours; natural, slate and nutmeg. The wood fibre provides cooks with a knife friendly smooth surface upon which they can carry out all their food preparation. The boards are extremely durable, nonporous, heat resistant and dishwasher safe. The Kitchen Series boards really are the “go- to” board for all your cooking and chopping needs

- Dishwasher safe
-Heat resistant to 350*F/176*C
-Knife friendly
-Non-porous wood fibre
-Limited lifetime warranty

I have really loved using this board.  Not only does it perform well as a chopping board, but it also makes a great and attractive surface for me to lay out hot dishes on at the table, and I have to also add that this large one makes a great back drop for food photos. (Just sayin!)



The Kitchen Series Utensil Range has the look and feel of traditional wooden utensils, but has the added benefit of being fade, split and stain resistant. This is due to the innovative wood fibre composite that they are made from. The Kitchen Series utensils are gentle on pans and won’t harm non-stick surfaces whilst also being easy to clean and dishwasher safe. The utensil collection is available in two colours, Natural and Slate and includes three sizes of spoon, a sauté tool, paddle and angled turner.

- Dishwasher safe
-Heat resistant to 350*F/176*C
- Safe for non-stick pans
-Lifetime warranty

The utensils have also performed well.  At first I was a bit concerned that they might absorbe food flavours, colours, the way that traditional wooden spoons do, but that has not happened.  The sauté tool was a bit faded when I received it, due to the portion of it that had been covered with the label, but it has not taken on any colours or tints from anything I have used it with, tomatoes, tumeric, etc.  Nor have they taken on any smell from what I have used them to cook with either.  My pots and pans have remained scratch and scrape free.  Also the board has not taken on any smell from onions or garlic and its surface remains scratch free even after a month of daily use.

I was also a bit concerned that they might warp in the dish washer.  I mean wood, right?  This has also not happened and I have been using and dish washing them almost on a daily basis.  I have to add that I have a smaller, bar-sized board that I have been using for several years now and it has also performed well, never warping, scratching or taking on any smells.  I highly recommend these products.  You can purchase them at Borough Kitchen Cookshops.

The Kitchen Utensils can be purchased at Gill Wing Cook Shop on 190 Upper Street, Islington. London. N1 1RQ.



Many thanks to Eddingtons for sending me these nifty kitchen tools to try out.  Eddingtons are purveryors and suppliers of quality kitchen merchandise.  They pride themselves in finding fun, innovative and practical kitchen and housewares that are just that little bit different

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