A great reducing board is a workhorse in any kitchen. Above all, it ought to be massive, offering ample house for carving or chopping, and comparatively straightforward to take care of.
We suggest the OXO Good Grips Carving and Slicing Board for individuals who need a plastic board, and the Teakhaus Edge Grain Skilled Carving Board with Juice Canal (15″ by 20″) for individuals who need a wood one. Each boards really feel good underneath a knife, and so they stood as much as many sharp cuts, darkish stains, and robust odors higher than the competitors. Plus, after years of long-term testing, neither board has cut up or egregiously warped from misuse.
We’ve spent greater than 150 hours of analysis interviewing cooks and supplies consultants, chopping copious kilos of produce, and utilizing and abusing over 30 reducing boards to succeed in our conclusion.
Our decide
This plastic board resists warping, staining, and odors higher than the opposite plastic boards we examined. The rubber toes hold it stationary, and the juice groove does a wonderful job gathering liquids.
The OXO Good Grips Carving and Slicing Board is massive sufficient for many chopping and carving duties, straightforward to scrub, and designed with rubber toes on its sides to forestall slippage. We had been additionally impressed with how efficient the juice groove was at holding liquid.
Our decide
This lovely, eco-conscious teak board requires extra cautious cleansing than a plastic board, nevertheless it feels higher underneath a knife and is less complicated to keep up than the opposite wooden boards we examined.
If you happen to’re extra occupied with a reducing board made from wooden, get the Teakhaus Edge Grain Skilled Carving Board with Juice Canal (15″ by 20″). The teak is difficult sufficient to permit for clean cuts however not so arduous that it dulls your knife’s edge. Teak additionally resists moisture buildup higher than different varieties of wooden.
Additionally nice
This OXO reducing board is a smaller model of our important plastic decide. Like the big OXO board, it has rubber toes to maintain it secure whereas chopping.
When you have restricted counter house in your kitchen or desire utilizing a smaller board, we suggest getting the smaller model of our plastic decide, the ten.39-inch-by-14.78-inch OXO Good Grips Utility Slicing Board. It’s nice for easy duties like slicing an apple or chopping a single massive carrot. The OXO Utility Board has the identical rubber toes because the bigger OXO carving board; they hold the board securely in place whereas chopping. In contrast to our important decide, its juice groove doesn’t have the capability to carry the drippings from a complete roast rooster, nevertheless it’s nonetheless helpful when chopping a few juicy tomatoes. Just like the bigger OXO carving board we suggest, the Utility Slicing Board resists warping, staining, and robust odors higher than the competitors.
Additionally nice
This teak reducing board is a smaller model of our important wooden decide. Just like the bigger Teakhaus board, this one has a deep juice canal on one aspect and hand grooves for lifting.
If our important wooden reducing board is just too massive on your house otherwise you’re searching for a cheaper choice, we additionally suggest the smaller 12-inch-by-16-inch Teakhaus Edge Grain Skilled Carving Board. We predict the bigger board is finest for those who prepare dinner frequently, however we nonetheless discovered the smaller Teakhaus board appropriate (albeit a bit extra cramped) for many chopping duties and a pleasant dimension for serving cheese or charcuterie. Just like the bigger board, it has a large ¾-inch juice canal on one aspect for catching the drippings. The canal held 6 ounces of liquid in our checks, so it could’t maintain the drippings from a complete turkey. Nevertheless it’s ample for slicing a steak or carving a complete rooster. This smaller Teakhaus board weighs 2 kilos lower than our important decide, so it could be extra manageable for some individuals to carry and transfer. The board can also be 1.5-inches thick—a rarity for many wooden boards of this dimension—so it can resist warping higher than thinner wooden boards.
