- Best Cutting Board#1
Boos Block Maple Cutting Board
A maple Boos Block gives the counter a sense of seriousness. It is heavy, repairable and handsome in the way good kitchen objects often are: useful first, beautiful because it is useful. The board is kind to knives, large enough to keep prep from spilling into chaos and solid enough to stay put while onions, herbs and roast chickens pass across it. It asks for oiling and basic care, but that is part of the bargain. Kitchens benefit from objects that reward maintenance.
- #2
The Boardsmith Maple End Grain Cutting Board
The Boardsmith’s end-grain boards are the quietly obsessive version of the cutting board. The surface is forgiving, the construction is serious and the whole object feels closer to furniture than accessory. It is overkill for someone who only slices limes, but for a kitchen that sees real prep, it is a pleasure. The board makes a modest argument for permanence: fewer plastic slabs, fewer disposable compromises and one substantial square of wood that slowly records the life of the room.
- #3
OXO Good Grips Carving and Cutting Board
OXO’s carving and cutting board is the practical counterpoint to beautiful wood. It is dishwasher-friendly, grippy and particularly useful for raw meat, citrus, fish and the messy work one does not want absorbed into a favorite maple board. The juice groove earns its keep, the size is generous and the price makes replacement painless. Not every kitchen object needs poetry. Some simply prevent chicken water from migrating across the counter, which is its own form of civilization.