That said, we've been using the winning OXO plastic boards for years, both at home and in the Serious Eats test kitchen and while they do lose their bright white gleam after a while, we haven't found staining to be an issue. It’s a good size at 16 by 12 inches, and it has Microban-like bacterial protection baked into its plastic. Our own testing saw an OXO board scar under hundreds of knife marks, but the same can be said for any board.

After an exchange with representatives from OXO some months ago, we learned that they'd since updated the board material to address this issue. Unlike our main pick, its juice groove doesn’t have the capacity to hold the drippings from a whole roast chicken, but it’s still useful when chopping a couple of juicy tomatoes. The bamboo boards we tested were too hard on knife edges, while others, like the hinoki boards we tried, were too soft. Initially, we liked the Prepworks board because it was inexpensive and made of low-density polyethylene (which is a softer material than that of the OXO board we recommend), so it felt great under a knife. After long-term testing the board in our test kitchen for over a year, it bent very slightly, despite never going into the dishwasher.But they shouldn't be so indestructible that a sharp knife grinds to a prematurely dull edge, as it does on glass. The black side grips give you something non-slip to hold onto, but they’re small enough that they don’t impact the cutting area. Our top picks have stood up to consistent use at home and in the Serious Eats test kitchen for more than four years. Crafted from durable polypropylene, the Rexel Ice Presentation Ringbinder Folder is a sleek and stylish design for protecting and organising important sheets of paper.

In 2017, we invited several members of Wirecutter staff with varying levels of cooking experience to participate in our testing. That said, it still had not lost its beet stains after a few washings, and its sides tended to dry out more frequently than those of other boards. The OXO Good Grips Utility Cutting Board provides plenty of room for chopping, slicing, dicing and more. He's a previous restaurant cook, has worked on organic farms, and is responsible for many of your favorite recipes on this very site.Teakhaus warranties its products for one year against “defects in workmanship and material,” but not “damage resulting from neglect or misuse of the product—” a very standard warranty for wood cutting boards. The OXO board is also louder to cut on than our wood picks, especially if you don’t have a thick towel or rag placed underneath it. For a wood option, we highly recommend the striking and sophisticated Teakhaus Edge Grain Professional Carving Board with Juice Canal. Also, after years of testing cutting boards, we’ve found that bamboo is hard on blade edges and prone to splintering over time.

Plastic boards wash up quickly and don't require the maintenance that wood does to stay in good shape, like frequent oiling.We’ve also chopped on both versions of the board side by side and couldn’t detect any significant difference.

We ran the plastic cutting boards in this review through a series of tests to get a sense of how they felt under the knife, how slippery they were, how durable they were, and how gentle they were on a knife's blade. This means that Teakhaus sources its wood from forests sustainably managed according to FSC’s principles. The unfinished juice groove was especially unpleasant, allowing its 8 teaspoons of liquid to easily leak out at the slightest tilt. These durable boards are dishwasher safe for everyone who loves cooking more than cleaning up afterward.Read more about the condition New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging is applicable).