Equipment Expert Shares Top Pick for Heavy-Duty Wood Cutting Boards

Equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his top pick for heavy-duty cutting boards.

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[wagonwheeldc]

You are becoming my go to people when I am purchasing kitchen stuff. I might not remember half of the info on those boards but appreciate you going in depth end grain vs edge .

[angelachapman]

I bought the winner as a gift for my in-laws for Christmas. This board is gigantically large. This would really only work for people in large luxurious kitchens. I should have paid more attention to the dimensions but at the time I was a bit gift research fatigued. Since then I have done a lot more research on cutting boards and invested in a end grain Boardsmith board for my own kitchen. ATK will probably never put that out as a top recommendation simply because of the price- I know the audience would probably berate them for recommending anything that expensive- but if you can afford to invest in a cutting board I would highly recommend checking out the Boardsmith.

[eddmiller]

Glad to see a major review match my personal choice. Years of commercial and home use with no regrets. The teak board is great.

[pipedreams]

After waiting literally for years, I finally got my Proteak cutting board a few weeks ago. I love it!

[Taureanfitness]

I have a good friend who does woodworking & he made me a beautiful 21" long 2" thick cutting board that's 2 toned maple & black walnut + he wood burned my initials in it. However I don't use it that much because it's super heavy. I'm vertically challenged standing @ only 4'9"m my counters high & my sink isn't big. So I put a dish towel down under cutting board & place on kitchen table which is lower, then pick it up & haul it to the bathroom & wash it in the tub. But as you can see this is a project in a half. so I had him make a 2nd custom cutting board a little smaller & lighter. When I posted pics on my social media people went nuts because the work he does is so quality & it's gorgeous. He also made me a cool magnetic knife rack to hang on the wall. All 3 pieces match so it's like functional artwork that gives the room character.

[vahultman]

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[chrisp]

I have the teakhaus, and have had no problems, and really enjoy its size, weight, and it not requiring much oil. I can second the rating on not dulling my knife noticeably and very easy to maintain.

[guardianminifarm]

Good stuff. Maple is a favorite of mine. I was told some years ago that some woods have natural antimicrobial properties. I think that is the correct description. But that Maple is one of the highest in that category if not the highest. And it is the 1490 on Janka.

[nancyjohnson]

Yes my Teakwood cutting board was just delivered today the 8/23/21 and it's a beauty, still on sale too.

[barcham]

I have an end grain teak cutting board and would not trade it for anything. At 12X16, it is smaller than the ones in this test as I simply do not have the counter space for anything larger, not do I have the need as I live alone and do not cook for company that often. I also have a bamboo board which I am not a fan of and find the teak much easier on my Japanese Damascus steel chef's knife. Of course, I have a few plastic cutting boards as well that I tend to use for raw poultry and fish and a small Maple board that is probably 50 years old. I like variety! LOL

[marcus]

Makes me happy to know the cutting board I bought last year, based on your recommendation, is still #1.

[JeffAbarta]

Thanks for the recommendation! Just ordered a TeakHaus board myself!

[ML-xhrd]

I work at a store that sells cutting boards among lots of other products. We carry two teak cutting boards and I always thought they were kind of pricy; the edge grain one is $30 and the end grain one is $40. I actually found the edge grain one that we sell at TJ Maxx for only $13 which was even better than my discount. It's not the "big, beefy" one they feature here but I'm glad to know I got a quality board that's relatively easy to maintain that isn't going to dull my knives.

[lorchid]

I just bought a teakwood cutting board about a month ago (found it on sale 🙂) and have absolutely *loved* its performance. Hasn’t shown a single mar or cut mark, thus far.

[XzTS-Roostro]

My mom had purchased the Large TeakHaus Edge Grain chopping board, and it's slimmer cutting board model a few months ago. However, the chopping board has deep cuts in it from her using ceramic knives on it with quite a bit of force on it. The cutting board is fine though, just light scratches.

[TsuNami]

What perfect timing. I have been needing and looking for a new cutting board. Love this, thank you!

[KazzArie]

Glad to see this on yt after watching on local pbs. Need to get one of these on my wish list. Thought I had a nice bamboo one til I used it for dough and my bench scraper found every little piece that wasn’t perfectly flush with the next.

[coleenlong]

Dear Adam mentioned “short people” having some difficulty with the thicker cutting boards.
Beautiful Julia, I have wondered how tall you and Bridget are.
Can you tell me😊?

Standing next to Christopher when he was on the show, caused you and Bridget to really look short.

On the new show I don’t see your hubby, Julia and you have a different wedding ring.

I pray that you and he are still together❣️ I adore each and every one of you on the show !!!

I don’t intend this to be so invasive; I just care for all of you. I just turned eighty years old and all of you are like my kids💖

Really would like to know that you and your hubby are together and how tall to and Bridget are.

Best success to each and every one of you❣️

Thank youAdam for the cutting board info.👍🏻🌹

[Charlie-pklj]

I'm a woodworker and have made cutting boards for over 50yrs and I only make edge grain, I see a lot of so-called woodworkers that make end grain boards that don't last. Thanks for showing the difference.

[glbernini]

Could you do a video on reconditioning, sanding of an older abused cutting board?