8 Best Cutting Boards, According to Testing
The best boards make meat and vegetable prep easier — and protect your knives.
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At the Good Housekeeping Institute, we reach for our cutting boards as often as we do our trusty kitchen knives. The best cutting boards provide a safe and sturdy surface to slice raw meat and crunchy veggies for Sunday meal prep and even a perfect place to prepare pastry and other baked goods. But the best cutting boards for raw meat and poultry may not be the best picks for vegetables, so we looked at a range of options to pick the best out there.
Our top picks:
In the Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab, we tested 26 of the best cutting boards, including a variety of brands, materials, shapes, sizes and styles. We used various knife styles, including sturdy Western-style knives and nimble Japanese knives to slice fresh mozzarella, salami and a variety of produce, including ripe, soft tomatoes and crunchy, raw carrots. Our tests evaluated how easy the boards were to clean, how delicate they were on our knives and how they handled hard or slippery ingredients.
After our picks, keep reading to learn more about the pros and cons of various cutting board materials plus what to look for while shopping for them.
Nicole (she/her) is the director of the Good Housekeeping Institute's Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab, where she has overseen content and testing related to kitchen and cooking appliances, tools and gear since 2019. She’s an experienced product tester and recipe creator, trained in classic culinary arts and culinary nutrition. She has worked in test kitchens for small kitchen appliance brands and national magazines, including Family Circle and Ladies’ Home Journal.
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