The Best (and WORST) Cutting Boards for Home Kitchens

Good point on sanding to rejuvenate your wood or plastic cutting board. This helped me to decide upon how thick an end-grain board to purchase. I went thick, as it'll allow me to sand up to a millimetre every so often to rejuvenate my board. Thanks for making me think on this consideration 👍

😅i got a bamboo cutting board from ikea for my birthday. had a feeling that its kinda messing with my knives. nice to see im not crazy.

Hasegawa cutting board for me is the best there is. Bought the one with the wooden core (they also sell without the wooden core). Don’t like a solely rubber board....for me “too soft feel”. This board gives me the feedback I want. Very easy to clean , anti bacterial and (very important) friendly for my knives 👌🏽😅 Should have bought one a lot sooner🤓

"addicted to putting stuff in my dishwasher" 😂 I'm so glad I clicked on this

My bamboo and “Epicurienne” cutting boards chipped my Global knives 😅 When I asked friends, they told me “no, it’s impossible…”. I'm very careful with my knives, I thought to myself what am I doing wrong and ultimately I wasn't crazy 😆 I try walnut and mapple cutting boards and no chipping at horizon!

Love, love, love my Larch wood cutting board!! It rarely leaves my countertop.

Love my Boors Board end grain cutting board, 24 x 18 x 2.25. Kind on my knives. Have had it for twenty-five years.

pro tip : Board wax mostly is just mineral oil mixed with beeswax , some use other ingredients as well. I do 4-5 parts oil to 1 beeswax.

This is a great video and I agree with everything said here. The re-waxing of the cutting board on occasion is a good habit to get into. The one wish that I have is that you mention the Rodin cherry cutting boards. These too are wonderful and at least to me the board looks quite a bit nicer than the Larchwood boards that you sell. Having lived in Nova Scotia for almost all of my adult life I am right behind the idea of supporting that particular company - good for you! BUT the Rodin boards are made from Canadian cherry wood and this would be a great addition to the excellent products that you offer. Maybe pilot the sale of these boards in one of your stores so that you can see how your clients react. I bought one a while ago and my decision was based on looks. You are right that the small rubber feet on the Larchwood boards are great - I purchased 4 ‘feet’ from the hardware store just as a little upgrade to my board. And, oh yes, I bought your simply labeled ‘board wax’ to treat my board. Please keep producing these types of videos, I suspect that they are very informative to many, me included. Still waiting for a video comparing the super forever sharp knives of TV fame, versus the knives you sell and others. That (those) would be interesting videos too!

Putting a cutting board on a damp towel will cause it to absorb water and possibly warp!!! But living in Medellin has one fantastic benefit: there are no dishwashers here. Well except for my boys. But no machines.

i have the Hasegawa...i got the top end pro line for the point of buy the best once...

Before I started collecting Japanese steel I had Epicurean cutting boards which is what I choose to cut on thinking they're safe for my Japanese knives. Would you agree? Here's a description....Made from a composite of wood-based paper fiber and resin. Thoughts, oh I also use I big wooden cutting board from time to time.

oh god when the knife hit the glass i shrank back in my seat

good video! i came here after finally commiting to a 1k+ knife and figured i'd need a high end board to look after the knife, turns out my plastic board ive amassed over the year will work fine! edit: also my parents had a glass cutting board when i was growing up, i forgot they were even a thing again until i saw this 🤣

Happy New Year Mike and everyone! Great video again! Thank you!

I ordered a Larch Wood board from Larch Wood Canada and was punished for returning it even though it came damaged. Terribly rude and disrespectful owner that isn’t interested in customers.

I have a huge teak cutting board that I love. I would love to one of the Japanese rubber cutting boards that are available.

Can any of these boards take heavy(ish) chopping action? We often chop/cleaver whole chickens into small pieces. Thanks!

Nice video! What is the size of the larchwood cutting board in the video?

The choice of wood for wooden boards is frankly insane. It seems if there's a tree, some dangerous clown's tried to make a cutting board out of it. Is it worth using the Janka Hardness scale as any kind of barometer, or does manufacturing of wood boards change the hardness to such an extent that it's not much use?? Also any idea which species of Larch is used in these magical larch wood chopping boards of which ye speak? Great video. This and others have really helped as I begin my long and winding road of Japanese knife buying!