Wood Cutting Board

There are no limitations for wooden cutting boards. They are perfect for chopping vegetables, butchering proteins, and for using as serving platters. Their rich and elegant look shows off various grain details within the wood. And the thickness is so much more luxurious than thin plastic versions.

Wood have natural antimicrobial properties, and wood cutting boards like bamboo are harder and resist scarring from knives as well as absorb little moisture, making them a sanitary choice that's more resistant to bacteria.Wooden cutting boards are safe to use with raw meats and poultry, but you'll want to avoid cross contamination.

Some plastic cutting boards can be loud. It's not a huge concern, but it can be annoying when chopping a large batch of veggies for a winter soup. With wood, slicing, chopping, and mincing is a little more quiet with each knife stroke. Wooden cutting boards make meal prep less of a sensory overload and you'll be able to hear that podcast with fewer distractions.

Plastic cutting boards are inexpensive, but they need to be replaced more often than wood. Wooden cutting boards range in price, from $25 up to $150 or more for a good quality one—even if you invest in one at the higher end of that price range, you'll still come out ahead financially over the course of a year or two because you won't have to keep buying plastic replacements.