Evidence index · Cutting Boards
Only claims about cutting boards made by people we have grounds to call chefs. The unrestricted cutting boards evidence is on the cutting boards page.
chefs is an occupation.
6 people on record as chefs make 32 quoted claims about cutting boards across 9 sources. Membership is recorded with its own evidence — for a person by the trait they are on record holding, for a community by the source it was said in — and authority is scoped to cutting boards rather than to fame.
Endorsements and objections about cutting boards from chefs, together, strongest evidence first.
but they are they last a lifetime, and they are a huge part of what makes for me the whole process of cookery really enjoyable
Cites durability
I use these chopping boards, which are Apex chopping boards, they have a softness to them. So, if you sort of take a chopping knife, there is a softness. There's a grip from these chopping boards that are really is really nice. They don't absorb.
Cites hygiene, knife friendliness
They're a lot of money
Cites price (against)
Not a recommendation for a specific product: technique, materials and what to look for in cutting boards. Citable on its own terms. There are 29 of them; the 25 with the strongest evidence are below.
I would say it has to be my chopping board and my knives. Once I've got a great chopping board, great knives, sharp knives, the rest is easy.
because certain materials will ruin and dull your knives such as bamboo please dear God do not useing bamboo cutting boards stop
Cites edge retention (against)
wooden boards for me are always the best easy to clean and longlasting
Cites durability, ease of cleaning
using a glass cutting board is almost like next level you're you're to piss me off. No glass cutting boards, no bamboo cutting boards.
first thing is super obvious i'm sorry but a knife and a cutting board are king if you're not starting with this then you are in trouble this combo alone solves way more kitchen tests than you would think other than just cutting stuff and it's super economical if you don't want to buy a bunch of mechanical things like…
Two judgements rest on this sentence:
And if you're into your cooking, I definitely recommend getting one.
if you have one of those thin plastic things like no like that's not what you want to do you want something that's sturdy and something you can do work on
Cites durability (against)
I prefer a sort of heavy duty one because they're so much more durable they can be flipped over the minute you want to go from vegetables to prepping fish or meat
Cites durability, hygiene
one of the most useful things is a great chopping board get the right one and it'll be your friend for life
I'm a big advocate for wood cutting boards
when you do wash your wooden board never let it stand in water or put it in the dishwasher as it may split
Cites dishwasher safe (against), maintenance (against)
a good cutting board should last you a super long time and using wood has a lot of antibacterial materials in there which is awesome but of course it's up to you to keep it clean keep it oiled up it will last you forever
Cites hygiene, durability
Do yourself a favor, start with a 10-in chef's knife and any cutting board that is made [music] of maple or some sort of decent wood. You can also use a rubber cutting board, that's fine, too.
These two items can do so much by themselves. This feels like the caveman invention that invented a million other things. What a food processor can do, this can do. Much slower and less efficiently, but it can [music] do. What a mandolin can do, these two things can do. What a mortar and pestle can do, technically…
Cites versatility
I've already said to not use bamboo cutting boards
These would be nice. Obviously a bit more expensive, but so they're just a very very good quality product.
Cites build quality
but they also look much more appealing rather than having red, blue, green, all yellow all sorts of [ __ ] knocking around. You know, we spent all this money on the design.
Cites appearance
So, it's like a softer material. So, basically doesn't damage your knives as you're chopping.
Cites edge retention
plastic cutting boards on the other hand while cheap and lightweight absolutely destroys the edge of your knife causing you to frequently sharpen them on a stone
Cites edge retention (against), safety (against)
and bacteria can settle in there and can be harmful if it's not thoroughly clean
so my suggestion is do the upgrade for the longer term sustainable surface for all your cutting needs
Cites durability
wood cutting boards while heavy and requiring more effort for cleaning and upkeep are super gentle on your knives they can last a really long time and they're sanitary
Three judgements rest on this sentence:
there are plenty of studies out there that show wood absorbs bacteria and kills it relatively quickly in under 10 minutes as I we say in my videos washing with hot water and soap is sufficient enough to remove any potential harmful bacteria
but it has more uses than just cutting stuff on top of it if you want to use it as an additional work surface
there are a million different brands out there when it comes to cutting boards but I like wood and either maple or walnut is really all that I have
Maple Great Oak should be okay
Two judgements rest on this sentence:
they can also get pretty beat up from the knife scratches
Cites scratch resistance (against)
Computed only from claims about cutting boards by people we have grounds to call chefs, so the axes answer “according to chefs” rather than “according to everyone”.
Domain authority
1 recommender, weighted by demonstrated expertise in cutting boards. Weighted by expertise in this category, never by audience size.
Independent consensus
1 independent voice across 2 sources. How many independent voices converge, unweighted.
Long-term ownership
1 dated ownership report, median 2 months. Volume and length of dated first-hand ownership reports.
Performance
7 performance claims. Claims about how well it does the job.
Value
1 claim about price relative to what it does. Claims about what it costs relative to what it does.
Repairability
no repairability claims yet. Claims about whether it can be maintained or rebuilt.
Community breadth
all evidence from a single community so far. How many distinct communities converge, rather than one echo chamber.
Recency of evidence
most recent evidence from 2023. How recent the evidence is. Old evidence is not wrong, just older.
Objections raised
4 negative claims, mostly performance and durability. How much complaint is on the record. A high figure means the drawbacks have been stated and quoted, not that the thing is worse.
These are separate measurements, not components of a score. They are never added together, and there is no overall rating, because which of them matters depends on what you are buying the thing for. An axis that says no evidence means nobody has spoken about it, not that the answer is low.