topic Size cutting board in Kitchen

Size cutting board

CherryHugs — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 15:39:27 GMT

What size cutting board do you feel is the best to have, when just having one.
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deepwaterdotter — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 16:10:48 GMT

1 1/2 feet x 2 feet.

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froggy — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 16:21:30 GMT

I really can't do with just one. I use these. They are lightweight and stand upright nicely in an metal bapkin holder so I can just have them at my fingertips. They wash and dry very easily. Plus I have a couple of small ones for cutting lemons, limes, etc.

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software — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 17:09:33 GMT

I do have several

12" x 9" is the smallest.

It's very handy, bamboo, I keep it on the counter between my stovetop & sink.

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What size cutting board do you feel is the best to have, when just having one.
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x Hedge — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 17:17:46 GMT

Although there are more in the cupboard, I tend to use & wash the same cutting mat over and over.

For me, the Goldilocks (just right) size is approximately 15" x 11&1/2" , flexible plastic cutting mat from either Dollar Tree or Wal-Mart.

Not so small that my sliced or diced veg get mixed together, or are rolling off the edge of the mat as I continue to cut.....Not so inconveniently big that I can't easily wash both sides in the sink very quickly.

Probably 40 years since I put raw meat on a cutting board. Just prep a lot of produce. For the occasional times I'm handling raw meat I'll use something I can throw away, like paper plates.

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Daysdee — Sun, 25 Aug 2019 00:54:13 GMT

I have several sizes and use all of them. Like a very small one for just cutting a lemon or tomato. Have a medium to large size to slice bread made in my breadmaker.

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ECBG — Sun, 25 Aug 2019 06:35:03 GMT

I have a very small one and a 12 x 15 I use quite a lot. Both are dw safe.

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Desertdi — Sun, 25 Aug 2019 09:31:03 GMT

I use acrylic..........14" x 17"...........I leave them out on the counter in every work space in my kitchen. (They "save" the counters from ANY kind of damage.)

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CherryHugs — Sun, 25 Aug 2019 12:04:44 GMT

Thank you for replies and thoughts on this

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Nightowlz — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 17:57:38 GMT

Can't just use one. We have a large one with juice groove for carving larger cuts of meat.

We have smaller ones to use for other things. I also like the plastic ones that are bendable. It makes it easy to fold kind of in half to scoop food off in to pot.

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depglass — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 13:44:38 GMT

I have three, all that white polypropelene stuff. We use them for everything, even making toast and jam. So they are constantly rotated through the dishwasher. Sloppy cooks, I guess.

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Razzy 7 — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 17:37:09 GMT

Agree froggy. And I like and have 3 sizes of the Epicurean you show in your post.

Why would I not want just one cutting board? If all I'm cutting is a lemon, for example, I don't want to use my largest cutting board. I want to use my small one as it's easier and quicker to wash than my biggest one. I own three cutting boards and use the one that best fits the job I'm using it for. Sometimes one is in the dishwasher waiting to be washed and so I use one of the other two.

IF I had to rely on just one cutting board (though I wouldn't) I'd think of the largest cutting or chopping task I have and make sure what I purchased was appropriate for that task.

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DiAnne — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 18:24:32 GMT

I have several sizes. I usually get them at Costco and they are dishwasher safe. I would never use a wooden cutting board for meat, etc.

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Mothertrucker — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 18:36:20 GMT

I have a Boos cutting board which I absolutely love and for those who don’t like wood, if you try a Boos,you’ll never go back. I also have an assortment of acrylic ones but I also have one that I specially like and that is the concave one that Holds the meat juices ...I love it when I’m barbecuing ..it’s fabulous when you’re slicing the tri tip or a big steak or poultry...

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chickenbutt — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 20:58:27 GMT

Hi Tam! I'm with you on the Boos Boards. Best boards you can get.

My main Boos board is just a 18" square, 3" thick, one that I love. It is always out on one of my counters but I don't use it all the time. It's beautiful! For boards, definitely Boos. For utensils I like olive wood.

I also have a very large rectangular Boos with the wells around the edges and I use that one for turkey-carving.

I have one or two little Boos boards and then I have some different size mats that I use for some things, and two sizes of the OXO ones (white, hard material of some kind with the black borders) which I use all the time.

If I had to let some of them go, I would keep the Boos boards and the OXO boards.

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IamMrsG — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 21:44:05 GMT

If I had it to do over, I'd stick to my guns and get a Boos--as large as I had space for.

DH was feeling generous that day, so instead I let him talk me into a gift of a beautiful multi-wood custom made cutting board. It's "too pretty" to mar, and much too heavy to hoist, so I use two of those thin sheets of vinyl boards side-by-side on top of it. That has covered both bases -- protects the beauty while also giving me the flexibility to cut on, then pick up and pour from.

BTW, unlike Boos boards, this impractical board is not double sided, so cannot be flipped over. It has feet and is raised about 1.5" from the counter. To store the vinyl sheets, DH built a matching drawer that slides under it.