Picking the Best Wood For Cutting Boards

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Picking the Best Wood For Cutting Boards
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Types of Wooden Cutting Board

1. FLAT PANEL
2. EDGE GRAIN
3. END GRAIN

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FLAT PANEL

• These cutting surfaces are typically constructed
  simply by gluing boards together edged to edge
  just like a wooden table top.  You are able to
  identify these as each individual wood piece will
  be wider across the top of the surface of the
  butcher block.

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EDGE GRAIN

• Normally thicker than the face grain varieties,
  these are much less prone to warping than their
  face grained cousins and are where I would want
  to start my search if I were on a budget. These
  are probably the sweet spot in the wooden cutting
  board category for price versus performance.

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END GRAIN

• The benefits of this type of arrangement are
  numerous. You can think of the end grain in a
  fashion similar to the bristles of a broom if you
  are looking directly at the bottom.

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At the End

• Cleaning for me normally involves a bout with
  the water hose (if it were in the kitchen Id
  skip this step) and if it is too messy and a
  spray of diluted vinegar or a diluted bleach
  mixture.