Teakhaus Square Marine Board with Juice Canal

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A good wood or bamboo cutting board can serve you well for years to come.

Bar boards are the littlest members of the cutting board family—the baby boards, if you will. As their name suggests, they were originally used in bars for cutting citrus and small fruit for garnishes. But they’re handy in the kitchen as well. Petite and lightweight, they’re perfect for any tiny task you might have: cutting an apple, slicing some cheese, or mincing a few herbs to put on your lunch. They’re also highly portable, making them a great choice for picnics or other on-the-go slicing and dicing

Teakhaus Square Marine Board with Juice Canal

WINNER - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, BEST WOOD BAR BOARD

Made of teak, this bar board is naturally slightly oily, so it required less maintenance than the other wood or bamboo boards we tested, and it stained somewhat less extensively. It was big enough to accommodate all the foods we cut on it though still highly portable. And it’s reversible, with a juice groove on one side that helped contain messes when we cut a lemon into wedges. It was the heaviest bar board we tested, so it stayed put on the counter pretty well, though rubbery grips would have provided some extra security. Finally, it’s quite handsome, making a beautiful small platter for serving cheese or charcuterie.

We maintain strict objectivity in all testing.*

STABILITY ★★½

EASE OF USE ★★½

VERSATILITY ★★★

KEY: GOOD ★★★ FAIR ★★ POOR ★

DETAILS

Materials: Teak
Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 0.75 in
Item Number: ATKTHMB
Item Weight: 0.88 pounds

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How We Tested Bar Boards

We’d never tested these boards before and wanted to know which one was best, so we bought nine models, priced from about $5.50 to about $22.00. Bar boards come in a range of sizes, but we focused on models that were about half the size of our favorite small cutting board, which measures about 14 by 11 inches, or even smaller. And while plastic boards are most common in this size, we also considered wood, bamboo, and composite boards. On each board, we cut a variety of foods, mincing shallots; making lemon wedges; chiffonading fresh basil; and slicing salami, blocks of cheese, and baguettes. To test stain and odor retention, we smeared chipotle in adobo on each board and let it sit for 3 hours before washing. Over the course of testing, we washed each board 25 times to see whether any would warp, crack, or split.

Winning Traits

Moderate weight and/or silicone grips to stabilize
About the size of a paperback book (10 by 7 inches)

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