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Our face grain cutting boards are hand-made and beautifully crafted using walnut, maple and cherry woods.
We provide a unique blend of custom wooden cutting boards to match the feel of your kitchen and meet the demands of everyday cooking use. If you don’t see the right board for you, contact us for a quote on a custom build.
Wood Cutting Boards, Built for Longevity
From choosing the right blends of naturally-sourced wood species, to final delivery of your new cutting board, our entire process is seamless to ensure that you get a cutting board that is built to last.
When building your cutting board, we understand that quality control is paramount to ensure that your board is properly built. This starts with the quality of wood we use, followed by thorough measuring, cutting, assembly and oiling. No board is identical to the next, so when you receive your cutting board, you’re getting truly a unique product that will serve your kitchen needs for many years while providing natural beauty.
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Custom Cut Cutting Boards
When it comes to selecting the best wood cutting board, the two most important things to pay attention to are the grain and the type of wood. Both choices can significantly impact the number of bacteria absorbed by your board, as well as the impact the board has on your blades.
There are three types of grains used to make a wood cutting board: face grain, edge grain, or end (close) grain. Face grain boards offer not only durability for many years of kitchen use, but they show the wood grain in the way that adds beauty to your kitchen.
| Pros | Cons | |
| Face Grain | Attractive, affordable | Scratches easily, more prone to warping and bacteria |
| Edge Grain | Attractive, more durable than Face Grain | Still prone to scratches |
| End (close) Grain | Knife friendly, extremely durable, keeps bacteria away. | Expensive, requires more maintenance, heavy |
If a board is made from softwood, such as hickory or pine, the board will scratch easily when used. And bacteria love scratches and grooves.
If you’re looking for the home run combination, you’ll want to look for a wood cutting board that is both a hardwood and an end grain. To help keep bacteria at bay and to extend the life of your wood cutting board, apply mineral oil after each use.
This leads to some of the tradeoffs of wood cutting boards. If you purchase a quality wood cutting board, it will require maintenance like applying mineral oil. Plus, they are heavy, not dishwasher safe, and can be expensive.
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Using our board butter is a great way to keep your face grain wood cutting board in great condition for years; and is also 100% food-safe.
Cleaning And Sanitizing Your Cutting Board
No matter your choice, if you do your part to keep your board clean and maintained, you can prevent bacteria from lurking on your cutting board.
The Food and Drug Administration advises after each use of any cutting board that you wash the board all hot, soapy water, completely rinse the board, and then pat dry with a paper towel.
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The Final Rules of Cutting Boards
Whatever type of board your heart desires, you should always follow what is known as the “two-board rule.”
To be absolutely certain to avoid any possible cross-contamination, designate one board just for raw meat, poultry, and fish, and another board for fruits, vegetables, or anything else that you can eat raw.
It’s a pretty simple rule to follow that many chefs, pros or amateurs, follow to ensure they don’t unintentionally bring illness to themselves or others. No matter how much you clean and care for your cutting board, you just never know what might be left behind.
Second, just to be safe, if there are significant signs of wear and tear, the board should be tossed out and replaced immediately. Bacteria just love making all those grooves and cuts their home, and no matter what you do, you’ll just never know if the board is completely clean.
A custom wood cutting board is a great addition to any kitchen. Picking the right one for you is important. Choose a wood that suits your needs and then maintain it.
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Frequently Asked Questions
All of our face grain cutting boards are designed and built using locally sourced wood from multiple suppliers in the area. We are based in Nampa, Idaho and are proud to deliver our products to customers across the nation.
7-15 days is our normal turn-around time during non-peak times of the year such as the holidays. Because your cutting board will be handmade, we are confident that waiting approximately 2 weeks will be more than worth it.
Yes – we use only the best mineral oil, which is food safe. Mineral oil helps repel water and bacteria from your board, as well as helps with the longevity of your custom cutting board.
We ship your cutting board using both UPS and FedEx. Depending on the size of the board, as well as the shipping destination, this helps us determine the best option to get it to you the quickest. All of our boards are carefully wrapped and packaged to avoid damage during shipping.
Most cutting boards you find at stores are mass-produced, and most of them made in China. Our products are not only handmade in the USA, but our boards are built up to 2 inches in thickness, which means the durability level is unmatched when compared to other brands.
Yes we do. Our cutting boards and butcher blocks come with a 30-day money back guarantee. Click here to read more about this.
We sure do. Regardless of the wood blend, we can build your face grain cutting board to any size and shape imaginable. Being able to laser cut and engrave our boards, the sky is the limit on what we can offer our customers. For much larger cutting boards, often times these can ship with either ground shipping, but sometimes freight if your cutting board is closer in size to an actual butcher block counterop.
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