The 10 Best chopping boards
Whether you want to dice veg, chop meat, or just slice up a salad, there’s a surface here to suit every culinary need.
Friday 01 June 2012
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1. Joseph Joseph Rinse & Chop
£16, Selfridges.com
A very clever board. It has hinges down the middle, allowing you to slide your prepared fruit and veg down off into the pan. It also has a colander at the end.
2. Catskill Reversible Maple Pastry Board
£39.95, kitchentrolleys.biz
The attraction here is the series of useful baking measurements printed on the board and a ruler line for the perfectionist pâtissier.
3. Gamepad Chopping Board
£15, firebox.com
You don't have to be a hardcore gamer to recognise that this glass-topped chopping board – designed to look like a retro games console – is damned cool.
4. John Lewis oak
£30, johnlewis.com
Made especially for slicing those fresh loaves that cover your work surface in crumbs, this board has a series of sunken rings in its oak surface to catch them all.
5. Joseph Joseph Vinyl Record
£14, selfridges.com
Not the most heavy-duty board, but if you just want to slice the odd veg or a loaf, this glass board is just about the grooviest thing you're likely to do it on.
6. Lakeland Flexi-mats
£8.29 for 5, lakeland.co.uk
Tough, lightweight and, because they're less than 1mm thick, they're flexible enough to roll into a funnel so you can get rid of your off-cuts with ease.
7. Good Housekeeping beech
£29.50, fatgiraffe.com
Comes with a double-bladed Mezzaluna knife, so is ideal for quickly slicing herbs and the odd veg. Its glossy finish means it could double up as a cheese board.
8. Java chopping board
£27, debenhams.com
As chunky and solid as an oak board but the Java is made from a much more unusual bamboo wood. The chequered finish is also gentle on your kitchen knives.
9. OCD board
£21, liberty.co.uk
You can make every slice perfect and every angle precise on this OCD board, which is covered in a series of ruled squares and angle projections.
10. Linea oak and slate
£35, houseoffraser.co.uk
Slate is always a good addition to a kitchen but its real advantage is that it's pretty much impervious to knife blades, so doesn't develop bacteria-filled ridges.
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