The workshop's large formats
Large cutting board in end grain
A large wooden cutting board means room to work: a surface of around 40 × 30 cm and a thickness of 3.8 cm. I make it by hand, in end grain, in my workshop in Dambach-la-Ville: every board is a unique piece.
- approx. 3 kg steady on the worktop
- 3 versions: plain, with juice groove, with catch tray
- 1 copy of each board
40cm
30cm
3,8cm
Top view
Edge
Available at the workshop
Large cutting boards available
Plain, with a juice groove, or with a juice groove and catch tray: here are the large boards waiting at the workshop. Each one is unique, and its exact dimensions are below its name.
To the same scale
What size should a large wooden cutting board be?
Here are my board formats, drawn to the same scale on a one-centimetre grid, based on the pieces online. The large board, in yellow, measures around 40 × 30 cm: it is the largest cutting surface in the workshop. The tapas board is longer, 46 cm, but 14 cm wide.
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Large and thick
A thick cutting board: what 3.8 cm changes
A large board is not just more surface: its dimensions change the way you work. Here is what follows from its size, its weight and the end grain. The checkerboard pattern on top comes from this assembly: the checkerboard cutting board.
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Room for everything
Around 40 × 30 cm: cut on one side, keep what is ready on the other.
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It stays put
Around 3 kg for a thickness of 3.8 cm: set on the worktop, it stays steady.
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The knife stays sharp
On the end of the wood, the blade slips between the fibres and the wood closes up.
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Made to last
With simple care, an end-grain board lasts ten to twenty years.
The juice groove
Butcher's board, cutting board for meat: the juice groove
For the Sunday roast or meat that releases its juices, the groove catches everything: the juice stays on the board, the table stays clean. The juice groove board keeps the large format of the plain board, around 40 × 30 cm and 3.8 cm thick, from 2.7 to 3.1 kg depending on the piece.
The third version adds a catch tray to the groove, around 3 kg. Both are unique pieces, each with its own combination of wood species: see the available juice groove boards.
Care
Caring for a large end-grain board
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Wash by hand
In lukewarm water, with a little natural soap. Never in the dishwasher, never soaked.
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Dry upright
A wipe with a cloth, then upright on its long side.
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Oil once a month
With a food-grade plant oil or a beeswax balm, never a mineral oil.
Frequently asked questions
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Choose your large cutting board
Each large board is a unique piece: once it is gone, it is gone. The ones available are online, with their wood species and exact dimensions.
