recommend me a cutting board!

[10160]

looking for a large size cutting board that will be easier on my knives to keep them sharp. Some options I was considering are end-grain boards, hinoki, and rubber, and hi-soft. One condition for your recommendation is that I need to be able to purchase it on mtckitchen or sur la table as i have some nice coupons for those sites. THANKS!
p.s. i have sg2 and vg10 knives.

 

[MontezumaBoy]

I love my hi-soft boards (bought from Korin years ago) ... I believe they sell Tenryo which MTC also sells. I have had not issues or concerns with mine (full disclosure mine are too large to go in a dishwasher).

IMO opinion you can't go wrong with them but if you are looking more for "looks" then obviously end-grain is the direction to go ... best of luck finding what you want.

 

[captaincaed]

I'm actually making a few for sale for the holidays. Still need to clear things with site mods, but thought I'd mention it since I saw this message pop up. I don't have really good photographs yet, but I'll link to some some quick and dirty progress pictures.

 

[captaincaed]

This is the WIP thread for the trial run. I've been woodworking for about 15 years, but these are the first to come out of my new shop, just dialing things in.

Cutting board progress

Making some new designs. I've been told to warn people who have seizures not to look.

www.kitchenknifeforums.com

 

[vxd]

These boards are beautiful!

 

[captaincaed]

Thanks! I've finished dimensioning lumber for another couple, should have some more work to show in a week or two. Still on the side after work hours.

 

[Towerguy]

looking for a large size cutting board that will be easier on my knives to keep them sharp. Some options I was considering are end-grain boards, hinoki, and rubber, and hi-soft. One condition for your recommendation is that I need to be able to purchase it on mtckitchen or sur la table as i have some nice coupons for those sites. THANKS!
p.s. i have sg2 and vg10 knives.

Boardsmith. U.S. made.

 

[sansho]

i'd get either tenryo hi-soft (which i have) or hasegawa (have been reading good things recently).

Tenryo Embossed Hi-Soft Cutting Board 0.75" Thickness

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i kind of want to get a hasegawa board just to try something new. tell me about your coupons? lol

idk which hasegawa to get yet. their general deal is they have a wood core (but sealed i think) so they're lighter than solid rubber boards like hi-soft. dishwasher safe, too unlike hi-soft (unless you are sure your dishwasher cycle temp is low enough to prevent warping). also they come in different materials like soft rubber or firmer polyethylene. i think the colors identify the material. read up on them here on the forum.

 

[OkLobster]

Boardsmith. U.S. made.

+1 I love my Boardsmith, the only thing is that the Carolina cut is far too large for my place (albeit I should've done measurements beforehand) so I end up using my butcher cut for 95% of my stuff.

 

[tcmx3]

use your coupons on something else.

if you can afford a The Boardsmith, dont even bother looking elsewhere. IMO.

 

[justaute]

i'd get either tenryo hi-soft (which i have) or hasegawa (have been reading good things recently).

Tenryo Embossed Hi-Soft Cutting Board 0.75" Thickness

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i kind of want to get a hasegawa board just to try something new. tell me about your coupons? lol

idk which hasegawa to get yet. their general deal is they have a wood core (but sealed i think) so they're lighter than solid rubber boards like hi-soft. dishwasher safe, too unlike hi-soft (unless you are sure your dishwasher cycle temp is low enough to prevent warping). also they come in different materials like soft rubber or firmer polyethylene. i think the colors identify the material. read up on them here on the forum.

Thus far, I'm a big fan of Hasegawa (brown). I also have a 22x15x2 walnut end-grain -- it's beautiful and I do use it quite a bit. That said, for an enthusiast, I think there's definitely room a for something like a Hasegawa, IMO.

 

[Greenbriel]

+1 for hi-soft, I have Yoshimura but would get Hasegawa if I were buying again. The small Yoshimura is great, but the XL bowed almost immediately (never been hot) and they have no interest in doing anything about it beyond offering a $30 discount on a replacement. The wood core in the Hasegawa prevents warping, I’m told. I have a large, beautiful endgrain Boos Block but I never use it. Too damn heavy and always has stuff on it.

 

[Greenbriel]

Sorry, Yoshihiro not Yoshimura.

 

[adam92]

I have the experience with hi soft, hasegawa FSR, Asahi, hinoki, cheap pe board.

my rank is
1# hasegawa.
2# Hi soft
3# Asahi

Be aware, I work in professional kitchen, Asahi can be warp quite easily. Hi soft cutting feel is very nice but tend to leave deeper knife mark than hasewaga. Hasegawa feel very nice. now become my favourite board in the kitchen. If you want to get the Hasegawa, get the FSR, the brown is a bit harder, but if you mainly using for cooked meat, brown is better.

The hasegawa board scraper is a must for cleaning the cutting board.( super useful)

 

[Orange Yolks]

I really like the Hasegawa with the wood core. These hi-soft boards and other rubber ones are deceptively heavy and it gets annoying pretty quickly, especially at bigger sizes. The wood core hasegawa is really nice in this respect. I got mine from MTC.

Also, pro-tip: They all stain like a MF. So wipe it up fast unless you want to be scrubbing with bleach.

 

[nexus1935]

I have large and small Hasegawa FSR yellow boards (from MTC) and also Hi-soft boards (from Korin).

Just from a maintenance perspective: The Hi-soft boards have both warped slightly even though I've hand washed them, enough to need a towel underneath despite being heavy boards. The Hasegawas on the other hand have held up well so far and I put them in the dishwasher.

 

[Dzbiq]

You can't go wrong with a Hasegawa. At mtckitchen you can buy both yellow and brown (PE) series which is nice.