The real question is what type of cutting board is best for you? Cutting boards come in a wide variety of materials, sizes, features and prices. What is best for one home chef may not be best for another. As we discuss below, we recommend a “two board” system for most people, ...
The Best End Grain Cutting Boards
With their quintessential good looks, intricate construction and premium prices, end-grain cutting boards are the Ferraris of kitchen accessories. We have identified the best end grain cutting boards of 2020 to help you to make the perfect choice. What Makes End-Grain Boards ...
The Definitive Cutting Board Buying and Care Guide
Yes, cutting boards are a bigger deal than you think! They can have a huge impact on how much fun you have while cooking, how your kitchen looks, how at risk you are of getting a food-borne illness and even how likely you are to injure yourself with a knife. In this guide we ...
Best Wood Cutting Boards
If you're serious about cooking fine meats, a wood cutting board is a must. Using a flimsy plastic board for a Grade 9 Wagyu filet isn't as big a faux pas as overcooking a steak or eating pizza with a fork, but it's close. There are many great wood cutting boards out there. ...
What is a Good Price for Ribeye Steak?
Introduction “What is a good price for ribeye steak?” is a little like asking “what is a good price for a car?” It depends on what you want – an economical Kia or a Ferrari super car. In the U.S., ribeye steaks generally start around $8 per pound for your basic supermarket ...
The Best Steak Knife Sets
After you’ve spent a couple of hours preparing and cooking the perfect tomahawk bone-in ribeye or buttery wagyu filet, it seems a little sacrilegious to cut your masterpiece with a dull everyday kitchen knife. Steak knives are every bit as big a part of the ritual of ...
The Best Carving Knives
Introduction If you’ve ever waited impatiently for prime rib at a charity dinner gala or stopped by a roadside BBQ shack in the South, you may have noticed the server using a long, round-ended carving knife. With their bulbous noses, these carving or slicing knives look ...
A Dishwasher Safe Cutting Board?
Introduction When most people think of cutting boards, they usually envision a hefty maple end grain cutting board or something similar. Boards like that are unquestionably fantastic, and we believe every aspiring home chef should have one. What’s the problem? 18% of ...
What Are the Best Woods for Cutting Boards?
So you’ve decided you want to buy a wooden cutting board? Now comes the “not as easy as it seems” choice of which type of wood. Not all woods are suitable for cutting boards. Some are too porous, too soft, too endangered or simply toxic. For the type of foods we focus on at ...
Recreating a $200 Steakhouse Meal for $35
Unless you live in a large city with specialty butchers, ultra-premium steaks can be hard to find. Most steaks at the meat counters of chain grocery stores are "choice" to maybe "low prime" grade steaks. Although perfectly fine when prepared well, these steaks won't make you ...