Wood Cutting Boards, Plastic Cutting Boards, Bamboo Boards, and Flexible Cutting Mats... one for every job.
Your old board has been through the dishwasher more times than either of us wants to admit, and your good knife is paying for it in dull edges. Here's the honest truth: most kitchens need two or three boards, not one do-it-all slab.
We stock every material on purpose. Plastic and silicone for raw meat and the dishwasher, wood and bamboo for bread, cheese, and the boards pretty enough to leave out on the counter.
Which board makes the cut?
- RAW MEAT AND WEEKNIGHTS - plastic doesn't soak up juices and goes in the dishwasher, which makes it the safe pick for chicken and fast prep. The reversible Everyday Cutting Board by OXO has a juice groove on one side and a flat face on the other. Bigger jobs? Size up to the Carving & Cutting Board.
- Chopping veggies and scooping straight into the pot? The Small Flexible Cutting Mats by Rada (set of three) and the Large Flexible Mat bend to funnel food right where you want it. Insider tip: a damp paper towel underneath stops the slide.
- Bread, cheese, and countertop good looks belong on wood or bamboo, the most knife-friendly surfaces there are. The Malibu Groove Bamboo Board looks the part and asks only for hand washing (never the dishwasher).
- (Care matters here.) A wipe of Revitalizing Mineral Oil a few times a year keeps hardwood and bamboo from drying out and cracking.
- Want color and zero fuss? The Poppy Silicone Cutting Board is food-grade, BPA-free, heat-safe to 425 degrees, and folds to pour. Easy on knives, easy on the eyes.
- Own an ulu? The Ulu Chopping Bowl cradles the curved blade in its hollow for a perfect rocking chop.
We've worn out a lot of boards in our own kitchens (a few didn't survive).
Kooi Housewares is a family-run store in Muskegon, Michigan, and we will give you the same straight talk we give across the counter: keep raw meat on plastic (wood boards are not recommended for it), reserve the pretty wood board for bread and cheese, and oil your hardwood so it lasts. Do that and one good board can outlive the kitchen it lives in. Stuck between materials? Email us at support@kooihousewares.com and a real person will help you pick.