Our winning, highly recommended carving board:
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A carving board may seem like a luxury when you pull it out only a few times a year—but anyone who’s tried carving a roast on a flat cutting board knows what a disaster that can be, with juices dribbling onto the counter from all sides. Carving boards are designed to avoid this mess, traditionally by relying on a trench around their perimeter that traps the liquid.

We tested 10 carving boards to find the best one:
J.K. Adams Maple Reversible Carving Board
J.K. Adams Pour Spout Board
John Boos & Co. Maple Countertop Board
Ironwood Gourmet Kansas City Carving Board, by Fox Run
John Boos & Co. Maple Cutting Board with Groove and Pour Spout
John McLeod Angus Carving Board
Proteak Edge Grain Cutting Board with Hand Grip and Juice Canal
Totally Bamboo Bamboo Carving Board with Gravy Well and Juice Groove
Dexas Chop & Serve Cutting Board & Serving Tray
Epicurean Carving Board

None of the 10 boards we tested could best our old favorite. Its reversible design boasts a flat side suited to slicing roasts and an indented side with a poultry-shaped well to hold chicken and turkey snugly in place.

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