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The Test Kitchen’s Lisa McManus explains the importance of a good cutting board and how it can make cooking much easier and faster. The Proteak Edge Grain Teak Cutting Board is the last cutting board you’ll ever need. This phenomenal cutting board offers plenty of space, a knife-friendly surface, and longevity with minimal fuss.
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I purchased this cutting board about two years ago after watching this video. This is an amazing cutting board. I am not a professional chef but just a kitchen assistant to my girlfriend. After years of cutting on small plastic boards, getting this board and a nice shun chef knife has made chopping and dicing an absolute blast.
Hi Lisa.
I have been looking for a high quality cutting board and noticed that you didn’t even mention the Hasegawa boards in any of ATK’s reviews.
Are you all of the opinion it simply isn’t in the running? Or was it overlooked for some other reason?
Waiting with anticipation to hear your response.
These boards will DULL your knives faster than you want. I've owned two of them. One warped, the other was fine. I switched to end grain walnut and couldn't be happier. Save your money (literally, save it) instead of buying this cutting board.
Just received 18X24 and it is great. The best board I've used in years of commercial and home cook use. This will be the last board I buy I'm sure of it.
Do it yourself, visit the Woodglut website and find out how.
I was told using you knife to drag what ever you chopped or cut up, you are suppose to to turn your knife over and drag with dull side. The reason they stated this dragging the food on the edge side dulls the knife really fast. Is the true?
Is this an infomercial? They have to be getting a kick back lol. Is there a link to buy? Oh look it's in the description. How nice of them.
From what I learned, teak can dull knife because it contain silica.
I think the average person DOESN"T KNOW there's board maintanence involved to keep a good board together. 🙂 I didn't. I even put my boards in the dishwasher. :)) Cheap boards. Was never into cookware in the least. Needed a board so I popped over to the howseware section at my grocer's. …same with my chef's knives…heh…which actually still cut after maybe 6 years WITHOUT sharpening them once! Sure they're no longer as sharp as they were out of the box but still very useable…no struggle going through carrots, onions..tomatoes? A little..heh…
Have put the Proteak on my shopping list…along with "good knives"…
I will make it myself this week I think. Just got Instructions from woodprix and I'm ready for do it 😀
I purchased the 20" X 15" X 1 1/2" version in 2012. Maintained with warm soapy water and mineral oil as needed – no issues at all. Excellent board. Paid $75 in 2012. Thanks for the review Lisa/ATK.
the way she talks makes me nervous and uneasy! they should find someone like the one on WatchFinder & Co.
Teak is toxic
I am looking for a new cutting board scafe.shop/top-10-best-cutting-boards-2019/?33 Do you think any on this list are worth the price?
I want to know how to clean or keep it last long
My daughter worked with proteak and has her own home made natural soap company as well as a cutting oil for cutting boards check her stuff out. https://oldfactorysoap.com/shop/old-factory/home-kitchen/natural-cutting-board-seasoning-stick/
320$ ?!!
We don't all have a large kitchen like you do. I'd rather use my husbands grandmother's board. It's over about 150 years old and still working great. I'd rather spend the money on the food I'm chopping. This is great for those living in their mcmansions and have money to spend.
I found a Proteak cutting board for $19 at Home Goods yesterday. I was there looking at the pre-season cookware and saw actual Teak, not bamboo. I thought of buying this one but the Amazon reviews and photos looked very discouraging. The one I purchased is an 18 x 24 Marine collection and it's very lightweight, to be honest. For $19, I had to snatch it up. Judging from this video it looks far too big for my needs. It looks like something I would never really get used to, especially in the clean-up. Perhaps I should get a maple one instead? John Boos anyone?
nice
I make my own cutting boards, and teak is an expensive species. Here's a tip. You can make a "seal and conditioner for your boards using a 4:1 ratio of paraffin wax or bee's wax to mineral oil. I watched the video to see areas I could improve on. I came away with realizing that mine are smaller. Great show! I watch when I can.
I made a 600mmX500X38mm SOLID OAK chopping board free. from a scrap cut out from a ceramic hob in a worktop i fitted. And to think the cut out wouldve been burned for scrap😂