Customer Reviews

Proteak Teak Cutting Board Rectangle 20-by-14-by-2-1/2-Inch Hand Grip and Juice Canal, End Grain

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After upgrading my knives, I knew the next thing I needed was a good, end grain cutting board. I wanted end grain so that when I chop, the knife edge doesn't get as dull as fast. Additionally I wanted at least 2 inches of width since this is also critical to keeping your knives in tip top shape. Plus a flow channel to keep the juices from running out and all over was also desired. The flow channel also gives me a very clear marker for the meat side and the veggie side of the cutting board. This is a good thing when I need to cook for vegetarians.

Not only is the Proteak cutting board all that, its also drop dead gorgeous! The photos here simply do not do it justice. The grain flows together so well, at times it almost looks like hearts at times. I love having this in my kitchen, for the looks and for the function.

Beyond the beauty, this board makes my knives bounce! I find that I have less pain in my hand if I'm chopping a lot - which is a very good thing. My knives are singing a happy song now.

It is important to keep up with oiling the wood so that it dry out - a little TLC goes a long way.

Finally the company is very good for the environment - all their wood is sustainably harvested and they've replanted huge swaths of land, helping reforest parts of Mexico. This is a cutting board you can feel good about.

Almost too beautiful to actually use, but this board in tough! After two years of use it is still holding up great and looks better than ever. It's a pleasure to use, and it makes an elegant serving platter as well. The channels on the side let meat juices flow away from the work area without risking a stain to your tablecloth. And it has a great story too: cut from a renewable teak farm in the Mexican jungle, not from some ancient forrest in Malayasia that has been illegally clear cut.

We got this board as a gift and are extremely happy with it.

The board itself is gourgeous, initially we were weary to use it, as somebody else who also commented. But after almost two years of use it has only gotten more beautiful.

Maintentance has been sparse, mild soap & water, we have not used oil yet.

No signs of splintering and gentle on our steel and ceramic knives. We find that the wood "heals" from minor scratches with time and use.

We like it so much so that we stopped putting it away after use and its now become a beautiful part of our kitchen decoration! It brings an all-around elegant look to the kitchen counter.

Then we learned about the environmental stance of the company and were hooked on Proteak products.

Yes there is one word to describe this cutting board: badass. Not only do I love this board, but when people come over, they fawn over it - weird right, but true - this makes me happy that I spent so much on a cutting board to enable such favorability. It is so cool, that I am cutting everything I can, eating more vegetables, etc. -- all because of this cutting board. But here's the deal, you have to baby and take of this board, meaning keep it clean and oil atleast every 2 weeks. I choose to use the best (and most healthy * versatile) oil, that being coconut oil. After every oiling, it makes the board look even better than brand new. I have no clue where this Amazon picture comes from, the board looks nothing like that. Don't get me wrong, the board is beautiful but since it is composed of endgrain-cuts (imagine blocks), there is no pattern like this picture. And if you're like me, you have to have some really nice knives to match your board. So chub up, buy the board and relish it. It will be the last cutting board you will ever own, even if it isn't, you'll buy this one again. Warning: it is heavy which makes picking it up for cleaning a little hard so if you are a panzy, don't buy it.

This is a wonderful board. The only complaint some might have it its weight, but that was part of why I chose this board, The patterning is seductively exotic - and the wood is quite dense, good feel.

I got this board as a present for Christmas and I am fascinated by it. I used it during our New Year's dinner and everyone made great comments about the looks and sturdiness of the board. This board makes you want to cook more!!!

I have the circular one, but the grain pattern is the same. Great board and I've received tons of compliments. It looks like more of a decorative piece, but the functionality is superb and the quality is high. It won't fray with serrated knives like bamboo boards will. I've had mine for more than a year and it looks better and better as time passes. FSC certified teak so you can feel good about buying it too. Well worth the money.

We ordered 3 of these boards, 2 for gifts and one for ourselves. The pattern of the wood is eye catching. We are leaving it out on our center island. The weight is substantial, making the handles useful for moving it. The only con is it's tendency to slip around on our granite counter top. We turned it over, groove side down, which solved the sliding. This is a tool we will use every day!

Whether you care about the environment or not, you must purchase one of these boards. The teak is gorgeous, and I receive so many compliments whenever we have guests. I have started giving them as wedding presents and Christmas presents. This is high quality stuff!!!

My husband is a big guy who does a lot of cooking, so the type of cutting board that matches him needs to be more like a chopping block. He really liked receiving this board as a gift. It is quite heavy but not so much that I cannot lift (I'm 5'4"), but I don't use it.

Pros:
-enough surface area to cut for a big person
-heavy enough that it won't move while cutting
-has a juice canal on one side so you can make that side for "meats" and flip it to the other side for "veggies".
-after adding mineral oil, the color stands out and is not as dull as it was when it first arrived.
-seems pretty durable and seems as though it will last a generation if take care of well. I saw a John Boos butcher block at a grocery store used for display purposes, and you could tell that it had never been oiled as there were many numerous cracks on the sides. Poor thing.


Cons (that I noticed):
-the pattern of the board we received is not like what was in the photo. It is not quite as artsy as shown. I went to go check out a proteak at williams-sonoma. The one we received is more like a pattern you would see on a regular cutting board, similar to what williams-sonoma carried. They carry only the circular ones, but the thickness was the same.
-it may be heavy for smaller/petite people.
-the board was shipped in a box with no stuffing whatsoever. Looking at the box, I can tell that it had been thrown around prior to it's arrival. I'm glad that it was not cracked.


All in all--my husband enjoys using it so it's all good, which says a lot because he is very picky about items he owns. I know that all of the patterns are different for each board...but if I were to purchase another proteak in the future, I'd probably want to choose the one I want instead of having a random one shipped to me. Regarding mineral oils--the board soaks it in very nicely, but when you "dry" it after having soaked it in the mineral oil, wiping it down after 30 minutes soak on each side, I suggest you put some newspaper under it, with the board on it's side. Some of the excess oil will run down a bit.