The Boos Block Black Friday Sales Are an Instant Kitchen Upgrade

Because I’ve worked at a food magazine for most of the last decade, I was lucky enough to get my first Boos block as it was being retired from our test kitchen. That board lasted me another 7 years—I think it was about 15 when I finally retired it. Now, you probably are not lucky enough to get an excellent recipe developer’s discarded cutting board, but you can get yourself a Black Friday Boos board discount, and it will instantly upgrade your kitchen.

Boos Reversible Maple Cutting Board, 2.25″ thick: $201 $160 at Amazon
Boos Reversible Walnut Cutting Board: $190 $152 at Sur la Table

Cutting boards from John Boos and Co. are favorites among serious home cooks, recipe developers, and food influencers alike because they look so good on the counter. But Boos boards have the added benefit of being top notch tools as well. Even their entry level edge grain maple boards are an inch and a half thick and provide completely stable cutting surfaces. They’re made from super hard wood, which makes them particularly durable.

You can move up from there and consider their cherry and walnut boards, which have darker, more striking hues (and are a little bit softer and more forgiving for your knife blades).

Wait, I want one of those boards made of the pretty little squares!

Ah, that’s an end grain board. The two main types of cutting board are edge grain and end grain boards. End grain boards are made up of more, smaller pieces of wood. As a result, they’re even easier on your knives, and, in my opinion, look nicer than edge grain boards. Edge grain boards will also show knife marks more easily than an end grain board will. End grain boards are more expensive, because they take more time and effort to make, and they also need more oiling than their edge grain counterparts to stay in top shape (read about how to keep your cutting board looking good here). But, Boos end grain boards have the same 20% discount their edge grain boards do. And they will definitely make your kitchen Instagram or party ready.

Boos also has a sitewide sale going with 20% off anything. You can go all out and get one of Boos’ gorgeous butcher block islands at a discount too.

And while I love Boos boards I know that not everyone is up for the oiling and upkeep involved in having a high quality wooden cutting board. And while you could go the plastic cutting board route, a rubber cutting board is actually much higher quality. They’re in professional kitchens all over the world because they’re easy on knives and incredibly sanitary.