Cutting board sizes pros and cons

I have an 18x24 Boos Block. Its a great cutting board, but it can be a pain to try to clean in the sink. I break it out when chopping a lot of veggies or for parties. We have also used it for serving cheese/crackers.

For everyday use, I bought a few of these. Basically kitchen grade plastic cutting boards that can easily be thrown in the dishwasher and easy to replace.

Honestly, I've found myself buying a lot of commercial kitchen grade tools lately. Knives are one of my favorite things to buy, because a good Dexter or Victorinox knife can run you $20 and be perfect to use.

Clean with a vinegar/water mixture. You really don't need to be cleaning in the sink, since wood is a natural antibacterial. Plus washing it will strip the oil and wax from your board.

I think this will be fine. Keep the vin/wat in a spray bottle. For difficult to remove scraps, use a hot wet rag to soften it up and scrap off. After that spray, let sit a few minutes then wipe off. The vinegar will clean the board plus help fight off the stubborn onion odor.

If odors still persist, squeeze and rub half a lemon on the board and let sit for a while.

Keep some mineral oil and board wax handy as well. The oils will strip over time, and you just reoil and wax it on occasion.

Very nice.

To the OP, here is a better pic.

I love my OXO Good Grips Cutting and Carving Boards. Looks like the large ($25) is 14.5” x 21”. LINK to Amazon It seems larger on the counter.

I store it in the racks above the oven where sheet pans and stuff go. It is big enough that it just fits. It can go in the dishwasher, but I hand-wash it.

I use it all the time, from dicing onions to carving a chicken or slicing a brisket, and never wished it were bigger.

mount the sink under the granite, makes it easier to slide the debris into the sink/disposal.

I only have the plastic ones now, they are cheap and every few years get a new batch. I just slide them under the cabinet to store and throw them in the dishwasher to clean up.

I have this galley sink and love it. It has large cutting board that fits perfectly in the sink which makes chopping a breeze and cleaning the board simple.

I don't know if this fits what you want to do but it works for me.

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I buy the commercial plastic ones by the half-dozen & put them in the dishwasher to sanitize.

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I have a number of these, but I got to the wooden boards every time in spite of the ease of putting the plastic ones in the dishwasher which is truly a major advantage. I just don't like chopping on the plastic ones. Can't seem to get past it when there's a lot of chopping to do.

The plastic ones are also good from transferring your chopped ingredients. You can pick them up and bend them so you can pour the ingredients wherever it is they need to go.