Serious Eats has selected our Maple End Grain Cutting Board as the “Best End Grain Wooden Cutting Board” for the past 4 years.

“The Boardsmith is thick, solid, and gets all the details right. It's also been time-tested by the author for three-plus years of heavy home use, so we know that with proper care, this board can last.”

Wirecutter named our Maple End Grain Cutting Board as their "upgrade pick" for The Best Cutting Boards of 2024.

They described the board as "a beautifully crafted heirloom piece that should last for decades if well cared for."

America’s Test Kitchen rated us in their Top 3 Wooden Cutting Boards and rated our Maple End Grain Cutting Board as highly recommended.

"We minced parsley, chopped onions, sliced loaves of bread, pounded chicken cutlets, and cleaved pounds of bone-in chicken parts on them. We chopped chipotle chile in adobo sauce on them, washed them, and then checked for stains and odors. We also washed each board by hand more than 100 times, maintaining the boards with mineral oil as needed. In addition to conducting rounds of user testing in the kitchen, we sent copies of the boards home with staffers for some real-life testing in their kitchens. Models were evaluated on their durability, stability, ease of use, and maintenance."

GQ selected our Maple End Grain Cutting Board as the Best Luxury Wooden Cutting Board.

“The [board] is a piece of functional art that’s as durable as it is beautiful.”

Vice included our Maple End Grain Cutting Board as one of their top choices for Best Cutting Boards for Every Budget.

“I’m not a wood obsessive, but you can’t deny that the sustainably harvested premium-grade maple used here is stunning”

Organic Authority published a piece on the story of The Boardsmith.

“John Loftis brings the same care to his hardwood cutting boards as your favorite farmer’s market vendors bring to their food, and this passion is just as essential in a wood cutting board as it is in kale.”

LA Times wrote a piece on “The Right Cutting Board for your Knife” and included The Boardsmith.

“I really like end grain wood cutting boards for a couple of reasons… One: They look nice. Two: when you’re cutting on the end grain, it causes less damage to the knife and the board, which heals itself.”

Food & Wine selected our Maple End Grain Cutting Board as their pick for the Best Splurge Wooden Cutting Board.

“Every detail is considered with the utmost care, from the protective layer of board butter each piece is treated with to the subtly integrated feet at the base which allow the board to dry thoroughly and keep it from sliding around on your countertop.”

Eating Well named our Maple End Grain Cutting Board as their pick for the Best Splurge Wooden Cutting Board.

“We’ve named quite a few boards in our list that carry visual appeal and, dare we say, their own countertop charisma—but none can really compare to the Boardsmith.”