At just ¾" thick, it’s the thinnest wood board we tested. The 17"x14" footprint also offers a decent amount of space for cutting and chopping but is compact enough to keep in a small kitchen.

And while we don't always want to blindly trust a celebrity endorsement, there's a wooden cutting board ... the praises of this particularly thick cutting board on "The Rachael Ray Show." ...

What are the pros and cons of using wooden or plastic chopping boards? Should you use something else entirely? We get into ...