cutting board

Meaning

A durable board, typically made of wood or plastic, on which food is placed for cutting, chopping, or slicing. It protects both the kitchen countertop and the knife's edge from damage.

Examples

• Please use the wooden cutting board for the bread and the plastic one for the raw chicken.

  Please use the wooden cutting board for the bread and the plastic one for the raw chicken.

• He chopped the onions quickly on the heavy bamboo cutting board.

  He chopped the onions quickly on the heavy bamboo cutting board.

• You should always scrub the cutting board thoroughly after preparing raw meat.

  You should always scrub the cutting board thoroughly after preparing raw meat.

• I need a larger cutting board because the vegetables keep falling off the sides.

  I need a larger cutting board because the vegetables keep falling off the sides.

• She oiled her wooden cutting board to keep it from cracking over time.

  She oiled her wooden cutting board to keep it from cracking over time.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Cut the tomatoes on the cut table.

  ✓ Cut the tomatoes on the cutting board.

  'Cut table' is a literal translation from other languages. The correct English term is 'cutting board' or 'chopping board'.

• ✗ I bought a new wood cutting board.

  ✓ I bought a new wooden cutting board.

  While 'wood' is occasionally used informally as a noun adjunct, 'wooden' is the standard adjective form to describe a board made of wood.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Don't chop vegetables directly on the counter; use a ___.

  💡 A protective surface for slicing food.

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  cutting board

• We use a separate ___ for meat to avoid cross-contamination.

  💡 The surface you place food on to slice it.

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  cutting board