Cutting Boards Big Enough for Processing Deer

This is the deal of the week by a wide margin, and it is not close. Titanium does not absorb liquid, does not hold odor, and does not need oiling, which solves the two things people complain about most after processing venison at home. Three double-sided boards with handles means you can keep one for raw meat and one for everything else, and the whole set is dishwasher safe. At bestseller rank #4 with a 70 percent markdown, this is the kind of pricing that usually only shows up during a major sale event.

If you want to try titanium without buying three boards, the Zamioe single is the cheaper way in. Same basic pitch, non-porous surface that rinses clean and will not warp on you, at 40 percent off. It sits at rank #547, so plenty of people are buying it. One honest caveat with any hard surface board: it is rougher on knife edges than end grain wood, so plan on touching up your blade more often.

The 20×15 in this walnut three-board set is the largest surface in the whole deal pool, and that is the one that matters for butchering. You also get a 17×11 and an 8×12, which covers everything from breaking down a shoulder to slicing an apple. This is a serious price and I would not call it an impulse buy at 20 percent off. If you process two or three deer a year and hand the trim off to a grinder in your own kitchen, it earns the money over time.

Of everything here, this is the board I would tell a neighbor to buy. It is made in the USA from sustainable hardwood, it is 10×16, and the handle matters more than you would think when you are moving a loaded board to the sink with wet hands. At 21 percent off it is the deepest discount Virginia Boys is running on a single board this week. It is not the biggest option, so if you want to break down a whole quarter in one pass, go up to the larger set instead.

The 8×12 is the prep board, not the butchering board. Think garlic, onions, and the trimming you do while something is already going in the pan. It carries a bestseller rank of #321, which is the best rank of any Virginia Boys board in this group, and it is flagged as a limited time deal. Same walnut, same American build, just sized for everyday work rather than a hindquarter.

If you are not ready to spend butcher block money, this bamboo three-piece is the #1 bestseller in the category for a reason. You get three sizes for less than twenty dollars at 39 percent off, and bamboo shrugs off moisture better than most cheap wood boards. Bamboo is harder on knives than walnut and these are not thick enough for heavy chopping, so treat them as prep and serving boards. For a camp kitchen or a second set at the cabin, they are hard to argue with, and they pair well with the hunting camp cooking setup we put together earlier.

Ten percent off is a small discount, and I am not going to pretend otherwise. But if you are buying a walnut board this week, buy the maintenance kit in the same order, because the board that gets oiled is the board that lasts twenty years. The soap is formulated for wood so it will not strip the finish the way dish detergent does, and the 8oz oil bottle covers a lot of applications. This is more of an add-on than a standalone deal.

This is the best value of the three Mountaineer boards, at 28 percent off with a bestseller rank of #230 and sold directly by Amazon. The Logo Series boards are meant to be seen, so this is the one you set out with cheese and summer sausage rather than the one you hide in a drawer. It is a reliable gift for the WVU fan who already owns every shirt. Worth grabbing before the home schedule fills up and parking near Milan Puskar becomes the bigger problem.

Picnic Time’s Touchdown board is bamboo with the Mountaineers logo, and it is the cheaper of the two Picnic Time boards on this list at 20 percent off. Rank #3,224 puts it well behind the YouTheFan board in popularity, but it is the more practical shape if you plan on carrying it to a tailgate. Sold by Amazon with Prime shipping, so it will get there before the next home game.

The Circo set includes the wood board plus the knives, which is what pushes the price up over the plain boards. It makes more sense as a wedding or housewarming gift than as something you buy for yourself, and 16 percent off is the shallowest discount in this group. If you host during the season and you are tired of digging for a cheese knife, it solves that. Otherwise the standalone boards give you more board for the money.