How To Make A Charcuterie Board Out Of Wood

We prefer durable hard woods like walnut maple cherry or ash cut in a cross section slab with the live edge still visible but theres no right or wrong here.

How to make a charcuterie board out of wood. A charcuterie board is a board with an assortment of meats cheeses crackers fruits nuts olives etc. That means saving mucho buckos from their 59 99 versions. The pottery barn version of this charcuterie board is made from mango wood where mine is just made from builder grade pine. Select a board that you love.

Piled high with cured meats cheese crackers fruit and more your guests will be wowed by this stress free appetizer or meal. About 1 or 2 oz per person as an hors doeuvre. Look for various hard and soft cheeses from mellow to sharp. Making a beautiful spread of snacks for your guests is easier than you think.

I just did this free hand with pencil. Whether you call it a charcuterie board or a grazing board these delicacies are designed for just about any occasion where you want to make an impression. Other materials that make the best charcuterie boards include kitchen slate marble bamboo. I try to include a variety of flavors and textures for example a sliced pepper salami a rolled prosciutto and thoughtfully piled ham.

Non porous hardwood wood is the best for charcuterie boards. Basically were talking about a fancy snack platter mmmkay. Choose a piece of wood that speaks to you in a size that works best for you with a grain and colour that you love. Mine is also smaller than their smallest wood board but 95 x 13 is still a pretty large board and serves more than enough for two.

Woods such as teak hard maple american cherry olive and acacia are ideal. Draw out the shape on wood. Choose a variety of cheeses. Thats all i had to do.

I estimate about 3 4 slices of meat per person when building a board. There is an art in making an instagram photo worthy platter. Later this week i am going to focus more on the actual ingredients of a charcuterie board but today im going to teach you how to actually make the wooden charcuterie board. Before cutting though i wanted to draw out the curves of the handle.