This Is My Mom’s Secret for the Perfect Charcuterie Board

Picture this: You’ve spent hours tweezing at perfectly primped slices of cured meats, arranging cheese cubes, and creating the perfect dollops of hummus, when all of a sudden, a door swings shut onto your elbow, sending olives and crackers flying all across the floor. This, unfortunately, happened to my mother when transporting a sushi tray she spent hours on went awry.

For years after “the incident,” I was assigned the task of clutching plastic-wrapped charcuterie boards in the backseat of our SUV, making sure none of my mom’s edible art pieces were damaged during the drive to the family potluck. One day, when she was prepping her next big board, I saw my mom’s newest addition in the kitchen and realized I was no longer needed for the job — here is the solution to her fallen sushi tray all those years ago.

Farberware Build-a-Board Bamboo Cutting Board with Locking Lid

What sets this Farberware apart from the rest is its heavy-duty lid that secures to the board. You’re probably seen trays with lids before — my mom made sure to let me know her poor sushi tray had a plastic cover — but we all know that those single-use lids can be flimsy and ineffective. My mom’s board keeps everything in place during transport, even on the bumpiest of car rides. “This one’s a little sturdier,” she said. “It has a lock and latch that locks everything in.” You can even place it in the fridge if you’d rather assemble your board the night before, and the lid will keep those pesky fridge odors out of your meats and cheeses while remaining fresh.

While the star of the show is certainly the locking cover, what my mom really loves about this board is that “there are no indents or crevices where you’re forced to put a bowl — it’s just a flat board with a lid.” She says the versatility comes in handy when she’s putting together her boards, whether it’s charcuterie, Korean bossam, Japanese shabu-shabu spreads, or build-your-own poké bowl platters; “I don’t want to be limited to putting a dish here and putting a fork there, I want it flat so I can use my own creativity.”

Even though my mom always knows best in my eyes, her testimonial is just one among thousands of shoppers who awarded this clever Farberware board over 1,900 five-star ratings at Amazon. One buyerwho bought the board for an outdoor party, appreciated that “the cover is tall enough to accommodate small ramekins of spreadable cheese and dishes of olives.” Another reviewer said it’s so popular at gatherings, she sends people the link to the board “every time” she’s had it with her.

If you’ve found yourself sweating over transporting your picture-perfect charcuterie you spent hours on to the potluck, don’t worry — this Farberware board has got you covered, literally. Grab my mom’s favorite charcuterie board for only $25 at Amazon.

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At the time of publishing, the price was $25.