Even if you don't cook, the cutting board is still used to cut up fruits and veggies for snacks and often used to make sandwiches, to cut or grate cheese on, and all kinds of other things.

From years of experience cooking for my family, I know that when you get behind a knife, all cutting boards feel different. And you don’t need to be a professional chef to benefit from using a ...

The two main techniques you'll likely use when chopping with a chef's knife are a straight up-and-down motion or a back-and-forth rocking where the blade tip doesn't leave the cutting board.