They work hard and look good: Cool wood cutting boards do double duty for food prep and serving

Replace a boring cutting board with one that elevates your countertop.

This tricked-out, over-the-sink cutting board is an efficient prep station. Equipped with removable silicone strainers and air-tight containers, this bamboo board has everything you need to wash, cut, strain and store your ingredients.

Amazon, amazon.com. Zenprep bamboo cutting board (15 inches by 20 inches) with strainers and storage containers (nine-piece set), $54.99.

A cutting board with polish or a kitchen-friendly serving tray? With solid brass handles and stabilizing rubber feet, this maple and cherry wood serving board is both versatile and good-looking.

GoodWood, goodwoodnola.com. Wood serving board, $85 (10 inches by 14 inches) or $110 (12 inches by 19 inches).

Onions, bell peppers and celery — the flavor trinity of Cajun cuisine and the inspiration for this tricolored cutting board from Nola Boards.

Nola Boards, 4228 Magazine St., New Orleans, (504) 256-0030, nolaboards.com. Trinity cutting board (9 inches by 13 inches) made from maple, walnut and cherry wood, $75.

Bored with your old cutting board? Cut to: A hexagon board in a chevron pattern — handmade from teak wood — that makes a seamless transition from kitchen to tabletop.

CB2, cb2.com. Hex large teak serving board (21.75 inches by 19 inches), $99.95.

Bamboo is naturally resistant to water and bacteria, making it the ideal material for a two-sided cutting board. One side is flat, and the other has channels that drain and collect juices when you carve a holiday turkey or Sunday roast.

Sur la Table, surlatable.com. Reversible bamboo cutting board (23 inches by 15 inches), $40.

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