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We have been making Charcuterie Boards for going on 5 years now. One of the questions we get asked most often is “What do you do with it?”. Well, as the name implies, they are certainly intended for food and you can feel confident serving and eating right off the polished, sealed, food-safe surface. However, in addition to putting food on your Charcuterie Board, there are many more wonderful things you can do with them. So without further or due, here is our thoughtfully compiled list of 101 Charcuterie Board uses to inspire and excite you!!
1. Cheese board! Use it with our cheese tools to take it over the top.
2. As a trivet for hot dishes straight out of the oven
3. Use it to speed up the process of thawing meat, place frozen meat on one, or between two Slabs
4. Put it on your sofa or bed to make a stable and level surface
5. Like fly fishing? Use it as a stand to tie flies
6. Pre-chill it in the freezer to make an ice cold fruit platter on a hot summer day
7. Place it on the corner of your picnic blanket to keep it from blowing away
8. Hang it on the wall, voila! Now you can admire it vertically as nature’s art rivals the human hand
9. Use it to serve sushi
10. Turn it into a lazy-susan with our Lazy Susan add-on (coming soon!)
11. Gift it to someone who loves farms, New England, or geology
12. If you like essential oils, our Slabs make a great tray for displaying or storing your oils
13. Makes a perfect sponge rest by the kitchen sink
14. Use as an oversized coaster for chilled wine or prosecco
15. Place under a vase of flowers
16. Carry your S’mores ingredients out to the campfire on it
17. Start a collection! Get one from each New England state
18. Pair it with a Soap Lift (like this one) to turn it into a soap dish
19. With a larger size, use as a pastry board
20. Use as a base for local, handmade, rustic centerpieces
21. As a laptop tray to keep your computer off your lap, and the fan from getting blocked
22. Filet a fish on it: Charcuterie Boards are non-porous = odor free!
23. Plant stands! They work wonderfully to protect your wooden furniture from pesky water rings
24. Food Press: Rid tofu of unwanted water or press burgers to an ideal thickness
25. Minimalistic fruit bowl. Who said it had to be a bowl?
26. Place on carpet to make a stable surface for your refreshments when you’re chilling out elementary style
27. Makes a quite charming breakfast-in-bed tray
28. Great gift for a wedding or anniversary for love that is solid as a rock
29. An overnight resting place for your spectacles on the bedside table
30. If you play disc golf, take one of our smaller stones to use as an all natural mini marker
31. Day trip inspiration: learn about and visit the Farm your stone came from
32. Freeze the stone and then use it to make a “Cold Stone” ice cream treat at home
33. Put it on your vanity or bathroom sink as a heat-safe place to rest a curling iron or hair straightener
34. Keep all your remote controls on it, suddenly they look much neater and way cooler
35. When building a personal altar, the flat, smooth surface is perfect for placing your chosen sacred items
36. Use it as a cake platter
37. Important Stuff Tray: a good place to keep things you can’t misplace like keys, wallet, meds, or phone
38. Use as a moveable game tray to hold your dice, tokens, pawns, meeples and tiles
39. Use it as a base for your air plants: soak them or spritz them and let them dry right on the stone
40. Can be used as a unique cage or tank furnishing for your iguana or turtle
41. At tea time, you can put your hot tea pot, mug, tea bag or strainer right on it!
42. Place them as focal points in your Japanese rock garden or zen garden
43. Use them to tile a mosaic backsplash in your kitchen
44. A good stable, heat-resistant surface for burning candles and placing candle holders
45. Meditate by slowly contemplating the natural forces that resulted in the creation of your stone
46. Bring it to serve a dish on at a potluck and leave it as a hostess gift
47. Cord organizer: place the stone over your power cords to prevent them from falling to the floor
48. Display a Razor/Shave Kit in the bathroom
49. It’s a damn fine paperweight
50. Mash garlic against the stone, it is great for this because it won’t absorb liquid or odors
51. Display salt, pepper, and other condiments atop the Slab at your table
52. Start a weekly Cheese Club with our Cheese Journal and a Charcuterie Board, chronicling your cheese tastings with friends
53. Warm the slab in the oven to 100 degrees (maximum!!) and use it as a bread basket warmer
54. Use it as a surface to build a fairy garden on
55. Style an Instagram photo shoot and use the hashtag #FoodSlab and #AmericanStonecraft
56. Visit your local mineral club with your stone to learn more about its geological composition
57. Use it as a blank canvas for painting a silhouette landscape
58. Leave it inside a geocache
59. Build a gingerbread house on it
60. Arrange chocolate covered strawberries on it for your Valentine
61. Place it in an easel or Wooden Stand to display it on your shelf or mantle
62. Ice breaker: use it as a conversation starter
63. Use it as an ashtray for a sage smudge stick
64. Put it underneath your hot glue gun to catch any stray glue that might drip off
65. Arrange an antipasti platter on it
66. Use it to make a delicious crudité platter
67. Turn it into a pet rock
68. Make your own pressed flowers by placing between two Charcuterie Boards
69. A naturally colored palette for mixing oil paints
70. Use it to play a guessing game: test your friends to see who is the closest to guess each stone’s origin
71. Use it as a heat-safe shelf to put on top of a radiator
72. Place a glass cloche bell jar on top to create a beautiful display space for a plant or treasured object
73. Make your own custom Charcuterie Board through our Custom Program to celebrate a personal place
74. Use it as a totally waterproof surface to use as a base underneath your essential oil diffuser
75. Use it as a spoon rest while cooking
76. Makes a beautifully unique tray for passing hors d’oeuvres
77. Use it to build a shrine of nature’s found objects as a seasonal ritual
78. Balloon weight: tie a bunch of helium balloons to it to keep them from flying away
79. Give them as Groomsmen or Bridesmaid gifts for your wedding party
80. For at-home manicures, place your hands on the cool stone as they are painted and dried
81. Use it to bring the Earth element into a room, increasing a healthy balance of Feng Shui
82. A great surface for crafting with FIMO clay or playing with Play-Doh
83. Display your menorah or nativity scene on it around the holidays
84. Makes a great charger plate for formal dinner table settings
85. A sacred place to neutralize energy and vibration for your Tarot card spreads and storing your Tarot deck
86. Give your french press a fancier home atop a Charcuterie Board
87. Use it as a press weight during the cheesemaking process
88. Use it as a clue or prize in a scavenger hunt
89. Keep a book open with no hands! Simply place the Charcuterie Board at the book’s edge to hold it open
90. Place your jewelry on it when laying out an outfit the night before or changing after a long day
91. Put it on top of your toilet tank to to create a flat surface for storing or displaying items
92. Get up close and personal with it: take a magnifying glass and discover your stone in greater detail
93. Use it for a pattern or fabric weight to secure sewing patterns and fabric without using pins
94. Use it for a baby or children’s handprint keepsake, simply paint the hand and press onto the slab
95. Set it on the corner or side of the bathtub to make your bath even more of a relaxing oasis
96. Use the beautiful polished stone surface as a backdrop to make a sign with liquid chalk pens
97. Place them on top of your vintage speakers to protect their wooden cases from your houseguests
98. Put your goldfish bowl on top of it, the stone will help keep the water consistently cool
99. Burn incense on it, will catch the ash and look cool!
100. Use it as a Growler coaster
101. Eat off it! Use one as a plate or create a whole set of dishes from Food Slabs
You can’t deny that Food Slabs are gorgeous specimens of geology, and now there are many reasons to conclude that there is much more than meets the eye to these handcrafted treasures.
Could you use a Food Slab for any of the reasons above? Click here to shop the Food Slabs currently available in our web store.