About
About Charcuterie Lab
Charcuterie Lab is about building charcuterie boards on purpose: what to buy, how much of it, the order to put it down in, and why the pairings work. It's written by Jimmy Wilson, author of the Charcuterie Lab books.
Jimmy Wilson
"I have always had a fondness for charcuterie. I still run my own local charcuterie catering business. Charcuterie Lab was started to dive into all the ingredients, pairings and boards, and take the charcuterie experience to the next level."
Jimmy Wilson
Jimmy Wilson writes this site and the Charcuterie Lab books, alongside running a local charcuterie catering business. Every board he publishes follows the same format: a shopping list with amounts, a build order, and the reason each pairing works, so you can repeat a good board instead of guessing at it.
- Charcuterie Lab: 50 Boards Built by Science: 50 complete boards, as an ebook and a $25.99 paperback.
- Charcuterie Lab: 15 Show-Stopping Plant-Based Boards: 15 plant-based boards.
- Charcuterie Lab: Around the World in 16 Boards: 16 international boards.
What's on the site
- 140+ articles on pairing science, board ideas and ingredients
- 320+ ingredient guides: what each one is, how much to buy and what it pairs with
- 28 complete boards with shopping lists and build steps
- Free tools: the Party Planner for amounts by guest count, the Board Builder and the Pairings Hub
How the content is made
- One set of amounts. Every page uses the same standard: 2 oz each of meat and cheese per guest before a meal, 3 oz when the board is the party food, 4 oz when it's the meal, plus 10% from 20 guests up. The Party Planner, the Board Builder and the articles all agree.
- Food safety from the source. How long a board can sit out follows USDA guidance: no more than 2 hours, or 1 hour above 90°F.
- Dates you can see. Articles show when they were published and when they were last updated.
- Our own products only. Links to books and printables go to Charcuterie Lab's own titles on Gumroad and Amazon.
Get in touch
Spotted a mistake, or have a board you want worked out? Reply to any issue of the Lab Report newsletter and it reaches Jimmy Wilson.
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Get the Charcuterie Cheat Sheet
How much to buy for any guest count, the build order, fridge timing and pairing rules on two printable pages. Plus the Lab Report: one pairing that works and why, and new printables the day they land.