If one can afford one, it is best to get a thick, cross-grained laminated hardwood meat board. They cost more but are very durable and will not splinter. The only other essential piece of equipment that one needs for good Chinese cooking, is a pot for cooking rice. Any pot with a tight fitting cover can be used. If you are cooking a small amount of rice, a small one or two quart pot will do.
Most Chinese people prefer to use a heavy gauge pot for cooking rice.
Some people cook rice successfully in stainless steel copper bottom pots, as well as clear glassy pyrex pots. The chief requirement for a good rice pot is that it has a well fitting tight cover, so that the rice can be properly steamed in it during its cooking process. Automatic rice cookers are marvelous inventions for anyone who eats rice very frequently. In addition to cooking perfect rice every time, an automatic rice cooker does not cause a crust of hard browned rice to form at the bottom of the pot. Some people discard this rice thereby creating wastage.