01-28-2015, 21:10
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TS, very nice board although I think the shape would drive me nuts.
Very timely thread. My Boos Block just decided to crack (2.5" in one spot and 1" on the other end) for some reason. Pissed me off because their customer service basically said "Oh, you're a month out of our 1 year warranty on this $200 cutting board. Try melting some lanolin and then mixing it with mineral oil to patch the crack. We're not doing anything for you even though it is clearly defective." (paraphrased)
I'm looking for a good quality, end cut board if anyone has a suggestion. Preferably reversible with gutters and at least 1.5" deep.
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01-28-2015, 21:13
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TS, very nice board although I think the shape would drive me nuts.
Very timely thread. My Boos Block just decided to crack (2.5" in one spot and 1" on the other end) for some reason. Pissed me off because their customer service basically said "Oh, you're a month out of our 1 year warranty on this $200 cutting board. Try melting some lanolin and then mixing it with mineral oil to patch the crack. We're not doing anything for you even though it is clearly defective." (paraphrased)
I'm looking for a good quality, end cut board if anyone has a suggestion. Preferably reversible with gutters and at least 1.5" deep.
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Gutters are bacteria farms.
I have two of the Old Yankees, they are great and are very durable.
TR
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01-28-2015, 21:25
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Thanks TR.
I didn't see any that were end cut on their site. I'll have to shoot them an email and see if they'll do one for me.
Gutters shouldn't cause me any sanitation issues. I keep my board spotless and maintained including a monthly oil bath to keep liquids from soaking into the wood.
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01-28-2015, 22:04
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I have a few nice cutting boards,
http://oldyankeecuttingboards.com/store/
ProSeries Boards
Super Pro
16” x 29″ x 1.50”
http://www.catskillcraftsmen.com/Boards/12020.html
The Linwood is very artistic.
I also have maybe 10 others for utility use. Many have gutters.....  (If you wash them and allow them to dry the nasty bacteria dies. Hence the reason I have many cutting boards.)
And you want to use a high end plastic cutting board for meats, a board you can wash in the dishwasher or soak in a mixture of water and bleach. I have three or four that I use only for raw meats.
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01-28-2015, 22:09
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TS, very nice board although I think the shape would drive me nuts.
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And the very reason I purchased it.....
Look up the Catskill cutting board or the Old Yankee either will last a life time.
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01-29-2015, 09:20
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When I was working in the food industry, I read a study that wood was better because of wood's natural anti-bacterial qualities...
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01-29-2015, 15:24
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When I was working in the food industry, I read a study that wood was better because of wood's natural anti-bacterial qualities...
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I also read something to this effect. Never found any board that a going over with cabinet paper and a spray of bleach couldnt zap.
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02-01-2015, 00:43
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My favorite taco joint uses a nylon/plastic/poly-whatever cutting board to chop carne for the tacos. It has about a 2" deep depression in it from the cleaver. Wonder how much plastic I have consumed over the years. Maybe that's why I don't need a laxative...
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02-01-2015, 05:53
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I settled on a Catskill board http://smile.amazon.com/Catskill-Cra...dp/B0002HE13I/ (the one TS linked to). Thanks for the tips everyone.
On the point about wood vs. poly boards. There are also recent studies that support wood boards as more sanitary. Personally, I think that a properly maintained wood board is more sanitary. It's just a personal opinion, I could go out and hunt down facts to support it or to disprove it. There are studies both ways. I will definitely say that plastic is easier to take care of, especially in the food industry where you can just dunk it in the sinks. Wood boards have to be conditioned initially then oiled and waxed periodically to keep them sanitary. For cleaning, you have to wipe them down because dunking them causes warping. In a high paced kitchen I can easily see them falling into disrepair or not being maintained properly.
That said, I do use poly boards for meats just because I can throw them in my dishwasher.
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02-02-2015, 08:13
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I'm a day late and a dollar short coming to this conversation, but I went on a wood cleaning/conditioning frenzy yesterday before the superbowl. Clocks, wooden picture frames, tables, chairs, wooden bowls, cutting boards... you name it.
During my travels I picked up nice looking irregular shaped cutting board from Australia that my wife loves and leaves on the kitchen counter. It relegated another larger square cutting board to the closet.
I don't know if this is the manufacturer's site but it has good pics of their products.
http://www.fabslabscuttingboards.com.au/
This place in VT also seems to have nice cutting boards. I don't have one but we have a beautiful set of wooden bowls made by these guys that we received as a wedding gift over 20 years ago. Very nice.
https://bowlmill.com/shop/index.php?...s6lrvki13r5gt0
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