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He wanted a big cutting board with juice drainage in the center which is why it has the "X" in it. Not 100% happy with it, but it's good enough.
I like the idea. The design is beautiful. But the drainage cut not lining up with the squares is making my brain cry.
I thought it was partially gift wrapped - why have the pattern on one side and off center?
The drain will look great full of orange or lemon juice.
Beautiful board. I want to get rid of all my plastic boards, and would love something like this. Does it hold up to every day use? Do the knife marks give it "character"?
Eh if you want to get rid of plastic maybe don't replace it with something that's 20% glue
Yeah every time you see one of these it's always American. Did they get fed crayons as kids?
Sometimes
I'm only using wooden boards, although not as pretty, since ever (means +30 years). They hold up very well with cutting. You can see the cut, when you push hard, but with wood they either vanish/fade out with time - or add character, as you said.
The thing that really destroys them is water. Wood is working all the time, when getting wet out drying. And if you get one, that is glued together, then they sometimes tend to break apart. Seems to really depend on the quality.
Single piece wood tends to deform a bit, also depending on wood type and quality - but I mostly just grab what looks/feels nice and hope for the best.
Dishwasher is pretty much a no-go.
I read somewhere, that plastic boards even have more bacteria in the cuts, but I can't remember the reason...
I get it. That's character to me. I have 2 knives that are high carbon steel and standing water on the blade is a big no-no.
On a side note - told a friend about this post and my question and she showed me a board made from a stump of a tree from her childhood home. Its 20+ years old with weekly use and a bimonthly oiling and just looks well used. Never know it was that old and super cool.
She said if her house was on fire, she'd "save her' kid's photos and then the board.....maybe the board first." 🤣
Beautiful!
Honest question: How do you go about cleaning/caring for a large wooden board like this after daily use? I have a petty large butcher block board (nowhere near as nice as this one) that barely fits into my sink - but I’m able to clean it with the detachable sink nozzle. But I still find myself placing a smaller plastic board on top of it 95% just because it’s waaay easier to clean.
I just rinse immediately and try to brush off any dirt. Sometimes you have to oil it.
I think he means where do you rinse it if it fit in the sink.
Right. Otherwise what, just like wipe it with a wet paper towel? Idk if that would do the trick a lot of the time.
Wet scrubby sponge with dish soap and then a dishtowel
I put the thin end in my sink and use the detachable nozzle to spray it. It's pretty easy for me, but I have a pretty big sink.