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Old 09-27-2017, 08:51 PM   #1
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Default Favorite Cutting Board?

I badly need to replace the main cutting board I use (no raw meats, just veggie prep and such). My current one is bamboo and it has split. I have an acacia wood one, but don't really care for it.

Do you have one you love?
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I just love glass ones because I feel I can sterilize them.

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Default Re: Favorite Cutting Board?

I have a wooden one (not sure the type of wood) and its worked well for me.

I do have plastic ones that I use when I cut meat/chicken/fish.
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Default Re: Favorite Cutting Board?

My favorite wooden one I think is maple. It's 2 inches thick, and looks just like the Boos boards you see on cooking shows. My dh was doing a workshop in Maine when we were first married and he bought it at a specialty store - the stamp on the back says it was "made in a Maine Correctional facility." It was a little pricey, but much less than a real Boos. I'd buy another in a heartbeat if I needed one.

Any other wooden boards I've had have split eventually from being washed. Maple and bamboo have lasted the longest. I've been told that conditioning boards with food-grade oils helps to preserve them, but I've never done it. One friend recommended walnut oil, but my kids are allergic to walnuts, and I just haven't had time (or inclination) to research it further.

Glass is really hard on your knives; it ruins the edge. (The sound of knives passing over glass is also like nails on a chalkboard to me.)

Most of what I have is plastic because it can go in the dishwasher. I've got a couple of small ones from Ikea and larger ones from various stores. The Ikea boards have lasted longer than I expected.
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Default Re: Favorite Cutting Board?

I have two cutting boards that I love, both are 1" of wood. I keep them well oiled so that they don't split. One is from wilinsanoma and one is locally made.

I had one board split when I moved Noth and wasn't oiling it regularly.

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Default Re: Favorite Cutting Board?

I despise wooden because I don't feel like I can get them clean. Bamboo is ok, but splitting is an issue.

On a whim one time, I bought a package of plastic cutting mats. I can't believe how much I love them. They're small, they're easy to wash, and I can have multiple mats going based on what I'm making. I love grating cheese, setting the mat aside, then moving to onion & whatever else, setting that mat aside, rinse & repeat.
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Default Re: Favorite Cutting Board?

I do have some plastic mats, though I mostly use them for meat prep (a yellow one for chicken, a red one for red meat, and a blue one for fish) because they can be sterilized and put through the dishwasher.

I do have oil and wax for my boards, though I could definitely be using both products a lot more My bamboo board was really thin (less than 1/2") and I think that is part of the reason why it split.

Bamboo does seem to be cheapest on Amazon. But at the same time, I want to get something that lasts.
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I like Epicurean boards. (one of mine is a generic)

I don’t cut raw meat on them. I usually use kitchen shears for meat.
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Default Re: Favorite Cutting Board?

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I don’t cut raw meat on them. I usually use kitchen shears for meat.
Bit of a tangent but this intrigues me. I've always cut meat traditionally with a knife and raw meat on any surfaces totally skeeve me out and require extensive disinfecting. It does seem that using kitchen shears would make that process easier. So dumb question. Are these scissors specifically labeled as "for meat"? As in are they different than other types? And what makes a good quality one vs. a lower end one?
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I like Epicurean boards. (one of mine is a generic)

I don’t cut raw meat on them. I usually use kitchen shears for meat.
I'd never seen those boards before! Amazon is advertising that they go in the dishwasher and never need to be oiled. I'm intrigued!
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Default Re: Favorite Cutting Board?

Yep, food scissors here too. They were sold near knives, didn't say specifically for meat but don't find that many other uses for them. Have been known to cut pizza with them.

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I use my 'kitchen sizers' for all sorts of things. They are my go to thing for cutting up kid food, often they go to the table with me. I love that I can toss them in the dishwasher.


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Ok, anyone who has shears they love please link to them!
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Shears are a good idea! I cut meat on our non-plastic plates that go in the dishwasher.
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Wusthof kitchen shears - this is the newest pair that we have. They are only a couple of years old so I'm nut sure if they will last any longer. I noticed there are a number of well rated options that are cheaper.
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