A good cutting board?

[Msmith]

The wooden one tends to split over time.

The plastic (or whatever the material) gets moldy.

The glass one dulls the knife.

Calling all the men in the kitchen for suggestion.

[unlurking]

Originally Posted by http://theboardsmith.com/

Buy the best board you can afford, take care of it, and it is likely that your grandchildren will be using it. Even as they age, or especially as they age, good wooden cutting boards become more and more attractive.

WTF?!

I'm not spending $300 ****ing dollars so my kid can have a cutting board. Go spend $10 at Walmart and learn how to protect your mama while you're there!

[Saccopoo]

Originally Posted by unlurking

WTF?!

I'm not spending $300 ****ing dollars so my kid can have a cutting board. Go spend $10 at Walmart and learn how to protect your mama while you're there!

I'm sure as shit not running my steel through a ****ing Walmart board.

For a generational item that gets used nearly everyday, $300 is pretty cheap in my book.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

Dude honestly, not trying to be argumentative just for the sake of it... but I've never, ever spent more than ten maybe fifteen bucks on a cutting board and have never once failed to be able to cut everything I want, just the way I want.



Julienne carrots.



Thin sliced meats for tacos etc.



Beef chunks for stew.



Super thin sliced garlic.



etc etc etc.







what the **** is that, a laser pointer, miniature cannon, some kind of Special Forces weapon most people dont know about?



I dont need, nor will I ever need to buy something like that to have a razor sharp blade and cut everything just exactly like I want it.

Yes, you can cut with anything on a cheap board and probably won't notice an immediate difference.

But a good board will feel better while you're working, maybe even speed it up if it's a "fast" board. It will be easier on your blade, forcing you to sharpen less frequently. And the board itself will last longer, and look better doing it. It's true.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Wood or go home.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

And don't even ****ing start with me on Richlite or Marlite.

I'm IN this goddamned business.

[Bwana]

This is what I use and love it. I keep it well oiled with food grade oil if you do that it will last a lifetime. This thing is built like a brick shit house.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o00_s00

[Al Bundy]

http://www.crateandbarrel.com/fsc-te...h-well/s558621

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

I've honestly never oiled or otherwise done anything special for a cutting board, and never will.

They get used, they get washed, and when they're all dicked up a few years later... I go buy a new one. I've got a plastic one but dont use it much, kinda prefer the wooden one.

Its just a cheap surface to chop on so I dont ruin the laminate on my countertop, no big deal.

I fall into this camp. At the end of the day, it's a piece of wood. I don't think I have the sophistication to notice or understand the difference between a cheap piece of wood and an expensive piece of wood.

Also, I use a cutting board probably twice a year. If I bought a $300 cutting board, that would equate to about $10 or $15 every time I pull it out of the cabinet.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Williams

And don't even ****ing start with me on Richlite or Marlite.

I'm IN this goddamned business.

You're in cutting board sales? I bet you've been wanting a thread like this forever.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

You're in cutting board sales? I bet you've been wanting a thread like this forever.

Roundabout way. My company's business is custom food service equipment.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Wooden cutting boards can be rubbed down with boar semen and they will last forever.

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I don't think I have the sophistication to notice or understand the difference between a cheap piece of wood and an expensive piece of wood.

You know how you handle that? You practice chopping blind fold for a few days on a pricey board and then on your cheap board. Tell me how it feels. K?

[cdcox]

I've been happy with my Epicurean board that I've owned for 5+ years. Easy on knives, dishwasher safe, never needs oiling, and is flat and light so it is easy to store. Moderate price.

[HonestChieffan]

Ive made a ton of them. Its really not hard.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

Ive made a ton of them. Its really not hard.

Please tell me more. I would possibly be interested in a handmade board. And you seem honest.