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I love the idea of a cool cutting board and have myself made a few of them, but they are a consumable kitchen tool and don't last long with regular use unless y
by fanatic2pope 2y ago
I love the idea of a cool cutting board and have myself made a few of them, but they are a consumable kitchen tool and don't last long with regular use unless you are really dainty with them. I use my cutting boards a lot so I tend to save the fancy boards for presentation and serving and for actual daily use I make simple side grain domestic wood (maple, cherry, or birch) boards that I can make quickly and run through my planer when they get smelly, stained, or overly damaged. Eventually they get too thin and I make a new one.
- ericyd 2y agoI cook 4-5 days a week every week and have never worn through a quality cutting board. Cheap plastic ones will die but good quality wood has lasted well for me. Epicurean also makes a composite board which has lasted many years for me 26th regular use.
- fanatic2pope 2y agoI would guess that you are using a hard (sugar) maple cutting board or something similar. I prefer softer woods such as big leaf maple, cherry or birch in order to preserve my knife edge.
- michaelt 2y agoI agree that you'll never wear through a normal wood cutting board in normal use. But you will scratch the surface immediately, and you should be cleaning it aggressively, so you gotta keep that in mind before putting days or weeks into making a beautifully polished, highly detailed work of art.