On Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:20:41 -0800, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:

>On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:48:48 -0800, koko fired up random neurons and
>synapses to opine:
>
>>I forgot to pack a couple of things when I left daughter's in AZ.
>>My big heavy thick cutting board and my relatively new ceramic knife
>>set.
>>I do have other knives but I have to have the cutting board. I use it
>>over the kitchen sink for the desperately needed counter space.
>
><snip>
>
>Koko - Late to the thread, as we've been OOT. I bought a bamboo
>cutting board from Totally Bamboo a year or so ago. Wonderful board.
>Bamboo is harder than most hardwoods, but it's also less porous, which
>begs the question that it might be less germ-friendly. It also is a
>little tougher on knife edges and I have to steel fractionally more
>often, but not enough to worry about. All in all, I prefer the bamboo
>to the hardwoods. In fact, I am giving some thought to trying to find
>a good bamboo turkey/roast platter (my old ceramic turkey platter was
>evidently the victim of unseen demons and developed a huge craze since
>the last time I used it) ...when my wallet recovers from Christmas :-)
>
>Cheers,
>Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

Thanks for your input Squeaks. So far I am very happy with it.
I love the feel and look of it.
Sorry about your platter. I hope it wasn't a sentimental one.

Hope you had a great holiday season.

koko
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