"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 26 May 2014 01:51:02 -0400, Travis McGee
> > wrote:
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>> Years ago I was given really nice plastic cutting board. It was big, yet
>> fit on a normal counter (just barely). It also had a real moat and well,
>> unlike the fake moats that you see on lesser boards. I had to leave it
>> behind in the divorce, and I have been unable to find anything like it
>> since in plastic. I have a great wooden board that does the job, but it
>> weighs a ton and takes a certain amount of effort to keep in good shape.
>>
>> Any sources would be appreciated.
>
> I've never seen a poly board with a moat, not saying they don't exist
> - just that they aren't popular. I suspect the reason why is they are
> soft and get cut up so easily. I have a couple of big poly boards,
> but I put a silicon mat on top when I'm cutting everything except
> cooked meat. I use my bamboo boards (all have moats) to carve meat.
>
I got to thinking about this after I posted and now I remember why I got rid
of mine. It was designed to fit over the sink. Just not *my* sink. It was
never the correct size for any of the sinks that I ever had. And although
it had a moat, it also had this large depression at the one end which meant
that the board itself was not flat on the bottom. I guess the depression
was so that you could push the scraps into it and whatever juice would drain
into the sink. So... Totally wouldn't work for his purposes.