On 6/15/2014 1:49 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 6/15/2014 12:58 AM, Travis McGee wrote:
>> I just got a chopping block from importfood.com. I had been looking for
>> something heavy-duty, and this certainly fills the bill. It's made of a
>> thick horizontal cut from a tamarind tree, one solid piece, 9.5" across
>> and 2.5" thick. It's a beast. Interestingly, I think the entry on their
>> website said 2" thick, but I measured this one and it is definitely 2.5"
>> and a bit more.
>>
>> It's also not apparent from the web site, but this has a nice handle;
>> it's made of plastic, but it seems very tough, screwed into the side of
>> the block. As the thing weighs a ton the handle is useful. I haven't
>> tried chopping anything on it yet, but I have high hopes for this.
>>
>> When I first got out of college I bought a small chopping block, which I
>> loved. One day I set the crockpot on top of it to cook, and went into
>> work. When I got home the block was in pieces; the heat from the
>> crockpot had softened the glue and shrunk the wood, and it just fell
>> apart. I'm lucky the crockpot didn't fall on the floor and start a fire.
>> Anyway, I was so traumatized that I never bought another block, until
>> now. I guess the healing has to start sometime.
>
> First lesson learned: don't set a crock pot on top of a wooden cutting
> board/block.
>
> Second lesson learned: don't buy a cutting board/block that was glued
> together and then set a crock pot on top of it.
>
> Third lesson soon to be learned: heavier cutting boards/blocks can be
> extremely useful. Just don't cut your hand off.
>
> Jill

Oh, NOW you tell me (typing left-handed).