[koko]

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.

This was an opportunity to check out the bamboo cutting boards. I
stopped by Linens & Things on my way home.
They are beautiful, more environmentally friendly and inexpensive. Not
to mention quite a bit lighter in weight than the standard wood
cutting board.

http://i19.tinypic.com/8axbx8h.jpg

http://i13.tinypic.com/6o1tms2.jpg

koko
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"There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
George Bernard Shaw

[Nancy Young]

<koko> wrote

> This was an opportunity to check out the bamboo cutting boards. I
> stopped by Linens & Things on my way home.
> They are beautiful, more environmentally friendly and inexpensive. Not
> to mention quite a bit lighter in weight than the standard wood
> cutting board.

I think you'll be happy with it. Good looking board.
Washes up nicely, too, just drain it on its side.

nancy

[koko]

On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:54:27 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:

>
><koko> wrote
>
>> This was an opportunity to check out the bamboo cutting boards. I
>> stopped by Linens & Things on my way home.
>> They are beautiful, more environmentally friendly and inexpensive. Not
>> to mention quite a bit lighter in weight than the standard wood
>> cutting board.
>
>I think you'll be happy with it. Good looking board.
>Washes up nicely, too, just drain it on its side.
>
>nancy
>
I just cut up veggies for vegetable soup and got it's first scars :-(
so far I like it.

koko
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"There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
George Bernard Shaw

[koko]

On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 01:13:54 GMT, jay > wrote:

>On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:17:44 -0800, koko wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:54:27 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>><koko> wrote
>>>
>>>> This was an opportunity to check out the bamboo cutting boards. I
>>>> stopped by Linens & Things on my way home.
>>>> They are beautiful, more environmentally friendly and inexpensive. Not
>>>> to mention quite a bit lighter in weight than the standard wood
>>>> cutting board.
>>>
>>>I think you'll be happy with it. Good looking board.
>>>Washes up nicely, too, just drain it on its side.
>>>
>>>nancy
>>>
>> I just cut up veggies for vegetable soup and got it's first scars :-(
>> so far I like it.
>>
>> koko
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>> http://www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
>> updated 12/28
>>
>> "There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
>> George Bernard Shaw
>
>I think mine knocks the edge off my knives somewhat faster than maple or
>poly.. pretty though. I don't know if they are all as hard as mine..
>cutting board that is. (:
>
>jay

I did notice that it is has less "cushion" than the standard wood
cutting board.
So far I've only used ceramic knives on it. It'll be interesting to
see how they hold up on a harder surface.

koko
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[sf[_3_]]

On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 01:13:54 GMT, jay > wrote:

>I think mine knocks the edge off my knives somewhat faster than maple or
>poly.. pretty though. I don't know if they are all as hard as mine..
>cutting board that is. (:

The ones I have aren't as pretty as hers, but they are easy on knives
and I didn't go into shock when they got their first scratches. I
bought a tray at Sur La Table last week to use as a cutting board
because I hate those grooves on the periphery... but it's so darned
pretty, I hate to cut on it at this point. Maybe I'll use it as a
serving try on NYE for something that needs cutting. After it gets
nicked up, I won't feel bad about using it for what I'd intended.

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[Janet Wilder[_1_]]

koko wrote:
>
> This was an opportunity to check out the bamboo cutting boards. I
> stopped by Linens & Things on my way home.
> They are beautiful, more environmentally friendly and inexpensive. Not
> to mention quite a bit lighter in weight than the standard wood
> cutting board.
>
> http://i19.tinypic.com/8axbx8h.jpg

That's a beauty! Mine is small and two-tone. Bought it as a bread board
that could be taken to the table and it's since become my number one
cutting board. Cleans up so easily. Dries quickly, too. Perfect size for
cooking for two.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

[Sheldon]

On Dec 28, 8:13�pm, jay > wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:17:44 -0800, koko wrote:
> > On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:54:27 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
> > wrote:
>
> >><koko> wrote
>
> >>> This was an opportunity to check out the bamboo cutting boards. I
> >>> stopped by Linens & Things on my way home.
> >>> They are beautiful, more environmentally friendly and inexpensive. Not
> >>> to mention quite a bit lighter in weight than the standard wood
> >>> cutting board.
>
> >>I think you'll be happy with it. �Good looking board.
> >>Washes up nicely, too, just drain it on its side.
>
> >>nancy
>
> > I just cut up veggies for vegetable soup and got it's first scars :-(
> > so far I like it.
>
> > koko
> > ---
> >http://www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
> > updated 12/28
>
> > "There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
> > � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �George Bernard Shaw
>
> I think mine knocks the edge off my knives somewhat faster than maple or
> poly.. pretty though. �I don't know if they are all as hard as mine..
> cutting board that is. (:

That's because those bamboo boards are primarily an epoxy binder which
is hard and quite abrasive. Laminate bamboo cutting boards and
flooring is a bunch of hype, there is nothing "green" about epoxy.

[James Silverton[_2_]]

Janet wrote on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:56:47 -0600:

JW> koko wrote:
??>>
??>> This was an opportunity to check out the bamboo cutting
??>> boards. I stopped by Linens & Things on my way home. They
??>> are beautiful, more environmentally friendly and
??>> inexpensive. Not to mention quite a bit lighter in weight
??>> than the standard wood cutting board.
??>>
??>> http://i19.tinypic.com/8axbx8h.jpg

JW> That's a beauty! Mine is small and two-tone. Bought it as a
JW> bread board that could be taken to the table and it's since
JW> become my number one cutting board. Cleans up so easily.
JW> Dries quickly, too. Perfect size for cooking for two.

I'll be interested to see how well it holds up. The chances are
good since my bamboo spatulas etc are demonstrably dishwasher
safe.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

[Janet Wilder[_1_]]

James Silverton wrote:
> Janet wrote on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:56:47 -0600:

> JW> That's a beauty! Mine is small and two-tone. Bought it as a
> JW> bread board that could be taken to the table and it's since
> JW> become my number one cutting board. Cleans up so easily.
> JW> Dries quickly, too. Perfect size for cooking for two.
>
> I'll be interested to see how well it holds up. The chances are good
> since my bamboo spatulas etc are demonstrably dishwasher safe.

It's got a few nicks but nothing serious. No worse than my oak board,
maybe a little harder.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

[Terry Pulliam Burd[_3_]]

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
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines


To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

[koko]

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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George Bernard Shaw