I've always admired the well made John Boos maple cutting boards after
seeing them and having read Sheldon's praise of them years ago.
I recently broke my smaller most used board and am looking to replace
it. BedBath&Beyond has decent prices on the Boos boards, but they also
have the new bamboo boards which I know from flooring use is very, very
hard. It could actually be too hard for comfort, I'm thinking?
Does anyone have a bamboo board and how do they like it?

"Goomba"
> I've always admired the well made John Boos maple cutting boards after >
> seeing them and having read Sheldon's praise of them years ago.
> I recently broke my smaller most used board and am looking to replace it.
> BedBath&Beyond has decent prices on the Boos boards, but they also have
> the new bamboo boards which I know from flooring use is very, very hard.
> It could actually be too hard for comfort, I'm thinking?
> Does anyone have a bamboo board and how do they like it?

I got one for Christmas and I like it very much. I use it all the time. I
have several tothers, but this is my go to if cutting something largeish.

Goomba wrote:
> I've always admired the well made John Boos maple cutting boards after
> seeing them and having read Sheldon's praise of them years ago.
> I recently broke my smaller most used board and am looking to replace
> it. BedBath&Beyond has decent prices on the Boos boards, but they also
> have the new bamboo boards which I know from flooring use is very, very
> hard. It could actually be too hard for comfort, I'm thinking?
> Does anyone have a bamboo board and how do they like it?


The bamboo are pretty but I have noticed at both high-and-low-end stores
that many of the bamboo boards have developed cracks where the strips
are laminated together.

I have a smallish one that I use as a cheese serving board and it has
held up for the couple of years I've had it. I am careful never to soak
it in water and clean with a damp cloth as needed.

The Boos boards are lovely and seem a lot more robust than bamboo for
all purpose use.

gloria p

Goomba wrote:
>
> I've always admired the well made John Boos maple cutting boards after
> seeing them and having read Sheldon's praise of them years ago.
> I recently broke my smaller most used board and am looking to replace
> it. BedBath&Beyond has decent prices on the Boos boards, but they also
> have the new bamboo boards which I know from flooring use is very, very
> hard. It could actually be too hard for comfort, I'm thinking?
> Does anyone have a bamboo board and how do they like it?

Just get a couple of both in different sizes That way, you're
covered. One can never have too many cutting boards <G>. I use both
wood & bamboo cutting boards, and I like them both. The bamboo boards
are easier to clean.

Sky

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In article >,
Nina > wrote:

> On Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:29:45 -0500, Goomba >
> wrote:
>
> >I've always admired the well made John Boos maple cutting boards after
> >seeing them and having read Sheldon's praise of them years ago.
> >I recently broke my smaller most used board and am looking to replace
> >it. BedBath&Beyond has decent prices on the Boos boards, but they also
> >have the new bamboo boards which I know from flooring use is very, very
> >hard. It could actually be too hard for comfort, I'm thinking?
> >Does anyone have a bamboo board and how do they like it?
>
> I've had bamboo boards for years, and I like them very much. They
> seem to me to be harder and less absorbent than wood, so they clean
> better. They wear very well on the whole... the only thing is that
> it's a good idea to be careful about drying because otherwise they can
> swell and come apart a little where they are seamed (for lack of a
> better way of putting it). Same thing with a wood board that isn't a
> solid piece.
>
> I don't find them too hard... pretty comparable to wood, better
> arguably.
>
> Nina

I've considered getting one too, but have been concerned that they may
dull my knife blades faster. Is this a legitimate worry?
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"Goomba" > wrote in message
...
> I've always admired the well made John Boos maple cutting boards after
> seeing them and having read Sheldon's praise of them years ago.
> I recently broke my smaller most used board and am looking to replace it.
> BedBath&Beyond has decent prices on the Boos boards, but they also have
> the new bamboo boards which I know from flooring use is very, very hard.
> It could actually be too hard for comfort, I'm thinking?
> Does anyone have a bamboo board and how do they like it?

I decided to get my husband cutting a cutting board and new knives for
Christmas two years ago. Here's what I bought.

http://www.cutleryandmore.com/details.asp?SKU=1286

Bob Pastorio had a very strong dislike for bamboo cutting boards (I asked
his opinion at the time) He thought they were worthless. IIRC he said the
surface was slick and while he had purchased one he got rid of it ASAP. Bob
did have a way of voicing his opinion and I miss him so much!

Chris in Pearland

Chris Marksberry wrote:
> "Goomba" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I've always admired the well made John Boos maple cutting boards
>> after seeing them and having read Sheldon's praise of them years ago.
>> I recently broke my smaller most used board and am looking to
>> replace it. BedBath&Beyond has decent prices on the Boos boards, but
>> they also have the new bamboo boards which I know from flooring use
>> is very, very hard. It could actually be too hard for comfort, I'm
>> thinking? Does anyone have a bamboo board and how do they like it?
>
> I decided to get my husband cutting a cutting board and new knives for
> Christmas two years ago. Here's what I bought.
>
> http://www.cutleryandmore.com/details.asp?SKU=1286
>
> Bob Pastorio had a very strong dislike for bamboo cutting boards (I
> asked his opinion at the time) He thought they were worthless. IIRC
> he said the surface was slick and while he had purchased one he got
> rid of it ASAP. Bob did have a way of voicing his opinion and I miss
> him so much!
> Chris in Pearland


I miss him, too. I would go with the maple wood myself. Nothing like a
good strong piece of hardwood for whacking away at something with a knife

Jill

On Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:39:07 -0600, Omelet >
wrote:

>I've considered getting one too, but have been concerned that they may
>dull my knife blades faster. Is this a legitimate worry?

I have several and there is no problem with knife dulling other than
what you'd expect with use. Of course, mine are not the *expensive*
boards. They were downright cheap when I bought them at Ross.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 15:24:58 -0600, "Chris Marksberry"
> wrote:

>Bob Pastorio had a very strong dislike for bamboo cutting boards (I asked
>his opinion at the time) He thought they were worthless. IIRC he said the
>surface was slick and while he had purchased one he got rid of it ASAP.

That's what happens when you throw good money at something - my bamboo
cutting boards are not slick and they have the usual cut marks any
cutting board would have. Admittedly, the cut marks took longer to
appear... but they're there all the same.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:29:45 -0500, Goomba >
wrote:

>I've always admired the well made John Boos maple cutting boards after
>seeing them and having read Sheldon's praise of them years ago.
>I recently broke my smaller most used board and am looking to replace
>it. BedBath&Beyond has decent prices on the Boos boards, but they also
>have the new bamboo boards which I know from flooring use is very, very
>hard. It could actually be too hard for comfort, I'm thinking?
>Does anyone have a bamboo board and how do they like it?

I have two and bought one for my daughter. I am very happy with them.
I haven't noticed any unusual dulling of my knives.

koko
There is no love more sincere than the love of food
George Bernard Shaw
www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 11/08

In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:39:07 -0600, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >I've considered getting one too, but have been concerned that they may
> >dull my knife blades faster. Is this a legitimate worry?
>
> I have several and there is no problem with knife dulling other than
> what you'd expect with use. Of course, mine are not the *expensive*
> boards. They were downright cheap when I bought them at Ross.

Thanks. I may give in, and also get some for sis' for Christmas.
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"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

On Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:29:45 -0500, Goomba >
fired up random neurons and synapses to opine:

>I've always admired the well made John Boos maple cutting boards after
>seeing them and having read Sheldon's praise of them years ago.
>I recently broke my smaller most used board and am looking to replace
>it. BedBath&Beyond has decent prices on the Boos boards, but they also
>have the new bamboo boards which I know from flooring use is very, very
>hard. It could actually be too hard for comfort, I'm thinking?
>Does anyone have a bamboo board and how do they like it?

I have two bamboo boards - a big one for general kitchen use and a
very small one for setting out with, say, a whole lime with cocktail
fixin's. I prefer the bamboo over my old maple, which eventually
sagged in the middle like a tired mattress. Made me wonder how much
maple I'd included in the food I was preparing The bamboo seems to
clean better and dry faster. Insofar as I generally steel the knife
I'm getting ready to use, I can't comment on whether bamboo bends a
blade more easily than maple.

And, FWIW, my big bamboo board is from "Totally Bamboo."

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

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