On Thu, 14 May 2009 15:49:11 -0400, Tracy > wrote:

>I wish I could remove it. Any ideas?

You use Palmolive dish soap? Relax...just kidding....

I would bet this has been glued to the counter top with the Formica
Glue. IF...you could remove it, you have no guarantee what the top
will look like after disposal. I would leave it in place...that is
your given.

Sand it down...might be a possibility. Try Mother's Helper, (50/50
Bleach, Water) and see if that would help. After sanding, if you do
that....be sure to reseal it with Mineral Oil....

http://www.vermontbutcherblock.com/c...d14d7a80f86a40


Good Luck....I really like the idea of the cutting board there. Nice
place to plop down a very hot pot...since you can't do that on
Formica.

Mr. Bill wrote:
> On Thu, 14 May 2009 15:49:11 -0400, Tracy > wrote:
>
>> I wish I could remove it. Any ideas?
>
> You use Palmolive dish soap? Relax...just kidding....
>
> I would bet this has been glued to the counter top with the Formica
> Glue. IF...you could remove it, you have no guarantee what the top
> will look like after disposal. I would leave it in place...that is
> your given.
>
> Sand it down...might be a possibility. Try Mother's Helper, (50/50
> Bleach, Water) and see if that would help. After sanding, if you do
> that....be sure to reseal it with Mineral Oil....
>
> http://www.vermontbutcherblock.com/c...d14d7a80f86a40
>
>
> Good Luck....I really like the idea of the cutting board there. Nice
> place to plop down a very hot pot...since you can't do that on
> Formica.
>

I do like the idea of the cutting board built in or maybe even a butcher
block counter. This bugs more because it is raised and it is in an
awkward place. It does come in handy for hot pots. There is another
piece attached at the corner where the counter turns. That is way more
annoying than the other piece.


Tracy

"Tracy" > wrote in message
...
> Mr. Bill wrote:
>> On Thu, 14 May 2009 15:49:11 -0400, Tracy > wrote:
>>
>>> I wish I could remove it. Any ideas?
>>
>> You use Palmolive dish soap? Relax...just kidding....
>>
>> I would bet this has been glued to the counter top with the Formica
>> Glue. IF...you could remove it, you have no guarantee what the top
>> will look like after disposal. I would leave it in place...that is
>> your given. Sand it down...might be a possibility. Try Mother's
>> Helper, (50/50
>> Bleach, Water) and see if that would help. After sanding, if you do
>> that....be sure to reseal it with Mineral Oil....
>>
>> http://www.vermontbutcherblock.com/c...d14d7a80f86a40
>>
>>
>> Good Luck....I really like the idea of the cutting board there. Nice
>> place to plop down a very hot pot...since you can't do that on
>> Formica.
>
> I do like the idea of the cutting board built in or maybe even a butcher
> block counter. This bugs more because it is raised and it is in an awkward
> place. It does come in handy for hot pots. There is another piece attached
> at the corner where the counter turns. That is way more annoying than the
> other piece.
>
>
> Tracy
>
>
They were probably installed to cover a bad burn or a deep cut/crack in the
formica.

Can you put your dish drainer over it? Or is the distance too far?

Yes, I know about having to put the drainer on the opposite side. I refused
an apartment just because there was no room for the drainer on the left
side.

Rooney wrote:
> "Tracy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Mr. Bill wrote:
>>> On Thu, 14 May 2009 15:49:11 -0400, Tracy > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I wish I could remove it. Any ideas?
>>> You use Palmolive dish soap? Relax...just kidding....
>>>
>>> I would bet this has been glued to the counter top with the Formica
>>> Glue. IF...you could remove it, you have no guarantee what the top
>>> will look like after disposal. I would leave it in place...that is
>>> your given. Sand it down...might be a possibility. Try Mother's
>>> Helper, (50/50
>>> Bleach, Water) and see if that would help. After sanding, if you do
>>> that....be sure to reseal it with Mineral Oil....
>>>
>>> http://www.vermontbutcherblock.com/c...d14d7a80f86a40
>>>
>>>
>>> Good Luck....I really like the idea of the cutting board there. Nice
>>> place to plop down a very hot pot...since you can't do that on
>>> Formica.
>> I do like the idea of the cutting board built in or maybe even a butcher
>> block counter. This bugs more because it is raised and it is in an awkward
>> place. It does come in handy for hot pots. There is another piece attached
>> at the corner where the counter turns. That is way more annoying than the
>> other piece.
>>
>>
>> Tracy
>>
>>
> They were probably installed to cover a bad burn or a deep cut/crack in the
> formica.
>
> Can you put your dish drainer over it? Or is the distance too far?
>
> Yes, I know about having to put the drainer on the opposite side. I refused
> an apartment just because there was no room for the drainer on the left
> side.
>
>

It is too far. Which bums me out. In my previous kitchen - downstairs, I
had a porcelain sink with a very high lip and my dish drainer never fit
right. I was hoping for a better scenario when I moved upstairs, but
that is not to be at least until I remodel which won't be any time soon.

I am almost used to putting the dishes on the right. It still seems wrong.

Tracy

Mr. Bill wrote:

> Good Luck....I really like the idea of the cutting board there. Nice
> place to plop down a very hot pot...since you can't do that on
> Formica.

Hmm, maybe that's what happened. They glued down a board to
hide the burn mark.

Congratulations on the new house, Tracy! That's fun.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
> Mr. Bill wrote:
>
>> Good Luck....I really like the idea of the cutting board there. Nice
>> place to plop down a very hot pot...since you can't do that on
>> Formica.
>
> Hmm, maybe that's what happened. They glued down a board to
> hide the burn mark.
>
> Congratulations on the new house, Tracy! That's fun.
>
> nancy

It's possible it is covering a burn mark, but I doubt it.
There is another piece in a corner joint.

Thanks. We've been living here two years and renting. My landlady was
ready to sell. And we got a deal. We decided to move upstairs because as
the DH said "we'd rather make the noise than hear the noise".

-Tracy
(now a landlady!)

"Tracy" > wrote in message
...
> Nancy Young wrote:
>> Mr. Bill wrote:
>>
>>> Good Luck....I really like the idea of the cutting board there. Nice
>>> place to plop down a very hot pot...since you can't do that on
>>> Formica.
>>
>> Hmm, maybe that's what happened. They glued down a board to
>> hide the burn mark.
>>
>> Congratulations on the new house, Tracy! That's fun.
>>
>> nancy
>
> It's possible it is covering a burn mark, but I doubt it.
> There is another piece in a corner joint.
>
> Thanks. We've been living here two years and renting. My landlady was
> ready to sell. And we got a deal. We decided to move upstairs because as
> the DH said "we'd rather make the noise than hear the noise".
>
> -Tracy
> (now a landlady!)

I once lived in a 2 story upstairs and one day a knock at the door changed
my life. I kid you not, some grungy tweeker was standing there and asked if
I had tools so he could remove the front door. I asked why he had to do
that and he said so they could get their studio stereo speakers through the
door.

I moved 2 months later.

Paul

Tracy wrote:

> It is too far. Which bums me out. In my previous kitchen - downstairs, I
> had a porcelain sink with a very high lip and my dish drainer never fit
> right. I was hoping for a better scenario when I moved upstairs, but
> that is not to be at least until I remodel which won't be any time soon.
>
> I am almost used to putting the dishes on the right. It still seems wrong.
>
> Tracy

I can't stand dish drainer racks on counters! How can you stand to give
up so much counter space to one and they're usually just ugly? Do you
have a double sink? What about putting a dish drainer inside the second
bowl? Do you have a dishwasher?

Goomba wrote:
> Tracy wrote:
>
>> It is too far. Which bums me out. In my previous kitchen - downstairs,
>> I had a porcelain sink with a very high lip and my dish drainer never
>> fit right. I was hoping for a better scenario when I moved upstairs,
>> but that is not to be at least until I remodel which won't be any time
>> soon.
>>
>> I am almost used to putting the dishes on the right. It still seems
>> wrong.
>>
>> Tracy
>
> I can't stand dish drainer racks on counters! How can you stand to give
> up so much counter space to one and they're usually just ugly? Do you
> have a double sink? What about putting a dish drainer inside the second
> bowl? Do you have a dishwasher?

It's just something I have grown up doing. I know people who put them
away. I do have good amount of counter space. The DH and I were able to
work in the kitchen recently with out any problems. This kitchen has an
extra 4 feet of counter than the one downstairs.

I have a dishwasher but I don't use it often. I know I can stick the
drainer in there but the rack on the counter just doesn't bother me.

Tracy

On May 15, 2:16*am, Goomba > wrote:
> Tracy wrote:
> > It is too far. Which bums me out. In my previous kitchen - downstairs, I
> > had a porcelain sink with a very high lip and my dish drainer never *fit
> > right. I was hoping for a better scenario when I moved upstairs, but
> > that is not to be at least until I remodel which won't be any time soon..
>
> > I am almost used to putting the dishes on the right. It still seems wrong.
>
> > Tracy
>
> I can't stand dish drainer racks on counters! How can you stand to give
> up so much counter space to one and they're usually just ugly? Do you
> have a double sink? What about putting a dish drainer inside the second
> bowl? Do you have a dishwasher?

I hate drainers in sight too, but she obviously has no choice. I
assume she has a single sink - for a while, that's what builders put
in and the resident had to make do.
What I can't understand is why anyone would want a permanent cutting
board. Ick - they can get pretty unsanitary. I keep about 4 boards
goin'.

On Fri, 15 May 2009 07:50:56 -0400, Tracy > wrote:

>Goomba wrote:
>> Tracy wrote:
>>>
>>> I am almost used to putting the dishes on the right. It still seems
>>> wrong.
>>>
>>> Tracy
>>
>> I can't stand dish drainer racks on counters! How can you stand to give
>> up so much counter space to one and they're usually just ugly? Do you
>> have a double sink? What about putting a dish drainer inside the second
>> bowl? Do you have a dishwasher?
>
>It's just something I have grown up doing. I know people who put them
>away. I do have good amount of counter space. The DH and I were able to
>work in the kitchen recently with out any problems. This kitchen has an
>extra 4 feet of counter than the one downstairs.
>
>I have a dishwasher but I don't use it often. I know I can stick the
>drainer in there but the rack on the counter just doesn't bother me.
>
I use bar mats instead of a drainer. Here's the general idea.
http://www.kegworks.com/product.php?...d=21194&page=1 It works
for me. They come in various shapes & sizes, so you may be able to
work around that attached cutting board (and over it too).


--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

sf wrote:
> On Fri, 15 May 2009 07:50:56 -0400, Tracy > wrote:
>
>> Goomba wrote:
>>> Tracy wrote:
>>>> I am almost used to putting the dishes on the right. It still seems
>>>> wrong.
>>>>
>>>> Tracy
>>> I can't stand dish drainer racks on counters! How can you stand to give
>>> up so much counter space to one and they're usually just ugly? Do you
>>> have a double sink? What about putting a dish drainer inside the second
>>> bowl? Do you have a dishwasher?
>> It's just something I have grown up doing. I know people who put them
>> away. I do have good amount of counter space. The DH and I were able to
>> work in the kitchen recently with out any problems. This kitchen has an
>> extra 4 feet of counter than the one downstairs.
>>
>> I have a dishwasher but I don't use it often. I know I can stick the
>> drainer in there but the rack on the counter just doesn't bother me.
>>
> I use bar mats instead of a drainer. Here's the general idea.
> http://www.kegworks.com/product.php?...d=21194&page=1 It works
> for me. They come in various shapes & sizes, so you may be able to
> work around that attached cutting board (and over it too).
>
>

That is a very interesting idea and I like it a lot. I might get one of
those.

Thanks.

Tracy

On Sat, 16 May 2009 20:52:19 -0400, Tracy > wrote:

>That is a very interesting idea and I like it a lot. I might get one of
>those.
>
>Thanks.

You're very welcome! They really do work.
Ask any bartender. LOL

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.