Wooden chopping boards

[Flawed]

I need one as glass one I currently use is killing my knives. I understand that they are an investment as when treated will last forever so does anyone have any recommendations?

Cheers

[Big Al.]

What are you willing to pay for a piece of kitchen furniture?

[Flawed]

I am intrigued as to what may come up, from what I have seen they do seem to be £20+ for what is essentially a lump of wood... Personally I can't see myself paying more than a tenner.

[Big Al.]

Flawed said:

Personally I can't see myself paying more than a tenner.

THAT is why I asked the question.

[Flawed]

so does that mean I am a cheapskate? What sort do you have?

[navier_stokes]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Typhoon-Grain-Butchers-Blo...

I got this bad boy here and it's put up with pretty much everything thus far - decent size too.

I recently bought a cheap block for about £8 to go alongside it. Yes it does the job, but it stains badly and can be a bitch to clean.

Depends if you really want to spend that much on a board? In my view, it seems worth it

[Big Al.]

Flawed said:

so does that mean I am a cheapskate? What sort do you have?

No you’re not a cheapskate, you need to buy something that suits your needs. If you want to have a cheap chopping board for daily use, I use a piece of Marine ply that has been treated to seal it. works like a dream doesn’t blunt knifes and can be throw away when past it's prim.

On the other hand I use a handcrafted piece of American Black Walnut to serve bigger pieces of meat and poultry to family and friends.

The timber alone 10 years ago cost £70, so that’s what prompted my question of how much did you want to spend.

HTH.

[Flawed]

looks good, I guess I was being very naive about he sost of these things, especially when you see ones like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Large-Solid-Walnut-Wooden-End-Grain-Chopping-Board_W0QQitemZ370019456215QQihZ024QQcategoryZ46282QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem 

though I think I will be ending up with one like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Solid-Maple-Wood-Chopping-Cutting-Board-Hand-Made_W0QQitemZ120221251773QQihZ002QQcategoryZ46282QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem  

As long as they are looked after I can't see a problem.

[Big Al.]

Nothing wrong with either of those, whilst very nice can't see any added value to the Oak End grain board, when it appears to only be a cleaned up off cut from a sink cut-out from one of his work tops.

Still nice money if you can get it, but £175 for a cutting board, nah not for me.

Would prefer to go with your choice which from the look of it is also a cleaned up worktop off cut. You could buy about 12 of those for the same cost.

One piece of advice, do buy a big one 12" X 18" ish.

[Roger645]

Matalan, they do some decent ones for a fiver!

[mechsympathy]

thegavster said:

I've got a cheapo one from Ikea, does the job for me

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/0004324...

I've got a similar one that they don't do any more.

[bint]

Wood has natural bacterial properties, I have fairly cheap ones that do a good job.

Try to get ones made of one slab rather than a few glued together - they split.

[UKbob]

bint said:

Try to get ones made of one slab rather than a few glued together - they split.

A good well-used slab should end up slightly concave at the end of its your life.

[rupert the dog]

Got one of these: http://www.tg-woodware.com/detail.php?id=2&prodid=1097 , had it for over 10 years, still going strong. The only problem with it is that it's bloody heavy!

[Stig]

I've got one that I bought from Ikea about 20 years ago that's still going strong and have just bought a bamboo one (on a recent trip to the USA) which is excellent - hard as nails and well sealed.

[Small Car]

I am from a 'butchering' family and when we sold off the business everyone in the family recieved a butchers block. You have the strong metal brush and scrape it down after use, which in turn makes it concave. The only problem is that if you don't use them much, and there is an Aga or alike in the kitchen, they dry out and cracks appear between the blocks of wood. This can be easily addressed by putting moist rags over them, but this is a pain. They look great though !

[Mrs Fish]

I have one like this, not sure if it was from here, but more than likely as it was from the MiL

http://www.johnlewis.com/230205779/Product.aspx

[i want an aero]

rupert the dog said:

Got one of these: http://www.tg-woodware.com/detail.php?id=2&prodid=1097 , had it for over 10 years, still going strong. The only problem with it is that it's bloody heavy!

got 1 of these, great lasted years. now in ex wifes possesion

[Romanymagic]

navier_stokes said:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Typhoon-Grain-Butchers-Blo...

I got this bad boy here and it's put up with pretty much everything thus far - decent size too.

I recently bought a cheap block for about £8 to go alongside it. Yes it does the job, but it stains badly and can be a bitch to clean.

Depends if you really want to spend that much on a board? In my view, it seems worth it

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Snap! I have exactly the same board, same sort of money, got it a couple of years ago. I find it a nice size for cutting/carving most ingredients.

[Wadeski]

i like a chinese chopping block, big round thing that looks (and is) a slice straight out of a tree.