The Best Handmade Cutting Boards
Are you looking for the best cutting board for your culinary creations? Let me guess, you’re tired of disgusting stained plastic boards, you don’t trust mass produced wood boards due to toxic chemicals used in their manufacturing. This is precisely why a handmade cutting board is the best choice for you!
From step one, quality materials are paramount! Plastic is everywhere and the more we learn the more we want to reduce and eliminate it from our lives. Glass and rocks (marble or granite) will destroy your knives in a heartbeat. Rubber boards are ugly, less sanitary, and don’t give any additional convenience for maintenance. Wood substitutes like bamboo and composites, can be more damaging to your knives, and there is no guarantee the adhesive or other chemicals won’t contaminate your food.
Wood is by far the best choice, but you still need to be diligent in selecting a wood board. Wood selection is key, maple and walnut are (and should be), your main choices. Accent woods definitely add visual appeal, and most are great options. However, due to exotic woods oils glue joint failure is a possibility. The great news is, even if a glue joint fails it can always be repaired! Not an option with any other material!
Walnut and maple are used for their durability, soft woods like pine or alder (and others) aren’t recommended because they will degrade quite quickly. Oak and ash, among others, are much more porous and therefore prone to staining and possibly bacterial growth.
Craftsmanship is another primary reason for selecting a handmade cutting board. Have you ordered an inexpensive board online and it arrived with a broken glue joint out of the box? You can rest assured that won’t happen when you buy a board from a respectable craftsman! Also the design options are often greater when dealing with a craftsman, you might even explore a fully customized board.
Quality made Wood boards are also among the most durable and long lasting options available. With some nominal maintenance you can expect your board to last decades, depending on size and usage. While upfront costs of a handmade wood board are generally higher, the durability and longevity means that you won’t have to purchase board after board, you’ll probably even save money over the long haul. Similarly, because wood boards will last longer, you won’t be adding to plastic or other waste to the environment. When you board has outlived its usability it’s biodegradable so it will have less impact than plastic or other materials.
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• Locally sourced and HAND SELECTED wood
• Food safe wood glue and finish
• High attention to detail
• Beautiful, Simple, and Functional designs