[Sca-cooks] Need advice/suggestion for counter top

[Tom Vincent]

I'd recommend against the cutting board idea.  Sounds like it's too far 
from the sink to be practical.  Plus, inset boards *can* gather bacteria 
in the border between it and the counter.  I prefer having my cutting 
boards movable because it gives me more flexible.  How about just 
putting a narrow cupboard in the space?

Duriel

Mark Hendershott wrote:
> At 10:40 PM 4/1/2006, you wrote:
>> > >Do a cutting board. Make it out of good Canadian Rock Maple, and 
>> finish it
>> > >with several coats of good quality mineral oil (or whatever you 
>> call it up
>> > >there- Can't always tell, because you folks are so strongly 
>> influenced by
>> the
>> > >Brits).
>> > >
>> > >Rock maple will look good, and last wonderfully, and you shouldn't 
>> have
>> much
>> > >trouble getting a couple of 15 inch boards. Ideally, you'd want 
>> end grain,
>> > >but finding a tree stump 50 inches or so in diameter might be a bit
>> > >problematical. You might ask Arthur (Arture license plates- I 
>> think you
>> know
>> > >him) and he's likely to know where one is that he's planning on 
>> removing.
>> If
>> > >you fit it tightly, and leave it protruding above the counter top 
>> half an
>> > >inch or so, but leave it so you can readily slip it in and out, 
>> serious
>> clean
>> > >up ought to be pretty easy. Serious clean up is an occasional 
>> thing, as
>> > >differentiated from your quicky wipe down after every usage. Give 
>> it a wipe
>> > >with the mineral oil occasionally, and leave it overnight, wiping 
>> up the
>> > >excess, if any in the morning.
>> > >
>> > >At least, that's what I'd do....
>> > >
>> > >(30" X 30" wooden cutting board in my counter... YESSSSS!!!!!!  ;-)
>> > >
>> > >Phlip
>> >
>> > Make it 1/2 inch oversize overall and rout a 1/2 inch rabbet all
>> > around.  Drops into the hole, easily removed for cleaning and 
>> maintenance.
>> >
>> > Simon Sinneghe
>> > Briaroak, Summits, An Tir
>>
>> Would work, but I was thinking that if he made a shelf for it to fall 
>> into,
>> with holes in it so he could push the thing out from below, leaving the
>> cutting board irself just a plain board, he could flip the thing when 
>> it got
>> extra worn, or even cut a ho;;ow on one side in case he wants to use 
>> an ulu
>> for some tasks, and have a more versatile board, with extra support 
>> if he
>> manages to find some end grain that'll work.
>>
>> Phlip
> Even better.  Simon
>
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