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

[grizly]

I don't follow your problem mecganics exactly well . . . I cannot picture it
in my brain.

But, that said, glass and ceramic are h#ll on a sharp edge.  Cutting boards
were developed for good rason, and I accliam them whenever possible.
Synthetic or wood is a matter of orthodoxy, in my mind.  I am partial to
wood myself, and have materials I plan to use to make my next counter top .
. . boards from boxcar flooring.  They are 3ish inches thick oak,
'laminated' side-by-side like butcher block, and come from trains dating 70
to 90 years ago.  Many decades of compression of already denser growth wood.
If you have anyone out there who could point you towards it, the boards are
darned near indestructible.  a little sanding and an oil or poly finish, and
off I go.  You could easily join pieces together to make a chunk that will
fit your space . . . add some 'legs' and it fits over your stovetop when you
need additional space.

niccolo difrancesco

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Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 8:32 PM
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Subject: [Sca-cooks] Need advice/suggestion for counter top


Greetings everyone!

I'm de-lurking briefly to get advice from your respective experience.

I've just bought a house (hence the lurking) and fortunately only have minor
adjustments to make.

One of them involves the counter top, which is right now covered with a
ceramic cooking plate. I need to get rid of it for 2 reasons:

1) I have two young kids who are used to climbing on stool near the counter
to help me cook and I don't want to hurt them
2) I got a spanking new convection oven w/ ceramic plate this fall, I like
it a lot, and I'd hate to get rid of it.

So... I'm left with a counter with a big, square hole in it.

What I've been thinking is that I could fill it with a cutting board
instead. However, I'm not too sure about this idea, and of the potential
damage a glass or ceramic plate will cause my knives.

In the worst of case I'll just replace the entire counter, but if I could
make it more efficient by adding some kind of gizmo instead I'd be more
willing to do that.

Any ideas or recommendations?

Thanks!

Petru

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