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This top-of-the-line, rugged, natural-wood cutting board--Catskill Craftsmen's largest and best--is designed for the cook with a mission. Measuring 1-1/2 feet square, it provides plenty of room to maneuver, even to chop and assemble all the veggies for a soup, for example. At 27 pounds, you'll probably want to leave it in a semipermanent location on the counter, though finger holes are provided to assist moving. The 3-inch depth virtually precludes warping, while the end-grain hardwood is easy on knives. And all the while you're using it, your conscience will rest easy, knowing that Catskill Craftsmen products are made exclusively from non-endangered, self-replenishing, domestic trees.
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Chop like a pro using this thick butcher's block Cutting Slab, designed for your countertop, table and any area where you normally prep food. Made of hardwood, it measures 18-in. sq. and is a thick 3 inches. It features finger slots for easy handling, too. What's so great is its portability - move it to the patio for your barbecue needs or take it from counter to stovetop to sink when you're in the kitchen. Longlasting and easy to care for, the oiled finish simply wipes clean with a damp cloth. Do not soak in water for any period. Products offered by Catskill Craftsmen are made from naturally self-sustaining, non-endangered North American hardwoods, primarily birch and hard rock maple. Lumber is purchased from area sawmills, then dried, manufactured, and packaged on site. All sawdust, shavings and waste materials generated during the manufacturing process is converted into wood pellet fuel, and used to heat homes. Catskill Craftsmen operations generate no wood waste..
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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
End Grain Cutting Boards & Spliting,
By SilverStarWind (San Luis Obispo CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Catskill Craftsmen Wood End Grain Cutting Slab (Kitchen)
I wanted to respond to problems mentioned by some purchasers regarding cracks and splitting of their butcher block cutting boards. These are end grain blocks. This is nice because it proves to be a soft surface for your knife edge, prolonging its sharpness and the resulting cuts on the board surface do not show if you keep the block oiled. It is problematic because wood cells run longitudinally parallel to the trunks long dimension. Thus the long dimension of these wood cells wind up being perpendicular to the cutting surface. These cells are what transport water and nutrients up the trunk over time in successive layers. Essentially they act as straws that suck in moisture. The surface of your end grain cutting block is essentially acting like tens of thousands of cut straws that suck in moisture when they get dry.
If there is an uneven ability to absorb moisture between the two end grain surfaces caused by one surface being more exposed to moisture than the other, one surface will absorb more moisture and differential movement in the wood will result which causes forces the bend, twist and can crack wood. This is the core of cracking problems in blocks like this. Another cause is that there are so many glue joints to join all the small pieces together in a block like this and the depth of the glue joints is not great ~ 2" on my catskill block. The more glue joints you have in anything built with wood, the more opportunities there are for joint failure due to stress forces developed in the wood by differential water/moisture absorption. Wood moves with changes in water content. So, lots of exposed end grain, lot's opportunity to absorb water. Lots of glue joints, lots of opportunity for joint failure due to internal movement caused by moisture absorption increase the risk of failure. Relatively thin (2-3" depth of cutting boards) end grain blocks are great but inherently problematic no matter who makes them. What I was surprised by when I got my Catskill block was that is was bone dry. I kind of thought this was not a good way to ship something that was going to be sitting for days in hot trucks. My board soaked up an entire bottle of the oil I got from Catskill and wanted more. The best way to care for these is to oil them regularly and not let them sit wet at all. I now use common food safe mineral oil available from any drug store for under $3 a pint, and this is the oil commonly used by manufacturers. You need to do both sides, regularly. Keep a bottle with your olive oil and other cooking oils and use it on both sides of your board frequently. This will minimize problems, but not necessarily prevent all of them in my view. Wood is going to move. When it moves, it generates stresses within the wood. Those stresses cause cracks and joint failure over time. Wiping your board dry when it gets wet and regularly applying oil will minimize problems, keep the board looking great, and provide a very functional beautiful piece for your kitchen despite small failures. Best of luck.
41 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not Durable,
By Mary Brandol (Westerville, OH United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Catskill Craftsmen Wood End Grain Cutting Slab (Kitchen)
I bought this expensive board a few weeks ago because I thought it would last, since it's 3" thick. After using it two times and washing it according to recommendations (mild soapy water), the board warped and split. I was amazed until I read other reviews. Apparently, I'm not the only one having problems with this board. Don't waste your money.
40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Super board - poor instructions,
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This review is from: Catskill Craftsmen Wood End Grain Cutting Slab (Kitchen)
This board is jewelry for cutting and chopping fanatics. When it arrived I could scarcely believe the sheer mass and quality of the product. In addition to being the cutting board of my dreams, it's a work of craft art. In short, it's beautiful! I use a vegetable cleaver for most of my cutting and the solid "thunk" of the knife on this board as opposed to the annoying rattle of the plastic ones is an earthy joy. In addition, no matter how active your cutting gets, 27lbs. of wood is staying right where it started. Now for the criticism. When I got the board I bought some mineral oil and spent several days mopping the board with it until I decided it could take no more. I then used it for a couple of weeks and loved every minute of it. Then, even though there was no evidence of dirt accumulation, I washed the board in the sink with detergent and hot water (a two minute process)just to satisfy my germ hatred, dried it with a towel and put it on edge to dry overnight. To my horror, the next morning it had a crack! Not fatal, mind you, but as I said earlier, this board is jewelry and if it can't stand washing the manufacturer should tell you! Such are the joys and pitfalls of the best cutting board I've ever seen. Mine (too late) will never see detergent and hot water again. Be forewarned!Addendum: It's been more than ten years since I bought this board. After my initial error, I never washed it again. (The crack "healed" by the way). I bought what's known as a cabinet scraper from Lee Valley tools and I use that to clean the board between uses. It leaves the board with an unbelievably smooth finish. Whenever I get in the mood I might clean the board with a bit of vinegar or alternately hydrogen peroxide since according to Consumer Reports the germs that can tolerate one cannot stand the other. I just pour one of them on, scrub with a plastic abrasive pad, and then immediately dry the board with paper towels, though I have a sneaking suspicion that none of that is necessary. If after a while the board starts looking a bit gray or dry, I just smear it with a bit of drugstore mineral oil and leave it alone overnight. Next day it's beautiful again. If you have an appreciation for knives and take pleasure in preparing food for yourself and your family you absolutely must have a heavy, end-grain board like this one. I can't imagine being without it.
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