The new cutting boards have landed

[fzxdoc]

I love my humongous 18x24 inch Teakhaus cutting board, purchased through an ATK offer several years ago. I only have 2 problems with it:

1. I don't use it every day because it's so large that I have to store it in the pantry; it won't conveniently fit in the cutting board storage area under the countertop by the sink. I don't leave kitchen gadgets, cutting boards etc. on my countertops. I prefer a clutter-free look for my kitchen.
2. That sucker is heavy! 15 lbs. That's as much as a loaded purse weighs!

So mostly I use it for large cutting jobs and of course I use it each time I smoke or roast meats. In the meanwhile for everyday prep work I have been using (dare I say it?) plastic cutting boards. Well, a recent trip to visit with daughters subjected me to a rant from them about how much microplastic we are ingesting from using those plastic cutting boards. These kids are Tik Tok and Instagram followers, so I doubted their scientific sources for this claim.

After returning home, I researched it, and lo and behold, those rascals are right, as evidenced by a host of juried scientific articles:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37220346/

So back to Teakhaus I went. I got these babies:
14x18 Thin and Lightweight End Grain Teak Board (4 lbs)
14x10 Thin and Lightweight End Grain Teak Board (3 lbs)
Teakhaus threw in a free 8x8 cutting board with the discounted purchase. Nice!

Here's what the Thin and Lightweight End Grain Board looks like:



The total for the two boards and the freebie came to $124.34 with free shipping.

I'm looking forward to trying them out and assessing their durability as well.

Kathryn

[Steve R.]

Welp, guess I'll be needing some cutting boards now. Those are really nice, and what a deal!

[Histrix]

Interesting study.
Don't let the daughters find out how much they inhale/ingest daily from their clothing, drinking water, etc.
The interesting thing about teak (and many other woods actually) is that it is a potent irritant and can cause a lot of less than desirable responses for many folks. Most of those concerns are for those in industrial exposure to teak dust and I doubt that cutting boards are of much concern for anyone that doesn't already have an allergic reaction to teak.

[Redwng]

Some great looking wood, almost too nice to cut on......almost.

[Carolyn]

I need a new cutting board. I have a very small Cutco one from decades ago, and a thin plastic one that is so large, it doesn't fit in my cabinets. I really hate my kitchen.