Large Big Green Egg, Weber Performer Deluxe, Weber Smokey Joe Silver, Fireboard Drive, 3 DigiQs, lots of Thermapens, and too much other stuff to mention.
I’ve only had this a couple hours and I’m already smitten. I didn’t think there would be such a difference between this and my old, small bamboo board, but this is really nice! It’s hard to describe; my old board had rubber pads to keep it stable, so it isn’t a difference of stability, but solidity. This son of a gun is right there.
It doesn’t have pads because it doesn’t need them. If the countertop is perfectly level (it is), and the board is perfectly level (it is), then it’s not moving. And it doesn’t.
Smokin-It 3D
Weber Kettle with an SNS
Masterbuilt kettle that I call the $30 wonder grill
Bullet by Bull Grills gasser
Anova WiFi sous vide machine
Thermoworks Thermapen and Chef Alarm
Very nice!!!!!!!! I like that!! I don’t have a Boos board, I do have a Catskill though, and like you say, it is there! I need to find one for the lake house, something a little smaller, but a nice board than the plastic I have. I should have looked for prime deals for that
Looks good Tom. Years ago I was deciding between a Boo's board or a BoardSMITH board. Went with an end grain BoardSMITH. That was 15 years ago and the board still looks great. I'm sure you will have the same experience.
I picked Boos because if I started looking too hard, I probably wouldn’t have one yet. Sometimes when I start comparing I get paralysis of choice; everything looks so good, I can’t decide. That happened with cast iron skillets for example; after futzing around for about a year I picked Stargazer because they’re headquartered about 100 miles from here.
I was fortunate to receive this as a gift a while ago. It's not a a brand name, but it's rock solid.
Several times a year I clean it with lemon juice and kosher salt. Then I treat it with the Boos Board Cream and Mystery Oil.
Yeah, there’s nothin like a big honkin board, wood that is!
After learnin bout plastics endin up in the food, got rid of them awhile ago.
Nice, very nice!
So, even raw meat you are using wooden boards? To clean are you just using hot soapy water, rinse and air dry? A few of my older plastic boards are showing wear, makes me wonder…..
Studies show that using wood for meat is fine; the USDA recommends plastic anyways. I’ve always used the plastic board for meat because I can clean it in the dishwasher. When I’ve used the wood board for meat, I clean it with a diluted bleach solution. This board is big enough that I can actually put a small plastic board on top of it, if I want to! (Picture in my most recent SUWYC).
FireMan Good move about the plastic gutting boards. Believe it or not, nano pieces of plastics are ending up in our water, dirt, plants, food etc coming from the overall global use of plastics everywhere to simple everyday things such as dishwasher/laundry pods, polymer coated fertilizer, etc. Reportedly, these coatings/pods dissolve but don't biodegrade. Read labels to see what these pods and coatings are made from. I'll now get off my soapbox before I fall down.
My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners
Adrenaline BBQ Company Gear:
SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron Griddle
Grill Grate for SnS
Grill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill
Fireboard Gear:
Extreme BBQ Thermometer Package
Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Gear:
Thermapen MK4 (pink)
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732
Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.
Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer
Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets
BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney
Shun Classic Series:
8" Chef Knife
6" Chef's Knife
Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
Congrats on your new Boos! I'm guessing 20x18 size, weighing in at 15 lbs? Moving that around should add to your daily strength training routine nicely. Win-win.
Ha! I was just thinking that last night as I carried my setup from the kitchen to the deck. I’m thankful for the handle inserts! The flip side is that at 20”x18” I can carry everything on it in one trip.
I clean after every use. The instructions for the board say to oil it once a month, depending on how often you use it, but my history is to do it when it looks dry. I’ll try marking it on the calendar at the first of the month. (Which is the only time I ever look at the calendar, when I change months.)
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