Any opinions on which are the best? I already have a wooden one that I use for most things other than meat. My plastic colour coded ones are had it now. Thanks.
cookessentials,
May 14, 9:01am
Depends on what you prefer. You can but the thinner sets of colour coded ones in a pack of 4 at around $17. 95 - this gives you 4 38. 1 x 27. 9cm colour coded and two clear bonus mats measuring 27. 9 x 19cm. Swedish "Daloplast" boards at 35 x 25 x7 cm in various colours with carry handle at $14. 95 or you can go to wooden NZ made end grain or long grain from $100 upwards-plus a few other options. The Swedish Daloplast come in other sizes too.
cap,
May 14, 9:05am
I quite like the colour coded plastic ones but am unsure if one brand is better than another. I have no idea what my last ones were but they weren't that great.
cookessentials,
May 14, 9:18am
The colour coded plastic are by Progressive, they are fairly thin or you can get the set of thicker coour coded in a countertop holder by Joseph Joseph at $98. 00. Most of them in the thinner colour coded are much of a muchness.
cap,
May 14, 9:21am
Thanks for that. Do you think the Joseph Joseph ones are worth the extra money?
cap,
May 14, 9:24am
I meant to add that the main problem I have with my current boards is that they are peeling!
cookessentials,
May 14, 9:41am
We certainly have sold a number of them and everyone that has bought them just love them. The ones you have, are they thin plastic ones? and do you put them in the dishwasher or soak them? sounds like they are delaminating.
cap,
May 14, 9:48am
They're probably about half a centimetre thick so not sure if that is regarded as thick or thin. I do tend to chuck them in the dishwasher now and then. I take it that's not too good for them? I promise to take more care of my new ones lol! I have some thicker plain white ones that are quite old and those seem to still be in good nick which almost makes me wonder why I need knew ones. I guess I like the idea of colour coded ones.
music_note,
May 14, 5:05pm
I use dinner plates as chopping boards - maybe a bit hard on knife blades, however a fresh clean surface anytime it's needed.
coyoteblonde,
May 14, 5:07pm
I have these heavy marble type things. Bloody pain in the arse to lift, but indestructible and do the job.
mamabiff,
May 14, 5:09pm
I use glass ones-from 'The Warehouse'. Easy to keep super clean and a good hard cutting surface.
max-a-million,
May 14, 5:11pm
Tupperware do a Set of the Coloured ones... They are on my Wish list for a future party.
nfh1,
May 14, 5:11pm
I had a glass one but not sure it did my knives any good, have gone back to the wooden one now.
feisha,
May 14, 5:16pm
If you read the article in the latest Organic NZ magazine about the toxins in plastic, you will never use another plastic chopping block. They recommend wood, but glass would be great.
cap,
May 14, 7:13pm
I would worry about knives on the glass too and don't like the idea of raw meat or onions on wood so plastic it is for me (somethings got to kill me - may as well be a plastic chopping board lol! ).
cookessentials,
May 15, 6:35am
Glass chopping boards are a no no for your knives I'm afraid.
cookessentials,
May 15, 6:41am
This is the set at around $17 I mentioned earlier cap http://www.amazon.com/Progressive-International-Set-Chopping -Mats/dp/B0000CFRBD
lulu239,
May 15, 11:50am
I have seen bamboo chopping boards. Has anyone tried them?
maxwell.inc,
May 15, 12:36pm
argh . . all this talk of glass chopping boards, I can hear my knives weeping in terror from the kitchen LOL
cloffie,
May 15, 2:43pm
hehe! I have two daughters who are chefs. one gave me a real suite of chefs knives just like the ones I brought for her when she was an apprentist many moons ago. she caught me cutting on a synthetic board and promptly went and brought me a woooden one with a VERY STERN warning.
nfh1,
May 15, 2:47pm
I am sure I read somewhere that the wooden ones held less germs than the plastic ones.
maxwell.inc,
May 15, 2:51pm
yep wood has natural anti bacterial qualities.
In saying that I still give mine a spray down with H2O2 and a soaking every few days in the same solution.
bedazzledjewels,
May 15, 2:55pm
H2O2 - gotcha Maxwell! ! ! You do typos too! !
nfh1,
May 15, 2:56pm
never thought of using that - I just give them a scrub every so often.
nfh1,
May 15, 2:58pm
typo? ? ? ?
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