Cutting boards

[Anonymous No.11059053]

Found a generic picture but how do you stop these things from separating? Is it really that hard or is my board just shit? Had a John Boos cutting board for a month and it already has a minor separation. It's well oiled so I doubt it's because it's dry. I'm guessing it will continue to open up so I may as well get in exchanged, right?

[Anonymous No.11059062]

>>11059053
Stop letting it sit in the goddamn sink

[Anonymous No.11059071]

I don’t know what shit board you bought, but my 5-year old set hasn’t split once. You bought literal shit. what the fuck

[Anonymous No.11059092]

>>11059062
I don't do that. I rinse it and wipe dry with a towel.

[Anonymous No.11059128]

>>11059071
>I don’t know what shit board you bought
He says in the OP you illiterate retard.

[Anonymous No.11059148]

Just use a plastic one breh

[Anonymous No.11059227]

>>11059148
I like it better than plastic, but it split even after a month of babying. I'll try one more, but may go that route if it happens again.

[Anonymous No.11059234]

eh I use cheap bamboo, hasn't cracked in the several years I've had it

[Anonymous No.11059290]

>>11059053
Hate to admit it but I honestly think John Boos is overpriced shit.

I spent $1600 on a John Boos prep table and I'm pretty sure I could have bought the equivalent somewhere else for like $400.

The table is great but man I feel like I was ripped off.

[Anonymous No.11059296]

>>11059234
bamboo isn't good for knives.

[Anonymous No.11060728]

>>11059290
Well it's a $40 cutting board. The Walnut ones are 100+ but this is putting me off wood. Ordered another one so hope that holds up better.

[Anonymous No.11060745]

>get 4 dollar cutting board off of amazon using jumpsend coupon
>treat it horrible, "let it soak", let cat take naps on it
>still perfecto

[Anonymous No.11060763]

Do you wax it and clean it and keep it in a dry place?

[Anonymous No.11060776]

>>11059053
2 things.

Put oil on your board so it doesn't dry out too hard. Cutting board oil if you're retarded or a flavorless oil like canola or something similar. Just spread thin with a paper towel.

second, stop buying overpriced bullshit. It's all wood and it's all the same price. Just go to walmart and get a cutting board there for 10 bucks instead of 100 bucks for some shitty name brand.

TLDR, you're retarded

[Anonymous No.11060802]

Boos is verpriced crap. Try www.theboardsmith.com

[Anonymous No.11061213]

>>11060776
From the OP it's well oiled.

>>11060802
>overpriced crap
>Posts link to $100+ boards
Anon. I'm sure it's nice, but 12x18 is $132.

[Anonymous No.11061270]

>>11059053
>John Boos cutting board

Are those "end grain" or are they shit like the one in the OP?

>>11061213
Those boards look a great deal better than the ones I'm seeing on the johnboos site. The grain on theboardsmith site looks properly aligned. On the johnboos site the only thing I can find that is end grain are the butcher blocks and butcher block tables. And, in the limited images I can see of the butcher blocks the end grain doesn't look like it is properly aligned. There's several blocks that have runs. Johnboos is such shit that they even have these "rustic edge" cutting boards which are literally just a length of rough cut lumber from the local hardware store for a massive markup (pic). Literally, the worst cutting boards you could own.

[bruce No.11061287]

>>11059053
I don't think I've ever had a cutting board crack, but I only ever bought bamboo cutting boards and hand wash them in hot water with soap.

Also lol at people waxing and oiling their cutting boards like it's a surfboard.

[Anonymous No.11061293]

>>11059296
?????????????????????
are you going to be hammering on it with your fucking knife?
bamboo works fine, is cheap and lasts a long ass time

[Anonymous No.11061303]

>>11061270
>$130 for a 2x12 board thats been planed, stained, and branded.
Holy shit. Go to /diy/ and ask them how to make this. They take a piece of lumber, run it through a machine a couple times, slice it, then stain it.

[Anonymous No.11061319]

>>11061303
>Go to /diy/ and ask them how to make this

If you have to ask someone how to make something as simple as a cutting board then you might need to re-evaluate your skillset for life.

[Anonymous No.11061324]

OP this might help explain a bit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXnCc-zMln4

Your board expanded and contracted with the changing water content till it tore itself apart.

[Anonymous No.11061416]

>>11061303
I have black cherry logs, from my property, seasoning until I turn them into a butcher block.

>>11061319
The ones pictured in >>11061270 are shit no one should ever DIY or even use. If you are going to make a cutting board, do it correctly and make it an end grain cutting board. If you make it properly thick and correctly, it can last several life times.

[Anonymous No.11061437]

>>11059053
This has never happened to me. Don't buy crap.

[Anonymous No.11061447]

>>11061303
>spend thousands of dollars on table saw, planer and joiner or $130?
huh.

[Anonymous No.11061453]

>>11061447
well given that I can use the tools to make all sorts of things for my home that seems like the far better buy.

That $130 cutting board is not going to help at all when I need new cabinets, shelves, etc.

[Anonymous No.11061468]

>>11059053
Same problem op my gf's cutting board. She says its cuz her ex wouldn't do dishes and leave the board in the sink.

[Anonymous No.11061477]

>>11061468
cuck

[Anonymous No.11061484]

>>11061477
How bro? Lol

[Anonymous No.11061488]

>>11061468
Wtf

[Anonymous No.11061508]

>>11061488
Its pretty bad another break. I'm just showing off my knife too though but yeah I cut on this piece of shit cuz I'm broke.

[Anonymous No.11061509]

Listen up, you cucks.
You inject wood glue in the split with a needle or spread in in with a toothpick and clamp it for 8 hours. Sand and oil. Wa la.

[Anonymous No.11061514]

>>11059092
But do you oil it afterwards with mineral oil?

[Anonymous No.11061583]

>>11061468
>>11059053
>>11061508
>not end grain
>cracks

Well, no shit.

>>11061509
That won't help when the solid board is cupping. That is why you use end grain piece and orient them so there's no compounded forces across the face.

>>11061447
The shit in the photo of >>11061270 only needs a cross cut saw and some sand paper. A proper end grain cutting board will need a miter box and miter saw, a hand planer, glue, and some vices/ratchet straps. Doing it without power tools would cost about $50, not including the glue and lumber which might be free or cost $100.

[Anonymous No.11061659]

>>11060745
Why are catfags so proud of being disgusting?

[Anonymous No.11061720]

>>11059053
Ive never had this happen with my plastic ones and i treat them like absolute garbage.

[Anonymous No.11061745]

Get one of these chinese chopping boards that are essentially a single tree slice.

[Anonymous No.11061751]

>>11061720
>i treat them like absolute garbage.
how appropriate

[Anonymous No.11061757]

>>11059053
I bought a $3 bamboo cutting board from Target when I first moved into this apartment, never oiled it, never took extra special care of it, and it only recently cracked after over a year of daily use. Basically, what I'm saying is you paid good money for a shit product based on a brand name and you should feel ashamed of yourself. Return the broken board for a refund and spend it anywhere else, preferably on an end grain cutting board.

I've been considering this very cheap option on Amazon which has good reviews.
https://www.amazon.com/Ironwood-Gourmet-28217-Charleston-Station/dp/B000TZ0IQC
This board will need sanded and oiled after you get it before you start using it but I think I might get it anyway.

[Anonymous No.11061808]

>>11061757
Honesltly the only problem with the bamboo ones is the smaller ones bow in a dishwasher.

[Anonymous No.11061815]

>>11061808
Why would you ever put a wood or bamboo cutting board in the dishwasher? Are you an idiot?

[Anonymous No.11061837]

>>11059053
Just don't buy one composed of multiple elements like the one in your pic? I don't know how you call it in English

[Anonymous No.11061848]

>>11061815
it's dirty and yes.

[Anonymous No.11061965]

>>11061848
I'm going to spoonfeed you:
Putting wooden cutting boards in dishwashers is an easy ticket to making them crack.
They don't need to be power washed like that. Just hand-wash with soap and water.
If you're worried about "muh bacteria in muh knife marks" then you can bleach it, too.

[Anonymous No.11061980]

>>11061659

>He'll never know the joys of being a catdad

[Anonymous No.11061997]

>>11059053
Guess it's not as well oiled as you thought. Or you dropped it/used a meat cleaver on it.

[Anonymous No.11062003]

>>11061659
Most people with cats wouldn't let them on the places they prepare/eat food. My cats don't go up on the counters or tables or anything like that. Some people just go a bit retarded because they think cats are cute though.

[Anonymous No.11062065]

>>11062003
>Some people just go a bit retarded because they think cats are cute though.
That's toxoplasmosis

[Anonymous No.11062076]

>>11061447
>buy $10 handsaw, $2 protractor $<20 miter box
>+ lumber

[Anonymous No.11062102]

>>11062076
LUMBER JUST DON'T ON TREES YA KNOW?!? THESE THINGS ADD UP!!!

[Anonymous No.11062136]

>>11062076
>wa la!
Jesus I couldn't even begin to imagine you retards actually wood working. What a shit show.

[Anonymous No.11062259]

>>11059227
Oiling too much can cause splitting, too. I apply oil generously when they're new and let it sit overnight to absorb it. Then I apply a thin surface coat of mineral oil when it gets that ashy look. Expansion and contraction is the cause of splits, and you're trying to minimize that by keeping the moisture level fairly consistent. Too much oil will also reduce the sanitizing effect that wood has through desiccation (it actively pulls moisture from the surface into the wood). Really, a wipe with a mild detergent soap and a wipe with a damp cloth and then a dry cloth and rest between usage is all that is needed to keep a good board clean. John Boos makes some good end grain butcher block, but smaller wood cutting boards will always have more risk of splitting even when well made, and especially when they are not end grain.

[Anonymous No.11062396]

>>11062003
>my cats don’t

When your around.

[Anonymous No.11062412]

>>11062396
>your

[Anonymous No.11062478]

>>11062412

based grammar poster

[Anonymous No.11062894]

>>11059053
I had a board that did that. Granted, it was a cheap ass board, but I treated it well. After that I bought a thick rubber wood end-grain board for $20 and it has served me really well since.

[Anonymous No.11062920]

just cut stuff up in the air so you don't have to buy into the pointless cutting board industry

[Anonymous No.11063511]

I have a glass board

[Anonymous No.11063522]

>>11059128
Calm down friend, I think what he means is that he doesn't have any experience with it.

[Anonymous No.11063773]

>>11062136
But there are lots of kinds of people here. I don't know about the anon you replied to, and I don't use the cheapest of hardware, but I do know that I'm not the only one guy here who works with wood in their spare time, at least occasionally.

[Anonymous No.11063809]

A decent plastic board is way better for regular use than any wood board. I like being able to sanitize my shit.

[Anonymous No.11064072]

>>11063511
Terrible for every knife.

[Anonymous No.11064085]

>>11063809
You can sanitize wood just fine, and actually plastic boards have been under more scrutiny for bacteria harboring than wood boards.

[Anonymous No.11064119]

>>11062076

>my time is worth less than minimum wage

If you're literally a povertycuck then sure, jimmy one out of a stolen piece of lumber, but adults with actual jobs shouldn't spend any longer on this than picking out a colour to match their new countertops

[Anonymous No.11064327]

>>11061270
Is Walnut worth the premium over maple?

[Anonymous No.11064713]

Why not just buy a big ass 24 inch x12 inch plastic board from walmart? Shits like $13. After a few years just replace it with the same thing. Fuck off with this meme shit.

Also
>buying a wood cutting board
>not handcrafting your own

[Anonymous No.11064723]

>>11061447
>not building all of your own home furniture

I bet you allow ikea trash into your home.

[Anonymous No.11064739]

>>11059053
PROBABLY SHIT BOARD OR SHIT CONDITIONS

[Anonymous No.11064745]

>not using /ck/ as your cutting board