Cutting boards

deez20 · 10-26-2007, 11:47 PM

I was prepping some spares tonight on a plastic cutting board and figured I would try using the meat cleaver to to trim them down. Well the meat cleaver worked but I also managed to crack the cutting board in half in the process. I've used the cleaver before with the board and never had a problem. So I guess my question would be, what kind of boards do most of you use for prepping meat, plastic or wood?

Norcoredneck · 10-27-2007, 01:11 AM

I use plastic kind. Bought large one at Walmart. Works nice and cleans up well If it fits in sink. By this I mean I clean it in outside sink because kitchen sink is not big enough. Something to consider when purchasing one.

kew_el_steve · 10-27-2007, 02:23 AM

White plastic. As big as will fit in the dishwasher.

Plowboy · 10-27-2007, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by kew_el_steve

White plastic. As big as will fit in the dishwasher.

Ding, ding, ding... we have a winner.

I have a couple of bamboo boards for my home kitchen that look great, but I'm starting to prefer the cheap plastic boards that I use for competition. I just toss them in the dishwasher. I know they get sanitized that way and its just plain easier.

Sledneck · 10-27-2007, 05:09 AM

I buy those oversized plastic ones at Restaurant depot. I chop on it and it doesnt affect it.

Smokin' Gnome BBQ · 10-27-2007, 07:09 AM

Plastic, They Dont Hold Onto The "bad Stuff" Like Wood Does.

Lakeside Smoker · 10-27-2007, 07:21 AM

Plastic for raw prep and wood for carving cooked foods.

acorette · 10-27-2007, 07:27 AM

I have a friend who works at the local upscale grocery store... Their meat department uses plastic cutting boards that are about 2'x4' and 3/4" thick. After they use them for a while, they plane them down to get rid of the cut marks. After they get to thin (about 1/2") they get rid of them.... My friend brought a couple to our hunting camp for deer season, so I asked him to get me one too. Works great. I put it up on the folding table or on my charcoal grill portion of my rig and I have a huge area to cut, season, rub, or package my meat. I've seen other's with the same size board, and I think they get them from restaurant supply stores.

FatBoyz · 10-27-2007, 07:52 AM

I hate to admit this pamperd chef there the best and i also mill mine down after a while you can get a machine shop to do it for about 20 bucks thay have a small one perfict for cutting 1 onion or things like that

Bevo · 10-27-2007, 08:10 AM

"Plastic for raw prep and wood for carving cooked foods."

Academy has several different sizes of plastics.........

MAsQue · 10-27-2007, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Sledneck

I buy those oversized plastic ones at Restaurant depot. I chop on it and it doesnt affect it.

What Sled said.

I get mine at One-Way Restaurant Supply, which you don't need to be a member of. Take Sunrise to the Waverly Ave north, One Way is on the left maybe a half mile up. Number 400-something.

deez20 · 10-27-2007, 08:56 AM

Thanks for the replies. I guess I will stick with the plastic ones, although I will see if I can get some that are a little thicker.

VGuilford · 10-27-2007, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by acorette

I have a huge area to cut, season, rub, or package my meat.

People who brag about the size area they need to handle their meat are just wrong.

Going back downstairs to my corner now.

Jeremiah · 10-27-2007, 09:44 AM

Can't say I've had much experience in this area (currently researching the next cutting board purchase) but I've had good luck with the large plastic jobs you get at a restaurant supply store.

Plowboy · 10-27-2007, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smokin' Gnome BBQ

They Dont Hold Onto The "bad Stuff" Like Wood Does.

Bamboo is the exception here.

10-26-2007, 11:47 PM	#1
deez20 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-25-06 Location: Medford, NY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Cutting boards I was prepping some spares tonight on a plastic cutting board and figured I would try using the meat cleaver to to trim them down. Well the meat cleaver worked but I also managed to crack the cutting board in half in the process. I've used the cleaver before with the board and never had a problem. So I guess my question would be, what kind of boards do most of you use for prepping meat, plastic or wood? __________________ Steve Chubby Hubby BBQ WSM Yoder YS640 Cookshack 008 Mini Big Green Egg Large Big Green Egg The Fastest and most accurate Thermapen, the ORANGE Thermapen. Stoker

10-27-2007, 01:11 AM	#2
Norcoredneck somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-11-06 Location: Norco, Ca. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I use plastic kind. Bought large one at Walmart. Works nice and cleans up well If it fits in sink. By this I mean I clean it in outside sink because kitchen sink is not big enough. Something to consider when purchasing one. __________________ *Low and Slow.....* *The Prontologist is in...* *Ok let's see your Butt!*

10-27-2007, 05:09 AM	#5
Sledneck is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 12-04-05 Location: Wantagh, NY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I buy those oversized plastic ones at Restaurant depot. I chop on it and it doesnt affect it. __________________ BBQ Illuminati Blog Disclaimer: The poster does not take any responsibility for any bad feelings or sense of exclusion that the reader of this post may have-whether real or imagined. Reading threads poses inherent risks. The poster of this thread would like to also remind readers to make sure they have a functional sense of humor before they visit any discussion board.

10-27-2007, 07:09 AM	#6
Smokin' Gnome BBQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 05-31-07 Location: Shippensburg PA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Plastic, They Dont Hold Onto The "bad Stuff" Like Wood Does. __________________ I need a 2009 kcbs member pin, help a brother out!

10-27-2007, 07:21 AM	#7
Lakeside Smoker is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-17-07 Location: Methuen, MA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Plastic for raw prep and wood for carving cooked foods. __________________ BJ's Wholesale Club Blog In polite society, we have an unspoken agreement to call our obsessions hobbies. - Stephen King

10-27-2007, 02:23 AM	#3
kew_el_steve Got Wood. Join Date: 09-21-07 Location: Panama City, Florida Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	White plastic. As big as will fit in the dishwasher.

10-27-2007, 07:27 AM	#8
acorette Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-01-07 Location: Hamlin, NY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have a friend who works at the local upscale grocery store... Their meat department uses plastic cutting boards that are about 2'x4' and 3/4" thick. After they use them for a while, they plane them down to get rid of the cut marks. After they get to thin (about 1/2") they get rid of them.... My friend brought a couple to our hunting camp for deer season, so I asked him to get me one too. Works great. I put it up on the folding table or on my charcoal grill portion of my rig and I have a huge area to cut, season, rub, or package my meat. I've seen other's with the same size board, and I think they get them from restaurant supply stores. __________________ Aaron 8 Ball and the 'Que Sticks Custom Southern Yankee rotisserie trailer towed by the 8-Ball RV Brinkmann Cimarron, Weber One Touch Gold (22.5), Camp Chef 2 burner stove + Griddle, 10, 16 and 20 qt Dutch ovens, Scottims Pit Grille

10-27-2007, 07:52 AM	#9
FatBoyz is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-16-07 Location: Mukwonago, Wi Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I hate to admit this pamperd chef there the best and i also mill mine down after a while you can get a machine shop to do it for about 20 bucks thay have a small one perfict for cutting 1 onion or things like that __________________ i feel i should say something profound .... so drink up the beers getting cold

10-27-2007, 08:10 AM	#10
Bevo Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-14-06 Location: Rockwall, TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	"Plastic for raw prep and wood for carving cooked foods." Academy has several different sizes of plastics......... __________________ "Theres a girl in her bare feet asleep on the back seat and that trunk is full of Shiner Bock and Lone Star" REK

10-27-2007, 08:56 AM	#12
deez20 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-25-06 Location: Medford, NY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the replies. I guess I will stick with the plastic ones, although I will see if I can get some that are a little thicker. __________________ Steve Chubby Hubby BBQ WSM Yoder YS640 Cookshack 008 Mini Big Green Egg Large Big Green Egg The Fastest and most accurate Thermapen, the ORANGE Thermapen. Stoker

10-27-2007, 09:44 AM	#14
Jeremiah is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-10-07 Location: Staten Island, NY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Can't say I've had much experience in this area (currently researching the next cutting board purchase) but I've had good luck with the large plastic jobs you get at a restaurant supply store. __________________ \m/ Heavy Metal BBQ \m/

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