You Need a Big Cutting Board :-)

[The Count of Merkur Cristo]

I use paper coffee filters for prep bowls. No cleaning. [...]

Mac:

...pure genius...thanx for the tip!

“A good cutting board is a chef’s best friend”. Culinary Proverb

 

[ouch]

I use paper coffee filters for prep bowls. No cleaning.

Brilliant! I started doing that. Then, to be extra efficient, I reuse the coffee filters. And my wife hasn't complained about garlic flavored coffee yet.

 

[alpster]

I have 4 rubber polyboards from 4x6 to a 24 X 36. They aren't as knife friendly as end grain wood, so I sharpen my knives when they need it. Also, my wife is a nurse and likes the sanitary character of the poly. I also have a huge wood board 30" square that I use for cutting vegies when cooking for crowds at MC rallies, etc.

 

[takeshi]

What size cutting boards do you like (wood, rubber, plastic)

18x24x2 end grain block from Boardsmith for the nicer knives. I think I posted a photo of it in another thread long ago but it's his mosaic board and he has and photos on their site. The other knives tend to be used with plastic boards mostly for meat.

 

[paintflinger]

Only board I ever use. Not sure on the exact dimensions, but it's hefty.

 

[BubblesTGB]

I use the proteak 24x18 end grain teak board. I also have a few color-coded plastic ones that I use on top for raw meats. I love having that much space to work.

 

[Leatherneck]

I have a IKEA cart with a oak cutting board top, a Technor Apex and a few bamboo The oak and Apex see the most use.

 

[The Count of Merkur Cristo]

I sure do see some mighty nice and fine cutting boards (of different woods, materials, styles, patterns et. al ),...keep the pics coming!

"A kitchen without a [cutting board] (which you put your 'soul' into), is not a kitchen". Chef Masaharu Morimoto

 

[davent]

When we spent months cycling around Europe in the early days of our marriage we used the inside surface of a big Frisbee we had with us as our cutting board. Cutting it up didn't seem to have any affect on it's flight.
dave

 

[dws]

Our island top is a 5'x5' walnut cutting board/worktop/catch-all. It's very handy for when there is a lot of prep or for when there are 2 or more people working in the kitchen. I still find myself reaching for a 12"x18" wooden board with most vegetables. For meats, fish, and messy/pungent vegetables (beets/garlic), I go for HDPE boards.

 

[dws]

I purchase coffee filters at Costco; they make great prep bowls!

Great tip!