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Kitchen & Housewares : Totally Bamboo Congo Parquet End Grain Cutting Board

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from: Totally Bamboo See Larger Image List Price: $49.99 Amazon.com's Price: $39.99 You Save: $10.00 (20%) Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Binding: Kitchen Brand: Totally Bamboo EAN: 0851814000959 Label: Totally Bamboo Manufacturer: Totally Bamboo Material Type: bamboo Model: 20-1450 Publisher: Totally Bamboo Sales Rank: 2573 Studio: Totally Bamboo Features: End-grain cutting board laid out in attractive parquet design Made of durably bonded bamboo, a renewable, earth-friendly resource Variety of bamboo used is not food or habitat for the giant panda Only food-safe, formaldehyde-free glue used; no dyes or stains; color is natural and permanent Measures 17-1/4 by 13-3/4 by 1 inch; won¿t absorb water or crack; wash by hand Accessories: RSVP International LFT-2 Poultry Lifters 2-pc. Totally Bamboo Large Rectangular Platter 18x15-in. Related Items: Snow River Wood Oil R.H. Forschner by Victorinox 8-Inch Chef's Knife, Black Fibrox Handle Kuhn Rikon Epicurean Garlic Press Sheet Pan Half Size - 12-7/8'' x 17-3/4'' Heavy Duty, 13 Gauge Totally Bamboo Zambia Parquet End Grain Cutting Board see more Editorial Review: Product Description: From the African Collection / Parquet End Grain / Certified formaldehyde free adhesive / 17.25 x 13.75 x 1 Amazon.com Review: Fast-growing in nature, bamboo is also fast-growing in popularity as one of the most environmentally friendly, renewable resources available. Totally Bamboo prides itself on using only hand-selected, China-grown 'moso' bamboo, which is not a food source or habitat for the giant panda, and which grows to harvestable size in just 3 to 5 years. Totally Bamboo follows strict environmental guidelines for processing and fair labor policies for its workers. And, the toxin-free products contain no dyes, stains, or glues containing formaldehyde. The large Congo Parquet 17-1/4-by-13-3/4-by-1-inch cutting board from Totally Bamboo's African collection makes a superb gift for the home chef. Like rock-solid butcher blocks made of wood, the board is composed of strips of bamboo laid in end-grain fashion. By alternating direction of the strips, an attractive parquet pattern is achieved, dark-colored in the center of the board with two lighter curved sides. Harder than maple, bamboo won't absorb water, crack, or peel, yet won't dull your good knives. The warm honey color, which comes from an oven-heating process that caramelizes the bamboo's natural sugars, goes all the way through, won't fade, and can even be sanded. After use, simply wash the board lightly with warm, soapy water, and wipe now and then with mineral oil. --Ann Bieri Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - congo cutting board Very well pleased.All that Cooks Illustrated said it is.No wonder it took first prize in their ratings. Rating: - do not recommend Mine arrived slightly concave, so it didn't sit flat on the counter. I had to return it. Rating: - Stay Away from Totally Bamboo I bought two of their other endgrain cutting boards and both bowed and cracked in under a month of use. The second of the two boards was oiled 3 times in that one month period and still cracked and bowed. Bamboo also stains much faster than traditional cutting boards do. STAY AWAY! Rating: - Totally Bamboo times two This is the second TB Congo I have purchased in the last month. I've thrown out all of my other boards. The board is the perfect size and heft and is downright beautiful. With proper maintenance, I expect a long life from these boards. My Amazon experience this second time was disappointing. The board arrived in the bottom of a large box with the protectant air bags on top of the board. Any impacts to the bottom of the box would have damaged the board. I was lucky. Additionally, this ... Read More Rating: - Cracked within months I purchased this board on the recommendation of Cooks Illustrated. I was really pleased with this board - for a few months. I oiled it as recommended, but it split in two places after about 3 months. Their ad specifically says it will not split or crack. I wrote to Totally Bamboo, and they are replacing the board for a new $6 shipping charge. In the meantime, it has warped badly and is difficult to use. I will see how the new one holds up. see more

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