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Cutting board for my father in law
(sh.itjust.works)
He wanted a big cutting board with juice drainage in the center which is why it has the "X" in it. Not 100% happy with it, but it's good enough.
I'm only using wooden boards, although not as pretty, since ever (means +30 years). They hold up very well with cutting. You can see the cut, when you push hard, but with wood they either vanish/fade out with time - or add character, as you said.
The thing that really destroys them is water. Wood is working all the time, when getting wet out drying. And if you get one, that is glued together, then they sometimes tend to break apart. Seems to really depend on the quality.
Single piece wood tends to deform a bit, also depending on wood type and quality - but I mostly just grab what looks/feels nice and hope for the best.
Dishwasher is pretty much a no-go.
I read somewhere, that plastic boards even have more bacteria in the cuts, but I can't remember the reason...
I get it. That's character to me. I have 2 knives that are high carbon steel and standing water on the blade is a big no-no.
On a side note - told a friend about this post and my question and she showed me a board made from a stump of a tree from her childhood home. Its 20+ years old with weekly use and a bimonthly oiling and just looks well used. Never know it was that old and super cool.
She said if her house was on fire, she'd "save her' kid's photos and then the board.....maybe the board first." 🤣