Natural Kitchen Accessories Portland OR

If you spend any time in the kitchen, you know that a good cutting board is an essential implement. Of all the devices you use in your kitchen, the one that lies flat on the countertop is likely one that you use often. One could argue that the cutting board is the unsung hero of most any kitchen. Knives and pans are shiny, even the coffee machine seems exciting compared to the cutting board, but it’s time to give this essential and invaluable item its due.

It’s often difficult for one writer to admit that they’ve been inspired by another, but I was so impressed by Chell Reister’s piece on green kitchen items yesterday that I’ve decided to rid my own kitchen of as many standard-issue hunks of plastic as possible. I want to carry my desire to detoxify my food to this worthwhile next level.

My Mom had a butcher block growing up. It was enormous, it took up nearly the same floorspace as our refrigerator — it was like the sun in the solar system of my childhood kitchen, everything revolved around the butcher block from cooking to the mail. The Totally Bamboo Big Kahuna cutting board is like that — to begin with, it weighs 18lbs. It’s 24″ x 18″ x 2.2″ of high quality bamboo, bonded with food-grade (formaldehyde-free) glue, and uses no dyes or stains.

The second cutting board on this list is from a company that Chell referenced more than once in her piece yesterday, it’s the Preserve Post-Consumer Cutting Board . They make a number of exceptionally well-designed recycled plastic, BPA-free items for the kitchen and personal care. This cutting board is made from 100% post-consumer use paper with all the certifications to prove it. Sure, it’s not bamboo, but it is worth mentioning here.

If you’re the type of cook that usually finds yourself cutting, chopping, dicing ...