Butcher’s Block Food Preparation Boards
The Butcher block has long been around, since the beginning of use for those original butcher blocks. The Monarch Block is only one of a variety of those types of butcher blocks that are used by commercial meat cutters now going on 100 years. It’s become very popular for people to place into their homes.
A lot of people now buy these working boards for use in the home or kitchen because their natural beauty and longevity make them extremely good value for money in the long run. The old way of working meat on a slice of wood cut from a tree was always an unhygienic way of doing things and the butchers block was a major step forward in dealing with this issue. The way in which the wood pieces are fixed together together makes for a far more hygienic surface which can be sanded down as needed.
These larger blocks can be used to cut even the biggest pieces of meat such as a commercial butcher might require. Having said that, the smaller chopping boards designed for use in the kitchen are still as solid, but on a smaller scale.
Butchers blocks are designed to be used for many, many years and the end grain structured blocks are favored by both professional butchers and gourmet chefs because they are less wearing on the knife edges. When a cut is made, the blade can slip between grains and will last longer between sharpening.
The dovetail and double dovetail joint combined with pressurized glue application produces a solid, heavy finished product that will last many years, and certainly longer than a single piece of wood. The joints are almost impermeable to bacteria although exposure to hot water such as in a dishwasher should be avoided.
Sometimes these boards are available used, either in flea markets or on websites such as ebay because they are so long lived. the commercial ones tend to be less pleasing to the eye, but are extremely practical.
These butcher block tables will make any residential look fabulous. Get a color of table that goes with the wood that is on your countertops. Or perhaps even your trim. Coming in many styles from flea to modern looking even. As you shop around for your own butcher block table don’t forget to compare prices.
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