Amongst my Christmas gifts this year I received two really special chopping boards.
One of them is this lovely item, fashioned in the shape of my blog's trademark chilli:-
If you chop lots of chillis and don't want their taste to taint other food it makes sense to have one of these, because you really can't fail to remember which board is the right one!
This other board is a beauty too. It is made of laminated bamboo wood, which is very strong and reputedly slightly anti-bacterial too:
Take a closer look at the edge - it has been personalised for me!
I think this one may well be used as a prop for some of the food photos I take for this blog...
They are both fab, and completely appropriate for me. Thank you very much to their donors (you know who you are.)
Such wonderful and thoughtful gifts, they've obviously come from people who know you very well.
ReplyDeleteThey are both lovely Mark, very ideal for you.
ReplyDeleteI am not an expert with these things Mark but I thought I would mention Brenda was given a beautiful wooden cheese board two years ago and she did not oil it and it immediately stained with cheese!
ReplyDeleteHarry next door kindly restored it and advised her to oil - like you do with a cricket bat! The formula was every day for a week, every week for a month and every month for a year. I am full of useless information like this Mark, but it looked lovely this Christmas!
Thanks, Roger, that sounds like good advice.
DeleteLovely boards. Most of my boards are plastic. But I do have a nice one for cheese.
ReplyDeleteVery nice gifts! A special board for chilis is a good idea.
ReplyDeleteVery thoughtful personal gifts,
ReplyDeleteWow, what great gifts, Mark. I know you will enjoy using these special boards.
ReplyDeleteHaha, Mark. Honest, I didn't read your blog before I wrote my latest! My "Chop, Chop!" is about a different subject, though also about wood! You know the saying about great minds thinking alike. Your new chopping blocks are gorgeous!
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