Hello all,
I've read a lot of conflicting threads/articles/etc on the use of teak as a cutting board. There are two schools of thought on this- one is that due to the natural silica content of teak, it shouldn't be used in the construction of a cutting board as it dulls faster than other wood options. The second school of thought is that it is a perfectly acceptable wood with a number of benefits, and the silica content is low enough that in the use of a board it doesn't make any appreciable difference.
Additional points/evidence to consider are that woodworkers say that teak will dull tools faster than just about anything. The counterpoint to that argument being "there is a big difference between cutting ON and cutting THROUGH."
The reason for this thread is that I currently own a very nice Proteak 24x18x2.5 inch end grain board that I've had for about three years, bought before I was into jknives. My OCD is at the point where I'm ready to replace it with walnut in the name of edge preservation, and I just wanted to have one final discussion before doing so.
Any input is much appreciated!
Thanks,
Bob
I've read a lot of conflicting threads/articles/etc on the use of teak as a cutting board. There are two schools of thought on this- one is that due to the natural silica content of teak, it shouldn't be used in the construction of a cutting board as it dulls faster than other wood options. The second school of thought is that it is a perfectly acceptable wood with a number of benefits, and the silica content is low enough that in the use of a board it doesn't make any appreciable difference.
Additional points/evidence to consider are that woodworkers say that teak will dull tools faster than just about anything. The counterpoint to that argument being "there is a big difference between cutting ON and cutting THROUGH."
The reason for this thread is that I currently own a very nice Proteak 24x18x2.5 inch end grain board that I've had for about three years, bought before I was into jknives. My OCD is at the point where I'm ready to replace it with walnut in the name of edge preservation, and I just wanted to have one final discussion before doing so.
Any input is much appreciated!
Thanks,
Bob