This Corner Cutting Board Is Such a Great Idea! You Can Put the Trash Can Under This and Sweep the Scraps Into It!

There are so many cool kitchen gadgets out there you can buy from kitchen stores and online through websites like Amazon. This is a pretty awesome cutting board from Amazon.com called the John Boos Corner Counter Saver that you can buy for your kitchen. A Maple Wood oval cutting board that measures 24 Inches by 18 Inches by 1.25 Inches thick. The cutting board costs $157.65 US and it ships to Canada too so Canadians can also order this product along with buying other cooking supplies online from Amazon. So what's so special about this cutting board and what makes it different from the other cutting boards? The John Boos cutting board has a counter clip that secures the board to a 90-degree, 1.5 inch thick kitchen counter at the corner angle so you can utilize the corner of the countertop. Usually, the corner of the countertop goes unused, because it's such an awkward place to be in your kitchen. The round cutting board fits perfectly over the corner of the counter in your kitchen, making a continuous surface to cut fruits and veggies on.

The wooden boards area also a better alternative to plastic cutting boards since they'll be easier on your kitchen knives and they don't hold as much bacteria. There's also a little groove in the wood that will collect any juices from the items you're cutting on the board as well. The history of the Boos company goes way back to Effingham, Illinois in 1887, when a blacksmith named Conrad Boos used a Sycamore tree to hammer horse shoes with. Then a local butcher asked for Boos to make him a special board for cutting meat. Through word of mouth by 1911, John Boos and Co was making hundreds of custom butcher blocks for people all over the US. In the 1920's and on, John Boos company also began making wooden tables and workbenches, and many of them went to the war effort during WWII. Throughout the decades John Boos cutting boards have been very popular in restaurants and home kitchens all over the world, and people know them to be high-quality products. The cutting boards and butcher blocks continue to be made in Effingham, Illinois. The company also uses sustainable practices when harvesting their materials and they recycle 95% of their raw lumber scraps and sawdust to create electricity and steam to fuel the boilers in their factory. It can also be recycled to use as livestock bedding and agriculture.

The best way to take care of the wooden cutting board is to wash it with hot soapy water after you use it and dry it off thoroughly with a clean, dry towel. If you need to sanitize it really well, you can use some white distilled vinegar on the cutting board but never soak the cutting board in water because it will warp. You should also oil your wooden cutting board every 3 or 4 weeks using beeswax. The company also makes their own cutting board care products including the John Boos Mystery Oil and John Boos Block Cream. You can also buy these products with your cutting board through Amazon as a full package so that your cutting board stays in good condition for years to come. As long as you follow all of the instructions you should have no problems with your cutting board. Reading through the reviews of the product we can see that many people love this cutting board and would never trade it for another one. They all say that it's definitely worth the money and that it's a great investment into your kitchen wares especially if you cook or bake a lot. Check it out on Amazon and purchase it to try it out.***