"Goomba" > wrote in message
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> I've always admired the well made John Boos maple cutting boards after
> seeing them and having read Sheldon's praise of them years ago.
> I recently broke my smaller most used board and am looking to replace it.
> BedBath&Beyond has decent prices on the Boos boards, but they also have
> the new bamboo boards which I know from flooring use is very, very hard.
> It could actually be too hard for comfort, I'm thinking?
> Does anyone have a bamboo board and how do they like it?

I decided to get my husband cutting a cutting board and new knives for
Christmas two years ago. Here's what I bought.

http://www.cutleryandmore.com/details.asp?SKU=1286

Bob Pastorio had a very strong dislike for bamboo cutting boards (I asked
his opinion at the time) He thought they were worthless. IIRC he said the
surface was slick and while he had purchased one he got rid of it ASAP. Bob
did have a way of voicing his opinion and I miss him so much!

Chris in Pearland