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Totally Bamboo Congo Parquet End Grain Cutting Board | 
 enlarge | Brand: Totally Bamboo
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $39.99
You Save: $10.00 (20%)
Rating:  10 reviews
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.9
Dimensions (in): 17.3 x 13.8 x 1
MPN: 20-1450
Model: 20-1450
UPC: 851814000959
EAN: 0851814000959
ASIN: B000A389GE
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | End-grain cutting board laid out in attractive parquet design | | • | Made of durably bonded bamboo, a renewable, earth-friendly resource | | • | Variety of bamboo used is not food or habitat for the giant panda | | • | Only food-safe, formaldehyde-free glue used; no dyes or stains; color is natural and permanent | | • | Measures 17-1/4 by 13-3/4 by 1 inch; won t absorb water or crack; wash by hand |
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Product Description
From the African Collection / Parquet End Grain / Certified formaldehyde free adhesive / 17.25 x 13.75 x 1
Amazon.com Review
Fast-growing in nature, bamboo is also fast-growing in popularity as one of the most environmentally friendly, renewable resources available. Totally Bamboo prides itself on using only hand-selected, China-grown "moso" bamboo, which is not a food source or habitat for the giant panda, and which grows to harvestable size in just 3 to 5 years. Totally Bamboo follows strict environmental guidelines for processing and fair labor policies for its workers. And, the toxin-free products contain no dyes, stains, or glues containing formaldehyde. The large Congo Parquet 17-1/4-by-13-3/4-by-1-inch cutting board from Totally Bamboo's African collection makes a superb gift for the home chef. Like rock-solid butcher blocks made of wood, the board is composed of strips of bamboo laid in end-grain fashion. By alternating direction of the strips, an attractive parquet pattern is achieved, dark-colored in the center of the board with two lighter curved sides. Harder than maple, bamboo won't absorb water, crack, or peel, yet won't dull your good knives. The warm honey color, which comes from an oven-heating process that caramelizes the bamboo's natural sugars, goes all the way through, won't fade, and can even be sanded. After use, simply wash the board lightly with warm, soapy water, and wipe now and then with mineral oil. --Ann Bieri
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Stay Away from Totally Bamboo October 4, 2008
Jonathan Sage (Seattle, WA USA)
I bought two of their other endgrain cutting boards and both bowed and cracked in under a month of use. The second of the two boards was oiled 3 times in that one month period and still cracked and bowed. Bamboo also stains much faster than traditional cutting boards do.
STAY AWAY!
 Totally Bamboo times two August 25, 2008
W. Graff
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the second TB Congo I have purchased in the last month. I've thrown out all of my other boards. The board is the perfect size and heft and is downright beautiful. With proper maintenance, I expect a long life from these boards.
My Amazon experience this second time was disappointing.
The board arrived in the bottom of a large box with the protectant air bags on top of the board. Any impacts to the bottom of the box would have damaged the board. I was lucky. Additionally, this board came with one loop of jute twine around it and one TB tag. It was clearly a (barely) "repackaged" return from someone else. My first TB board was entirely wrapped front and back and packaged securely, surrounded with air bags.
I expect and have gotten better from Amazon.
 Cracked within months July 19, 2008
R. Thompson (Dallas)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased this board on the recommendation of Cooks Illustrated. I was really pleased with this board - for a few months. I oiled it as recommended, but it split in two places after about 3 months. Their ad specifically says it will not split or crack. I wrote to Totally Bamboo, and they are replacing the board for a new $6 shipping charge. In the meantime, it has warped badly and is difficult to use. I will see how the new one holds up.
Great cutting board June 29, 2008
Jason Heiss
Based on the Cook's Illustrated recommendation I bought one of Totally Bamboo's smaller end grain bamboo boards (the Zambia). That board has been great for small tasks, but I also needed a larger board for bigger tasks, so I came back and picked up the Congo. It has likewise been a great board, no obvious signs of splitting or warping, light enough to be easy to handle yet solid enough to stay where you put it. I highly recommend it.
Great cutting board! May 18, 2008
John Parkinson (Santa Clara, CA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This board is not only nice to look at, it has great "knife feel"- i.e. clean, positive cutting action. It cleans easily and I have not experienced any warping issues as reported by others. America's Test Kitchen was correct in his praise.
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