On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 09:41:36 -0700 (PDT),
itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:

> On Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 11:00:50 AM UTC-5, Graham wrote:
>>
>> On 2022-10-16 9:06 a.m., itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>> As would a piece of that woven shelf liner. With a piece of shelf liner
>>> cut and laid on the counter it leaves both sides of the cutting to be
>>> used. Easily cut with a pair of scissors to any size and cheap as well.
>>> Can be bought at Walmart, Target, Home Depot, and most grocery stores.
>>>
>>> https://i.postimg.cc/3xFw9FrG/Shelf-Liner.jpg
>>>
>> But in the end, Squertz's solution is elegant and more practical!!
>>
> It might be 'elegant' but not practical. Now he just has a useable
> one-sided cutting board.

And when I flip it, I just get shit all over the counter.

I think I'll be fine just washing it off since I have to do that
anyway. The other side isn't usable anyway. If it was, I would
just put 4 more discrete dabs down on the other side and skip the
middle one. And than I have a two-sided cutting board.

Women <rolling eyes>. I swear... Wet dish towels every time I
want to cut something - sheesh!

-sw

On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 10:43:46 -0600, Graham wrote:

> On 2022-10-16 10:41 a.m., itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
>
>> It might be 'elegant' but not practical. Now he just has a useable
>> one-sided cutting board.
>
> But that's all one needs!

At any given hour, exactly. Then it gets rinsed and/or washed
before the next meal or prep.

=-sw

On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 18:00:51 GMT, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> On 2022-10-16, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> On 2022-10-16 10:41 a.m., itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
>>
>>> It might be 'elegant' but not practical. Now he just has a useable
>>> one-sided cutting board.
>>
>> But that's all one needs!
>
> Really? I often flip my cutting board over. For example, if I smash
> garlic on it and want to cut other things.

You can easily do that in a discrete corner if you REALLY worried
about contaminating the other ingredients that will be put in
wityh that garlic anyway - most likely.

On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 20:37:04 GMT, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> On 2022-10-16, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> On 2022-10-16 12:00 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On 2022-10-16, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>>> On 2022-10-16 10:41 a.m., itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
>>>>> On Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 11:00:50 AM UTC-5, Graham wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2022-10-16 9:06 a.m., itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As would a piece of that woven shelf liner. With a piece of shelf liner
>>>>>>> cut and laid on the counter it leaves both sides of the cutting to be
>>>>>>> used. Easily cut with a pair of scissors to any size and cheap as well.
>>>>>>> Can be bought at Walmart, Target, Home Depot, and most grocery stores.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://i.postimg.cc/3xFw9FrG/Shelf-Liner.jpg
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> But in the end, Squertz's solution is elegant and more practical!!
>>>>>>
>>>>> It might be 'elegant' but not practical. Now he just has a useable
>>>>> one-sided cutting board.
>>>>
>>>> But that's all one needs!
>>>
>>> Really? I often flip my cutting board over. For example, if I smash
>>> garlic on it and want to cut other things.
>>>
>> If the other things are going into the same dish, what does it matter?
>
> The other things are not always going into the same dish.

Garlic takes up less than 1sq-in of space on the cutting board.
Your method of flipping, you just garlic juice all over your dish
towel or counter.

-sw

On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:36:06 -0400, jmcquown wrote:

> On 10/16/2022 9:20 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On 2022-10-16, Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.invalid> wrote:
>>> I had a big cutting board that wouldn't fit in the sink or
>>> dishwasher and would barely fit on the counter. It was also
>>> slippery on the counter, making it a PITA X3 I'm not sure if it's
>>> polypropylene or HDPE - I think it's the latter - the slightly
>>> harder and whiter kind (Ed?).
>>
>> A damp dishtowel would suffice.
>>
>
> Seems like he went to a lot of trouble to keep that cutting board from
> slipping.

Total time was about 6 minutes.

What is it with woman and dish towels. Why put up with the
problem EVERY TIME you use the cuttings boards. That's just
stupid! Fix it once and don't have to deal with it again.

You women obviously don't use your cuttings boards as often as we
men do

<pounding chest making Tarzan sounds>

-sw

On Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 6:08:40 PM UTC-5, Thomas wrote:
>
> On Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 11:06:26 AM UTC-4, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> >
> > https://i.postimg.cc/3xFw9FrG/Shelf-Liner.jpg
> >
> That stuff is a good gripper for jar lids too. I have a piece just for that.
>
It certainly is!

On Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 10:20:24 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
>
> Women <rolling eyes>. I swear... Wet dish towels every time I
> want to cut something - sheesh!
>
> -sw
>
If a wet dish towel isn't your cup of tea then try a wet paper towel or the
shelf liner stuff.

On Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 10:21:48 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
>
> On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 10:43:46 -0600, Graham wrote:
>
> > On 2022-10-16 10:41 a.m., itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> >
> >> It might be 'elegant' but not practical. Now he just has a useable
> >> one-sided cutting board.
> >
> > But that's all one needs!
> >
> At any given hour, exactly. Then it gets rinsed and/or washed
> before the next meal or prep.
>
> -sw
>
Doesn't everybody wash their cutting boards after every use?? If they're
wooden at least a quick rinse?

On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 20:59:09 -0700 (PDT),
itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:

> On Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 10:20:24 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>> Women <rolling eyes>. I swear... Wet dish towels every time I
>> want to cut something - sheesh!
>>
>> -sw
>>
> If a wet dish towel isn't your cup of tea then try a wet paper towel or the
> shelf liner stuff.

I'll run right out now and get some of both...

-sw

On Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 11:32:13 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
>
> On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 20:59:09 -0700 (PDT),
> itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
>
> > On Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 10:20:24 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
> >>
> >> Women <rolling eyes>. I swear... Wet dish towels every time I
> >> want to cut something - sheesh!
> >>
> >> -sw
> >>
> > If a wet dish towel isn't your cup of tea then try a wet paper towel or the
> > shelf liner stuff.
> >
> I'll run right out now and get some of both...
>
> -sw
>
It can wait until morning.

On 2022-10-17, Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.invalid> wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 13:20:24 GMT, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
>> On 2022-10-16, Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.invalid> wrote:
>>> I had a big cutting board that wouldn't fit in the sink or
>>> dishwasher and would barely fit on the counter. It was also
>>> slippery on the counter, making it a PITA X3 I'm not sure if it's
>>> polypropylene or HDPE - I think it's the latter - the slightly
>>> harder and whiter kind (Ed?).
>>
>> A damp dishtowel would suffice.
>
> Why the fuck would I want to wet a dish towel 3X a day and have it
> get all musty when I could put permanent legs on it? That's not
> very practical.

You have only one cutting board? A large one that you use three times a
day? That doesn't sound very practical.

--
Cindy Hamilton

On 2022-10-17, Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.invalid> wrote:
>
> Garlic takes up less than 1sq-in of space on the cutting board.

Not in my experience. Maybe you need to use more garlic in your
cooking.

> Your method of flipping, you just garlic juice all over your dish
> towel or counter.

I don't need a dish towel, because all of my cutting boards lie flat.
The counter is cleaned after cooking regardless of whether I've flipped
a cutting board or not.

--
Cindy Hamilton

On Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:34:41 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
<hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:

>On 2022-10-17, Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.invalid> wrote:
>>
>> Garlic takes up less than 1sq-in of space on the cutting board.
>
>Not in my experience. Maybe you need to use more garlic in your
>cooking.

I think so too.

--
Bruce
<https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>> Garlic takes up less than 1sq-in of space on the cutting board.
>
> Not in my experience. Maybe you need to use more garlic in your
> cooking.

The 1 sq inch obviously not quite true,
same you tell someone on phone, "Hold on a second while I..."
It always takes more than a second.

Anyway, I often smash, remove paper skin then mince cloves on
my cutting board. Always near the edge of the board so the
handle of my Chef's knife is beyond the edge and the blade will smash
completely flat.

The rest of the board is fine to continue cutting other things.
I've never flipped over a cutting board to mess up both sides.
That sounds like a silly Sheldon theory.

See Cindy, even you aren't always so "practical."

On 2022-10-17, Gary <g.majors@att.net> wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>
>>> Garlic takes up less than 1sq-in of space on the cutting board.
>>
>> Not in my experience. Maybe you need to use more garlic in your
>> cooking.
>
> The 1 sq inch obviously not quite true,
> same you tell someone on phone, "Hold on a second while I..."
> It always takes more than a second.
>
> Anyway, I often smash, remove paper skin then mince cloves on
> my cutting board. Always near the edge of the board so the
> handle of my Chef's knife is beyond the edge and the blade will smash
> completely flat.
>
> The rest of the board is fine to continue cutting other things.
> I've never flipped over a cutting board to mess up both sides.
> That sounds like a silly Sheldon theory.
>
> See Cindy, even you aren't always so "practical."

Sometimes I only need a small cutting board.

I've got three 7.25 x 10.75 cutting boards and two 9 x 12.9 (that must
be a conversion from some sort of metric measurement).

With two people cooking, it's prudent to have spares.

I also have a cutting board that's trimmed to fit inside my
stainless-steel platter (good for carving a turkey); both the platter
and the cutting board go into the dishwasher for cleaning. And a
12 x 17 that I get out when I really need a lot of real estate.

What's practical for you might not be practical for me.

--
Cindy Hamilton

On 10/16/2022 11:36 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:36:06 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 10/16/2022 9:20 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On 2022-10-16, Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.invalid> wrote:
>>>> I had a big cutting board that wouldn't fit in the sink or
>>>> dishwasher and would barely fit on the counter. It was also
>>>> slippery on the counter, making it a PITA X3 I'm not sure if it's
>>>> polypropylene or HDPE - I think it's the latter - the slightly
>>>> harder and whiter kind (Ed?).
>>>
>>> A damp dishtowel would suffice.
>>>
>>
>> Seems like he went to a lot of trouble to keep that cutting board from
>> slipping.
>
> Total time was about 6 minutes.
>
> What is it with woman and dish towels. Why put up with the
> problem EVERY TIME you use the cuttings boards. That's just
> stupid! Fix it once and don't have to deal with it again.
>
> You women obviously don't use your cuttings boards as often as we
> men do
>
> <pounding chest making Tarzan sounds>
>
> -sw

Hey, just because I'm a woman, don't lump me in with those who put damp
dish towels underneath a cutting board. Then again, I don't have a
problem with slippery cutting boards.

Jill

On 2022-10-17, Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:
> On 2022-10-17, Gary <g.majors@att.net> wrote:
>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Garlic takes up less than 1sq-in of space on the cutting board.
>>>
>>> Not in my experience. Maybe you need to use more garlic in your
>>> cooking.
>>
>> The 1 sq inch obviously not quite true,
>> same you tell someone on phone, "Hold on a second while I..."
>> It always takes more than a second.
>>
>> Anyway, I often smash, remove paper skin then mince cloves on
>> my cutting board. Always near the edge of the board so the
>> handle of my Chef's knife is beyond the edge and the blade will smash
>> completely flat.
>>
>> The rest of the board is fine to continue cutting other things.
>> I've never flipped over a cutting board to mess up both sides.
>> That sounds like a silly Sheldon theory.
>>
>> See Cindy, even you aren't always so "practical."
>
> Sometimes I only need a small cutting board.
>
> I've got three 7.25 x 10.75 cutting boards and two 9 x 12.9 (that must
> be a conversion from some sort of metric measurement).
>
> With two people cooking, it's prudent to have spares.
>
> I also have a cutting board that's trimmed to fit inside my
> stainless-steel platter (good for carving a turkey); both the platter
> and the cutting board go into the dishwasher for cleaning. And a
> 12 x 17 that I get out when I really need a lot of real estate.
>
> What's practical for you might not be practical for me.

For perhaps the first time ever, I'm quoting three people. I have never
considered that I was using my cutting boards "wrong".
After this thread, I've become "aware"! I'm not going to do anything
about it, but I'm "aware", and awareness is important nowadays!

On Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 4:04:17 PM UTC-5, j_mc...@comcast.net wrote:
> On 10/16/2022 11:36 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:36:06 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
> >
> >> On 10/16/2022 9:20 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >>> On 2022-10-16, Sqwertz <sqwe...@gmail.invalid> wrote:
> >>>> I had a big cutting board that wouldn't fit in the sink or
> >>>> dishwasher and would barely fit on the counter. It was also
> >>>> slippery on the counter, making it a PITA X3 I'm not sure if it's
> >>>> polypropylene or HDPE - I think it's the latter - the slightly
> >>>> harder and whiter kind (Ed?).
> >>>
> >>> A damp dishtowel would suffice.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Seems like he went to a lot of trouble to keep that cutting board from
> >> slipping.
> >
> > Total time was about 6 minutes.
> >
> > What is it with woman and dish towels. Why put up with the
> > problem EVERY TIME you use the cuttings boards. That's just
> > stupid! Fix it once and don't have to deal with it again.
> >
> > You women obviously don't use your cuttings boards as often as we
> > men do
> >
> > <pounding chest making Tarzan sounds>
> >
> > -sw
> Hey, just because I'm a woman, don't lump me in with those who put damp
> dish towels underneath a cutting board. Then again, I don't have a
> problem with slippery cutting boards.

No, only with your slippery pussy... until it dried all up ;)

On Tue, 18 Oct 2022 jmcquown wrote:
>On 10/16/2022 Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 10/16/2022 Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> On 2022-10-16, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>> I had a big cutting board that wouldn't fit in the sink or
>>>>> dishwasher and would barely fit on the counter. It was also
>>>>> slippery on the counter, making it a PITA X3 I'm not sure if it's
>>>>> polypropylene or HDPE - I think it's the latter - the slightly
>>>>> harder and whiter kind (Ed?).
>>>>
>>>> A damp dishtowel would suffice.
>>>
>>> Seems like he went to a lot of trouble to keep that cutting board from
>>> slipping.
>>
>> Total time was about 6 minutes.
>>
>> What is it with woman and dish towels. Why put up with the
>> problem EVERY TIME you use the cuttings boards. That's just
>> stupid! Fix it once and don't have to deal with it again.
>>
>> You women obviously don't use your cuttings boards as often as we
>> men do
>>
>> <pounding chest making Tarzan sounds>
>>
>> -sw
>
>Hey, just because I'm a woman, don't lump me in with those who put damp
>dish towels underneath a cutting board. Then again, I don't have a
>problem with slippery cutting boards.
>
>Jill

I've never had a problem with a slippery cutting board, whether wood
or plastic... perhaps if people washed their boards to get the slimey
grease off.

On 10/18/2022 5:40 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> On 2022-10-17, Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:
>> On 2022-10-17, Gary <g.majors@att.net> wrote:
>>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Garlic takes up less than 1sq-in of space on the cutting board.
>>>>
>>>> Not in my experience. Maybe you need to use more garlic in your
>>>> cooking.
>>>
>>> The 1 sq inch obviously not quite true,
>>> same you tell someone on phone, "Hold on a second while I..."
>>> It always takes more than a second.
>>>
>>> Anyway, I often smash, remove paper skin then mince cloves on
>>> my cutting board. Always near the edge of the board so the
>>> handle of my Chef's knife is beyond the edge and the blade will smash
>>> completely flat.
>>>
>>> The rest of the board is fine to continue cutting other things.
>>> I've never flipped over a cutting board to mess up both sides.
>>> That sounds like a silly Sheldon theory.
>>>
>>> See Cindy, even you aren't always so "practical."
>>
>> Sometimes I only need a small cutting board.
>>
>> I've got three 7.25 x 10.75 cutting boards and two 9 x 12.9 (that must
>> be a conversion from some sort of metric measurement).
>>
>> With two people cooking, it's prudent to have spares.
>>
>> I also have a cutting board that's trimmed to fit inside my
>> stainless-steel platter (good for carving a turkey); both the platter
>> and the cutting board go into the dishwasher for cleaning. And a
>> 12 x 17 that I get out when I really need a lot of real estate.
>>
>> What's practical for you might not be practical for me.
>
>
> For perhaps the first time ever, I'm quoting three people. I have never
> considered that I was using my cutting boards "wrong".
> After this thread, I've become "aware"! I'm not going to do anything
> about it, but I'm "aware", and awareness is important nowadays!

Does that mean you're "woke", Leo? LOLOL

I've never had any sort of problem with a cutting board sliding around
on the kitchen counter requiring any sort of kitchen hack solution. I
must be very "un-woke". ;)

Jill

Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Oct 2022 jmcquown wrote:
>> On 10/16/2022 Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 jmcquown wrote:
>>>> On 10/16/2022 Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>> On 2022-10-16, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>>> I had a big cutting board that wouldn't fit in the sink or
>>>>>> dishwasher and would barely fit on the counter. It was also
>>>>>> slippery on the counter, making it a PITA X3 I'm not sure if it's
>>>>>> polypropylene or HDPE - I think it's the latter - the slightly
>>>>>> harder and whiter kind (Ed?).
>>>>>
>>>>> A damp dishtowel would suffice.
>>>>
>>>> Seems like he went to a lot of trouble to keep that cutting board from
>>>> slipping.
>>>
>>> Total time was about 6 minutes.
>>>
>>> What is it with woman and dish towels. Why put up with the
>>> problem EVERY TIME you use the cuttings boards. That's just
>>> stupid! Fix it once and don't have to deal with it again.
>>>
>>> You women obviously don't use your cuttings boards as often as we
>>> men do
>>>
>>> <pounding chest making Tarzan sounds>
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>> Hey, just because I'm a woman, don't lump me in with those who put damp
>> dish towels underneath a cutting board. Then again, I don't have a
>> problem with slippery cutting boards.
>>
>> Jill
>
> I've never had a problem with a slippery cutting board, whether wood
> or plastic... perhaps if people washed their boards to get the slimey
> grease off.
>

Popeye, yoose board don't slide. Hell it's 3X5 ft, and probably
weighs 100 lb, right?