PICS - A highly recommended Slicer and Cutting Board

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Awesome Vicki!!! Looks like a great setup! I to want a new cutting board from that company. If you don't mind me asking what did you have to pay for the slicer? Thats exactly what I have been looking for.

Nice Boos cutting board.

Are you saying RD ordered the cutting board for you...at half price?

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Originally posted by Vicki B:
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Vicki,

Check out the link on posting to the Cookshack Forum via the new process so you can post the photos inside of the thread itself, not just a imbedded photo:

http://forum.cookshack.com/eve...1028883/m/2912983427

Oh, and you're picture needs to be rotated (if you need help with both of those, email me and I'll set up a photo album for you).

I'm curious also what RD sells the globe and table for. I'd like that slicer myself.

Details are as follows:

Globe Slicer model C10 (light duty) $600.00 + Tax of $42.00. Ordered by the Smallwares dept. and shipped directly to my house (if you are not an official member, ie. KCBS like me you can not return it to them.) No shipping charge. I spoke to Globe and cust. svc. said I can cut some cheese with it if need be once in a while. So when you check out their website and it says no cheese, no worries.

Boos Table - Check out Johnboos.com
He went into their website and ordered through RD I got model CUCT-24 D (30x24) with drawer. $515.00 and a 3-pack of boos cream (for wood) $15.00 + freight of a 125lb box $115.00 + tax of $45.15 for a grand total of 690.15

The table is called Cucina Technica. Just cant return it because I am not a full fledged member. Oh, the retail on that is $1,148.00. There was some confusion when I looked at my order form, the sales assoc. wrote CUCT-34-D (no such item exists on their public website), when I called Boos, she said the 34 is a pdt. made for places like RD at request and it has a 2 1/4 inch butcher block top. So I thought maybe that is why it is so much cheaper than retail. I was waiting for it to come and figured I could live with the 2 1/4 but the 4 inch is what I thought I ordered. Surprise for me when it came it was the 4 inch. I am confused...and my sales assoc. is on vaca this week. I am not gonna complain. But for anyone who orders it, just make sure they are ordering exactly what you want...

This table is so easy to put together. The feel and look is top quality, I love it. Same with the slicer.

I had to check for myself. I came fairly close on the slicer price, most discounted to $723, one better. The price on the Boos Table is absolutely incredible.

You've turned us on to something. Wish I hadn't already purchased my Fleetwood Slicer and Boos Board. But this process will definitely come in handy in the future. I didn't realize RD would help us in that manner. Thanks.

I stumbled upon the smallwears special order desk as I was walking around the store. It is kinda like the special order areas you would see at the end of one or another aisle in a home depot or lowes. He has a bunch of special order books to look through. If you don't see it ask. The guy that helped me was so nice. He did have to call up front to make sure he could order something for me with a temporary account/pass. I hope everyones RD would do this. He even called Boos to make sure the cart could hold the weight of the slicer and appliances I wanted to put on the bottom shelf. You already have a Boos, awesome. How do you take care of yours? and you already have a slicer, are you happy with it? The only reason I got the Boos work cart was because my husband and son were razzing me one night so much that I said, that's it, that is gonna cost you a work table for me to put my new slicer on I followed thru the next time we went to RD. One of the best thing is that it has sturdy castors on it and I can roll it right next to my counter top and right back when I am done. It stays in my country style open dining area otherwise.

I just bought a new cheese slicer.

http://www.wisconsinchalet.com...es/photos/617-2T.jpg

$9.99 on Ebay!

I got the 9" Fleetwood slicer with the same power dynamics as yours. It's been big enough for me, and only once was I required to cut a hunk of meat in half to slice it. We do the thin slicing fairly frequently for sandwiches. The slicer is designed with rounded and curved edges with no sharp angles like my last one, making it easier to clean. Carriage is on ball bearings and is removable, again for easy cleaning. It has an automatic blade sharpener since I didn't feel I was sohisticated enough to deal with sharpening a round blade. That said, I've owned it for a year and have had no need to sharpen the blade now or in the near future.

I clean/refinish my Boos board every 3 months or so with their oil. Same with my bamboo board and the cheapo wood one we've got. Just follow the instructions on their sight. Boos makes a quality product. That table you got will outlast us all.

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Originally posted by Vicki B:
a 3-pack of boos cream (for wood) $15.00

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Originally posted by Vicki B:
You already have a Boos, awesome. How do you take care of yours?

I do woodworking as a hobby, have made many end grain cutting boards. To take care of them go to Wal-Mart, CVS, Walgreens... Mineral Oil 16oz. $1.49 you don't need the special over priced creams or specialty butcher block oils. Pour some oil out on the board, spread out with your fingers. Let sit for about 5-10 minutes then wipe up any oil that hasn't been absorbed by the wood. Depending on how often you use the board, do this every one to three months. Never ever put a wooden board in the dishwasher and never soak it in the sink.

Actually, many people don't know this but wooden cutting boards are actually safer to use than plastic cutting boards. Once a plastic cutting board is scored up a bit with knife marks, bacteria will continue to grow in the cuts. In a wooden board, the bacteria will be wicked away from the surface of the wood and eventually die out.

Pags, sounds like you have a winner of a slicer! Glad you got the Boos oil. I got the cream instead, but don't know if it makes a difference. More stuff for them to market.

AndyJ, thanks for the info. I ordered the Boos cream with the table. I will be following the instructions on their site. I would never put any wooden stuff in the dish washer or to soak. I yell at my friends and family when they do that, it bugs me so much that they dont listen to me. I recently did the research on the plastic vs. wood and found the info that you mention. I put most of my plastic cutting boards in the dishwasher anyway. But now that I read about the bacteria growth, I clean them with a spray of bleach cleaner and let them sit before scrubbing with hot water and soap too.

Thanks again

Padre, I love those kinds of cheese slicers. I have a similar thing that come with a cutting board for a gift. I hope the wire never breaks on me. They are great, you will love it. When you get it, can you measure how much space is in between for the actual cutting are? Thanks

Since I ran out of the Boos Oil, I'll switch to Mineral Oil as Andy suggests. I pour the oil on rather heavily, use a rag to spread it and follow the instructions just like Andy shows which is very similar to the Boos instructions. I also place the oil bottle into hot water (190* from the Instatap) to warm the oil before applying. Heat helps the oil penetrate into the wood. Learned that on a site somewhere.

Vicki B- It said 4" in the description. When it arrives I will measure it.

I am amazed almost every time I go into this site by how much I can learn from everyone! Great info hear and now I am even more anxious to get Boos cuting board.
Pags if you don't mind me asking where did you get your Fleetwood slicer and what do they run for price?

I got mine at Chefs Deal Restaurant Supply Company @ chefsdeal.com. They had the best price at the time...retails for $750 and priced at $414 plus $58 shipping. The slicer model is Fleetwood 220E Economy Slicer. I just checked...they still have the $414 price.

Check them out, but also google the model to see if they still have the best price. There's a ton of different slicers out there you may want to check.

Thanks a lot Vicki and Andy. I'm heading out to get some mineral oil. You've got me motivated.

Thanks Padre. Now I know why I got the cream. The ingredients say non bleached natural bees wax and food grade mineral oil. I have always been a fan of bees wax.

I like the tip about warming the stuff first. I applied a coating to some of my wooden stuff, along with the boos and noticed how nice and smooth it got when the heat from my hands worked it in. The instructions say to massage with your hands, leave overnight and remove excess with paper towel the next day. Makes my hands nice and soft, and it was easy to get all the corners, etc.

You can also make your own. You can find beeswax on the Internet or check to see if there are any local bee keepers in your area.

http://andreasrecipes.com/2009...-and-butcher-blocks/

The more beeswax you add the thicker the mixture will be.

Andy - Thanks so much for that link. I think I would like to do this once I run out of my cream. Great idea. I will do some scouting around. We have a 4h fair here and other kinds in the spring/summer and I always buy the huge jars of honey from the bee keepers. I will have to ask them if they will sell the bees wax.

I oiled my boards today, and while I was at it I took some pictures for those that may be interested.

Here are the boards soaking up the mineral oil (15 minutes like Andy J suggests), backs already oiled and wiped dry.



Once they were totally wiped dry (I used paper towels), I set them on their edges to air dry for about 6 hrs.



Here they are finished and looking pretty good. I should have taken a before picture.



I put them back on their edges to air dry for a total of about 24 hrs.

Vicki. It might make sense to make the subject "PICS-A highly recommended Slicer and Cutting Board", since we've actually talked about both the slicer and the cutting board.

Andy J. Walgreens had the mineral oil at $5.49/16 oz bottle.

Those are some mighty fine looking boards. I am inspired to go get some. Thanks for the pictures.

Great idea pags, I will change it now!

those boards look grate. I just wiped off the excess from my wooden stuff as well. The boos needs one more wiping off then I will wait to put the slicer back on tomorrow.

The cutting boards are beautiful. Everything looks brand new with a nice coating of oil!

That Boos looks awesome. I need to look for one with all those grooves. I find too often that the chicken and meat juices flow over the crevices onto the table. Your board has nice deep ones.

Yea. They got a ton of styles, and I looked for one with large grooves.

See the holes in mine. Spikes get tightly inserted into the holes and hold the meat in place while you carve. My recommendation is don't get a board with the holding spikes. I've used it once and normally carve traditionally with the a holding fork. My concern is contanimation with junk getting into the holes and me not getting the juices or food out. Sometimes I can be suckered by gimmicks.

Now that I think about it. I should insert the spikes to protect the holes until I rinse the board. Can't wash the board with soapy water with the spikes in the board as they will slice up your hands. Again, recommendation is go spikeless.

Thanks Pags,

Which one did you put in my package you are sending

I see the spike holes in the second picture. I wouldn't have thought about spikes.

I would not use they either.

Even with the spikes you have to use a fork to hold the meat while slicing.