April 21, 2010 - 4:10pm
Bread boards -- Is there one that contains the flying crumbs?
Not trying to start a riot here...I know that flying crumbs while cutting a well-made loaf of bread are just one of the joys. However, there are times when I bring bread to a potluck or a friend's house when it is less than opportune, based on the location of the cutting operation, to have crumbs fly in every direction. I've searched for a solution to this on-line, but haven't found one. If there are no commercially manufactured covered boards, has anyone devised an easy way to contain the crumb spray? Thanks!
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under the cutting board. i'd say just about all the crumbs end up on that, easy to shake off on the grass for the chooks :)
that being said, I only hand-cut, and don't get crumbs literally flying everywhere, though I can see it happening if you use an electric knife.
in the surface and some even cover a tray or box underneath to catch them, but that won't keep the joyous ones from jumping off the board or bouncing into the nearest soup bowl. One advantage to using a tablecloth, it simply has to be shaken. There are cute little table broom and dustpan sets that range from $2 plastic to fancy wood and silver.
I got a bit upset looking for an example, Google Search for images resulted in too many computer boards under: breadboard. Ha! More evidence of geeky Computer/Bread connections! But the idea should be apparent, a board with groves and holes or slits to catch the crumbs. A bigger bread board perhaps?
Another solution would be to cut the bread in the kitchen leaving the crumbs there and display the cut bread in a napkin lined basket or shallow bowl to transfer the bread to the table. Napkin corners can be thrown over the bread to keep it warm if fresh from the oven.
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My cutting board/tray is just about identical to the one linked here:
http://www.mountainwoods.com/moreinfo.cfm/Product_ID/20.htm
It's sold at Amazon, but the supplier has a shorter link.
Catches 99.99% of the crumbs - also a great place to set a hot pan.
We have a 'cutting board' that is a grate made of bamboo (or similar wood0 and it fits inside steel tray. It came from IKEA. I picked it up in the 'distressed' area for less than $10 (CDN).
How about this one? I've always wanted this one, but am too cheap to buy it for myself...
http://www.amazon.com/Bambu-14-Inch-2-Inch-4-Inch-Golden/dp/B000N4ACBK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1271906137&sr=8-3