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John Boos 12 By12, 3-Inch Walnut End Grain Chopping Block
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- John Boos Walnut End Grain Chopping Block 12 by 12 by 3 inches Add a handsome yet highly functional tool to your kitchen arsenal with this wooden cutting board from John Boos. This reversible cutting board is made in the US of quality walnut wood and measures 12 by 12 by 3 inches (LxWxH).
- The board features end grain construction with a Boos Cream finish for natural wood protection.
- The board includes convenient slotted knife holders and incorporated hand grips for easy transport from counter to stove or table top.
- John Boos & Company circa 1900.
- The History of John Boos & Co In business since 1887, John Boos & Co. is the oldest industry in South Central Illinois. Founder, Conrad Boos Sr.
- named the business after his son, John and for years, worked out of a blacksmith shop in Effingham.
- The blacksmith used a Sycamore tree placed on three legs to straighten horseshoes.
- The wooden block absorbed the shock of the hammer.
- In 1890, a local butcher realized the block could be used for cutting meat, and had one made.
- The word spread to surrounding small towns and cities and by 1911, John Boos was shipping from coast to coast.
- In 1956, John Boos began to sell some of their products for home use. Today, John Boos cutting boards are found in hotels and restaurant kitchens, culinary schools, and on televised cooking shows.
- The old craftsmen work ethic is still around at John Boos, with a few changes.Premium Hard Rock Maple lumber from the surrounding Mid-West and Northern States is used in place of Sycamore lumber. And John Boos automation has replaced much of the older equipment with the exception of the 1942 block press which is very much in use today. John Boos & Co.
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