butcher block top

Butcher Block Top - Traditional And For Good Reason

A butcher block top on a kitchen island or cart isn't just a stylish and traditional look that complements almost any kitchen decor.

Butcher blocks were developed over a hundred years ago to resolve problems in the meat cutting industry where they are still used.

Today, a butchers block top makes home cooking easier and safer, and is found in kitchens everywhere.

The traditional design of a butcher's block is a large cube or rectangle of hardrock maple blocks fastened together edge-grain or end-grain to discourage warping and cracking, and you can still buy that design and many more.

Butcher's blocks come in round, square and rectangular wooden shapes and in a variety of thicknesses.

Useful Everywhere

Butcher blocks are fitted onto kitchen islands and carts to provide durable work spaces in combination with cabinets, shelves and drawers used to store cooking items.

The result is an efficient and practical way to prepare and serve foods in the cooking area.

Wheeled islands and carts not only make work in the cooking area easier but can be moved to other rooms in the house or outside to the deck for cutting meats, breads, and cheeses when entertaining.

Wooden block tops are very useful in modern kitchens for preparing and cutting foods.

They spare your counter top any wear and tear while lessening the chance of damage to your kitchen knives.

Block tops can be placed on almost any style or size of kitchen island or kitchen cart.

Islands and carts are extremely popular in kitchen design today and consequently are available many styles including contemporary, traditional, modern stylish or hip, country, urban, and others.

Legs, frames, shelving, and cabinetry in kitchen islands are often made of woods like oak, cherry, beech, pine, poplar, and maple as well as more exotic woods from overseas, some plantation-grown, but they are also constructed of stainless steel and copper sheathing, often in combination with wood.

Butcher block, because its wooden blocks are in a variety of patterns and shades of wood, complement nearly every other material. 

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