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stove top cutting board
Yahoo Message Number: 86241
Looked at these cutting boards in Camping World and online. The ones at Camping World had a tacky backing to hold it in place. Some I saw online had rubber feet. Is one preferable over the other? Also, do you remove the metal cover and just set it on the burners or set it on top of the stove cover?  I really don't like the stove top, tend to set things on it and have already scratched the black paint off in spots, also would like the extra cutting board. Thanks,

Gayle

'06 30' IB
Re: stove top cutting board
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Yahoo Message Number: 86244
"Jim"  wrote:
 Looked at these cutting boards in Camping World and online. The ones at Camping World had a tacky backing to hold it in place. Some I saw online had rubber feet. Is one preferable over the other? Also, do you remove the metal cover and just set it on the burners or set it on top of the stove cover? --- Most of the wooden cutting boards (that fit the Wedgewood cooktop) sold at CW and online are made by Camco.  I also found a couple of manufacturers who make 1/2" plastic cutting boards that can be adpated to fit the cooktop (and I think CW sells this option, too), but these were more expensive. I ordered my (wooden) board from PPL; it was on sale.

I don't know what the "mystery" wood used for the cutting board is, but it's not "oak" or "maple" as it's advertised; those woods don't grow where this thing is made! The board I received had a few badly- patched holes in the wood and the rubber stuff on the back was starting to crumble; rather than pay shipping to send it back, I just re-made the thing, sanding and filling and oiling it with food- grade mineral oil. I peeled off the rubber backing, cleaned the surface and attached a heavier rubber backing. (Others are probably not so picky!) I used the stove top grate as a template to align and screw in little "buttons" on the underside to hold the board in place. (The "buttons" that I used are from Ace Hardware; they're in the door hardware department.  They're called "bumpers" and are 5/8" deep with a screw hole in the center; screws are included, but I used slightly longer screws to attach them to the board.)

The stovetop cover removes easily; just take out the screws on either hinge. (I stowed the cover in a plastic bag and put it in my garage in case I sell the rig in the future.)

Just a personal preference, but I don't cut anything *directly* on the board; I know that most people do, but the wood is pretty soft (compared to maple, anyway!), so I still use a maple cutting board for actual food prep. The stovetop board does provide another flat work surface, it doesn't rattle or have to be folded up, and it's pretty easy to clean. When I want to use the cooktop, I just lift the board off and set it on the couch.

This is probably more than you *ever* wanted to know about the "cutting board on the cooktop" idea, but I hope it's useful info! ;-)

Joan
2003 TK has a new home
Re: stove top cutting board
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Yahoo Message Number: 86251
"Looked at these cutting boards in Camping World and online. The ones at Camping World had a tacky backing to hold it in place."

Joan is right: these are NOT really cutting boards. They're made of soft wood, heavily coated with glossy polyurethane varnish, and for both those reasons are quite unsuitable for cutting anything on.

They're actually sold not as cutting boards but as "rattle preventers," but they don't do much good that way either. And of course when you want to use the stove, you have to figure out where to stow the board! I bought one for my first rig, but when I realized that it was worthless, I gave it away.
 Let me offer a couple of alternative suggestions. First, why not turn the existing stove cover into a warming shelf, as many of us have done? As for a cutting board, it's easy to replace the tiny drop-leaf counter extension with a real cutting board that's larger and much more useful. Kate Klein shows how to do both--and much more--on her website's excellent page of kitchen tips:

http://www.cholulared.com/AboutCholulaRed/Kitchen.html>

Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Andy Baird
2021 Ford Ranger towing 2019 Airstream 19CB
Previously: 1985 LD Twin/King "Gertie"; 2003 LD Midbath "Skylark"
Re: stove top cutting board
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Yahoo Message Number: 86275
"I really don't like the stove top, tend to set things on it and have already scratched the black paint off in spots, also would like the extra cutting board."
 I didn't like the stove top and removed it.  I bought the cutting board from Camping World.  Although I don't use it as a cutting board, I like it.  I think it's attractive (better than the black top).  I bought a light-weight wicker-type tray about the size of the cutting board.  I store it on top of the cutting board on the stove.  I pasted some of the rubber shelf liner on the bottom of it to keep it from falling off the cutting board.  I find a tray to be essential.  I use it for pot lucks and for carrying things out to the picnic table.  Inside the tray, I store a cutting board which I use for cutting.  When I use the stove, I just move the whole thing on to the sofa or on to my overhead bed.

Monica NE 10
Monica
2017 MB
 
Re: stove top cutting board
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Yahoo Message Number: 86278
On Nov 24, 2007, at 10:27 AM, Andy Baird wrote:

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They're actually sold not as cutting boards but as "rattle preventers," but they don't do much good that way either. And of course when you want to use the stove, you have to figure out where to stow the board! I bought one for my first rig, but when I realized that it was worthless, I gave it away.
For me, the cutting board idea is definitely the answer!  After trying a solution similar to the one Kate and Andy *now* enjoy, (the folded stove top conversion to elevated shelf suspended by chain) the kitchen window view seemed cluttered and obstructed.  (OK, I have a rear bath, and I'm *really* spoiled!)

My next, and final, solution was the ersatz cutting board.  After a friend added two more little bumper buttons in strategic locations under the board, the board fits neatly between the stove grills.
Even on California highways, it does not move or rattle -- *ever*; finding a place to stow it when you need the stove top is a no- brainer; it adds a firm prep space to the right of the sink which suits me ergonomically; and I believe that using a flexible/washable cutting mat is safer than cutting on wood anyway.

I bought mine at Camping World where it was sold as a "cutting board."  Some, if not many, of us are very happy with our cutting boards.  Just goes to show you have multiple choices, and one person's "worthless" is another person's "final answer!"

Lorna (ducking!!!)
2003 RB