Yesterday we gave you a quick video tip on cleaning and caring for bamboo in the kitchen. The good folks at TruBamboo had some great products at their Home and Housewares booth, including well-priced cutting boards, utensils, and beautiful meldings of old and new. There were bamboo and silicone products like the combo colander and cutting board above, for instance. More of our favorite products below...
They have a great selection of basic utensils in bamboo - we like the half-moon stir fry spoons and other stirrers a lot. They were weighty and substantial and all priced in the $7-$10 range.
The Tru Grips line was also appealing - another melding of silicone and bamboo. Each cutting board has silicone feet that keep it locked in place; it would almost hang on a wall without support.
Boards for separate purposes. They're kept separate in the holder by dividers inside the holder. These boards are designed to be stored either upright on their side or flat on the counter - good for space saving. They retail for under $40, which is much less than other combo board sets that we've seen. They are very solid and substantial too.
Overall we were beyond impressed with this line; look for it at multiple retailers including Whole Foods, Publix, and Bed Bath and Beyond.
• List of retailers at TruBamboo
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So, is there a reason for labeling the cutting boards....I mean for keeping what you slice separated? Are these really anti-bacterial? I know bamboo holds up around water better than any wood you could purchase; I mean it's bamboo, it stands in water so great for the kitchen or bathroom.....I've been an advocate of bamboo for years now; it's nice to see it's development come as far as it has especially combining that other favorite element, silicone! It's genius. Thanks for the reporting. I'll refer my readers to your kitchen coverage of the Housewares show. I've been keeping my coverage fully on sustainable development and found some unkitchen like product as well as kitchen/household that could change the face of manufacturing in years to come. www.trendbites.com
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I think the labeling is just to keep each board devoted to a single use, which some people really prefer.
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Has anyone found those labelled cutting boards online? I can't find them anywhere!
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Maybe it's a lack of imagination but I'm having trouble picturing a use for the colander-cutting board mash-up.
I do like the labeled cutting boards.
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