Kitchen Planning - Part 2

A while back, I shared all about what went into planning my kitchen and experienced a huge amount of interest in my cutting board drawer. The drawer post was also shared on lots of other websites where some readers wondered about the possibility of the drawer being unclean or unsanitary.

Today, I thought I'd share a bit more about this drawer that has created so much chatter.

• First of all, it's not an unclean surface. Maple is an excellent cutting surface because it's very dense, but also because it is naturally highly resistant to bacteria.
• I NEVER cut meat on this cutting board. It's used for veggies.
• There's more to the drawer than I thought to share the first time around.

The cutting board isn't attached to the drawer. In fact, it easily lifts right out of the drawer.

I can take it so the sink and give it a good scrub whenever I need to.

A good shot of the bottom of the cutting board, showing the framework that keeps it perfectly situated in the drawer. It doesn't move a  bit, when set in place. And it's nice that I have access to the tube so I can give that a good scrub whenever I need to as well.

We've been using the cutting board drawer for about three years now and really love it. The boys use it constantly and it's really easy for them to clean. I'm really glad we included it in our kitchen.

You can read more about my cutting board drawer here.

You can read more about my kitchen here: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 , Part 5 , Part 6.

You can read all the details about our farmhouse building process here.

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Comments

[Chana]

Very cool. I wish I had one of those!

[teresa]

Oh the joys of blogging right? =)
Love that drawer!

[Serena]

Haha YES! OMG.

[Rita]

Such a wonderful and practical idea Serena! Thank you for sharing.

[Nathan]

Do you keep anything inside the drawer under the cutting board? Maybe peelers/paring knives? Seems like a cool little hiding place.

Also, where did you find the Maple cutting board with a hole in it? I'm thinking about grabbing one of these: http://www.etsy.com/shop/downtoearthwoodworks and cutting the hole myself.

[Serena]

Hi Nathan, no I don't keep anything else in the drawer, but that is a clever storage idea. :)

[Serena]

Forgot to also say that I had the cutting board custom made by a local cabinet maker.

[Max]

But your lovely chopping board has a great big hole in it... ;-)
Actually that's such a neat design, offcuts go straight down the hole into your composting bag/pot. And you don't need to do the 'damp cloth' trick to stop your board slipping around.
Does it lock firmly in place somehow though when extended? All my kitchen draws wobble like crazy.