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Morning Discussion
by Alice O'Connor, Jan 26, 2010 1:15am PSTToday sees the North American release of Mass Effect 2 and, more importantly, the revival of an old favourite Shacknews tradition--the launch day discussion post. So please, keep your Mass Effect 2 out of Morning Discussion because people are avoiding spoilers, or perhaps live in Europe and the thought of anyone playing ME2 before Friday fills them with a furious rage.
So. Something else, then. Read any good books lately? It's not quite a book but I've been enjoying Judge Anderson: The Psi Files Volume 1, a phonebook sized collection of stories from celebrated British sci-fi comic 2000AD starring Judge Dredd's splendid psychic chum Judge Cassandra Anderson. There's a small exhibition of frequent Anderson artist Arthur Ranson's comic art at Orbital Comics near Leicester Square in London, if you're in the area and fancy seeing some rockin' pictures.
is there a good place to purchase super huge edge grain cutting boards that don't cost $300+? I've tried the restaurant supply store but they seem to only cary end grain boards. My cutting board finally got so warped I had to throw it away and I've been using a wooden pizza peel for months now and it's annoying.
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End grain butcher block
This type of butcher block is made by gluing pieces of wood with the wood fiber perpendicular to the surface. Most commercial butcher blocks have a thickness greater than four inches. This produces an extremely tough, durable surface capable of withstanding repeated blows from large, heavy meat cleavers. Its thickness also allows it to be resurfaced many times without wearing away an appreciable percentage of the total thickness.
End Grain Butcher Blocks are generally preferred by professional chefs because the end grain wood fibers absorb the impact of the knife blade by allowing it to go between the fibers. This in turn keeps knives sharper longer and makes the boards more resistant to nicks and gouges.
Edge grain butcher block
This type of butcher block is made by gluing pieces of wood with the wood fiber parallel to the surface. As with end grain butcher block, the planks are then glued up under heavy pressure. Edge-grain butcher blocks are considerably easier to make than end-grain and are therefore less expensive. The number of times it can be refinished depends on its thickness.
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