Solid worktop with grooved draining board

wymondham

flea72 wrote: »

Wooden worktops go mouldy very quickly, even if oiled regularly

not entirely true..... depends how you maintain them.

wymondham

flea72 wrote: »

Because people dont realise how often you have to oil them, and how long the process takes. It is a serious amount of maintenance work. We all start off with good intentions, but give it a few months and things slip. When you get it put in, it wont have been treated. does that mean you wont use the sink for a couple of weeks until you have built up a protective layer?

People buy wooden worktops because they like the look. Practical doesnt have to come into it.

People build the maintenance out of all proportion. It takes me about 30 mins every couple of months and is easy to do and because you see a difference gives a fair bit of satisfaction when done.

wymondham

Davesnave wrote: »

Horrid, horrid, horrid. Never mind what it looks like, get down to a micro level and see all the nasties living in it.

Wood has inbuilt antiseptic qualities.... we looked at all type of worktop when doing our kitchen and took 6 months deciding. Chose wood because:


its hardwearing
does not crack if you drop something on it
can be maintained by the user (no pro services needed)
can be repaired easily
looks fab
maintenance is easy and quick
reasonable mid range cost
has antiseptic qualities (why butchers boards are always wood)

wymondham

Just had to add, seeing all my posts I'm not a wooden worktop salesman or supplier! just a happy user.

Davesnave

wymondham wrote: »

Wood has inbuilt antiseptic qualities....

Looks like you're right, though that doesn't enlighten me as to why splinters/jabs from certain woods are so liable to turn septic. I've plenty of experience there.

I agree that wood and plastic look quite similar as regards knife damage, surface scarring etc, but there seems to be a well-researched case for seeing wood as more microbe-unfriendly, and therefore better for cutting blocks etc.

I've learned something.

Still going for a stainless steel sink, though!

BlueC

Davesnave wrote: »

Looks like you're right, though that doesn't enlighten me as to why splinters/jabs from certain woods are so liable to turn septic. I've plenty of experience there.

I agree that wood and plastic look quite similar as regards knife damage, surface scarring etc, but there seems to be a well-researched case for seeing wood as more microbe-unfriendly, and therefore better for cutting blocks etc.

I've learned something.

Still going for a stainless steel sink, though!

Good on ya for admitting being wrong, pretty rare on these forums!

Despite defending wood worktops I totally agree with a stainless steel sink: the drainer grooves that the OP posted are not a practical solution. We have wood worktop with S/S sink and it is great. Like wymondham we also spent months researching worktops and have been delighted with our choice. It's not right for everyone though, and the practicalities should be considered. I would say drainer grooves are form over function and should be avoided at all cost.

wymondham

I can recommend white ceramic sinks with wooden worktops - look really good!!!

Davesnave

BlueC wrote: »

Good on ya for admitting being wrong, pretty rare on these forums!

None of us is perfect, least of all me, and I should have done a few minutes research before putting my prejudices into print.

I've always wondered about butchers' blocks surviving into the 21st century, and now I've more idea why.

It is the drainer grooves that have 'gone' on our wooden draining board.

Gloomendoom

How about one of these...

JournalGirl

We have granite grooves in the style you show in the OP, and to be honest, I've given up and put a drainer on top. Never really drained effectively.