Anyone have butcher block countertops?

[rugbywife]

Love? hate?

[rugbywife]

DH and I are rethinking our addition and just contemplating a reno...it would involve the kitchen and I am wondering if I want to do butcher block instead of a stone.

[VillainV]

I love the look but I wonder about keeping them clean/sanitary. If they are oiled, do they repel spills?

[ryry]

I had them in our last house and was really happy with them. You do have to be a bit careful-I did discolor them once by putting a hot pot (just off the stove) directly on the counter-but that was just dumb of me anyway. We lived in our house for 3 years and oiled them twice, I think, and they were in really good shape. I'd get them again in a heartbeat!

[Deleted]

I have butcher block on top of my pantry cupboard/free standing island.

I honestly don't think I'd want a whole kitchen of it. It seems to need a lot of love. If anything sits on it stains, even oiled. It's sticky if not wiped constantly (which in a kitchen isn't a big deal because everything gets wiped all the time, but it maybe to you). Mine is starting to look a little beat up even with oil and love. Some people love that, I think it just looks grungy.

It's definitely pretty and I overall love the look but for my day to day life, I much prefer my Wilsonart over the butcher block.

[cleosprite]

I had them. I'd do it again for an island countertop, but not near a sink...a small leak in our faucet totally destroyed ours.

[rugbywife]

Aug 28, 2015 16:09:10 GMT -5 cleosprite said:

I had them. I'd do it again for an island countertop, but not near a sink...a small leak in our faucet totally destroyed ours.

Ohh. Good to know.

[Deleted]

We have them on the island in our kitchen. I love them! We oil them probably 4 times/ year. I love being able to chop veggies, roll cookies, etc on them.

[marie3246]

I love the look of them but I have heard you have to be careful with them.

[mlvmd]

I think @domerjen had them and they were gorgeous, in her redone kitchen.

[Pilsy]

Aug 28, 2015 16:27:00 GMT -5 @idaholakelady said:

We have them on the island in our kitchen. I love them! We oil them probably 4 times/ year. I love being able to chop veggies, roll cookies, etc on them.

I love your floor, too!

[bananapancakes]

We had them in our last house and I loved them. I used mineral oil every couple of months and they looked great! I was super paranoid about cleaning up spills and water right away though.

[zarapipe]

My dad has had them for 40 years in his house. I don't think they have been oiled in a looong time. They still look ok, beat up but it just adds character

[bowies]

Alright I'll dissent and say hate. We have it on the island and have mold spots everywhere even though we've been careful and sanded/oiled. Same thing happened to my friend (her whole kitchen).

[sunshineandpinot]

Aug 28, 2015 16:27:00 GMT -5 @idaholakelady said:

We have them on the island in our kitchen. I love them! We oil them probably 4 times/ year. I love being able to chop veggies, roll cookies, etc on them. 

The idea of this is very interesting to me. Similar to the built-in butcher block cutting boards. I'm sorry if this is a really stupid question but how can you just cut veggies on them? Do you just wipe when done? And that keeps it clean/sanitary? 
I would love a huge butcher block cutting board. I love the look, but the idea of washing it daily isn't appealing. Is there something about it where that is unnecessary? 

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Aug 28, 2015 20:16:33 GMT -5 sunshineandpinot said:

Aug 28, 2015 16:27:00 GMT -5 @idaholakelady said:

We have them on the island in our kitchen. I love them! We oil them probably 4 times/ year. I love being able to chop veggies, roll cookies, etc on them. 

The idea of this is very interesting to me. Similar to the built-in butcher block cutting boards. I'm sorry if this is a really stupid question but how can you just cut veggies on them? Do you just wipe when done? And that keeps it clean/sanitary? 
I would love a huge butcher block cutting board. I love the look, but the idea of washing it daily isn't appealing. Is there something about it where that is unnecessary? 

I wipe it down with hot soapy water before I chop veggies or something. We never cut meat on it. The mineral oil every quarter helps too. I really just think of it as one giant cutting board.