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I got this information in an email. I hope it helps all of us sell our beautiful Carving Boards! I wrote this in two parts
Thanks to Evie Gardner for the investigative reporting and Naomi Zucarro for sharing.
Hi everyone! I wanted to educate myself on the carving board vs. cutting
board issue and found this website helpful. I encourage you all to do the same with other websites. Williams-Sonoma has carving boards as well, but not from bamboo. Their large reversible carving board (made from Maple Wood) is $74. I don't see dimensions on their sizes, or ours for that matter, so I can't tell if ours is the same size as their large. Ours is probably somewhere between their medium & large ones.
I love in the information below the tips on carving....we'll want to
incorporate some of those in our presentations. The sharp & honed carving
knife is cruicial (our carving set comes with the sharpener & honing
device); not to pierce the meat too often with the carving fork so juices
can't escape; the benefit of carving the meat at the table keeps the juices
& heat in the meat, where it belongs, until it's time to dine. Think of
when you go through buffets--there is usually someone at the ham, roast &
turkey 'stations' to carve the meat for you on the spot. Why? So the meat
won't dry out. It's the best way to serve a quality cut of meat.
I also found the info that bamboo is 16% harder & more durable than maple
wood. (to compare Williams-sonoma's maple carving boards) & many sites that
commented on wood starting to smell eventually, where bamboo doesn't.
There's plenty of info out there--be sure to do your own research to educate
yourself. Your guests will appreciate that you have done your
homework--plus you'll be more convinced...I know I am!
If you have further questions, contact the Consumer Applications dept at
PC. Another tip for selling the carving board (or using it to get bookings)
is to "paint the picture" for them. Think of Thanksgiving--standing at the
counter with the electric knife carving up the turkey, then placing the
turkey on a platter & quickly covering it, trying to keep the meat moist.
Or worse yet, not covering it & serving dry turkey. Compare to a beautiflly
decorated table (with the help of Simple Additions & our new napkins, napkin
ring holders, placemats, etc) and the bamboo carving board with the golden
brown turkey being carved & served right at the table. Many people at our
shows will remember those days when Grandpa or Dad did just that. It was
part of the meal experience. Many of the 'younger' crowd won't have a
clue--not their fault, it's just that some of that has been lost over the
yars. The only vision of that they'll have is from Chevy Chase's Christmas
Vacation!
Keep in mind--the carving board won't even begin to appeal to some people.
To others, it will spark enough interest either to buy it or have a show to
get it free or at half price. It's also important to remind our guests that
PC has many full time employees that test & try many different products
before they choose the one for their line. Anyone can walk into a kitchen
store & try to determine which is the best product for the best money. PC
is the "consumer reports" of the kitchen. They've done the work for us and
for the guests! Our customers and hosts can trust that this carving board
is one of the very best available!
Evie.....
Thanks to Evie Gardner for the investigative reporting and Naomi Zucarro for sharing.
Hi everyone! I wanted to educate myself on the carving board vs. cutting
board issue and found this website helpful. I encourage you all to do the same with other websites. Williams-Sonoma has carving boards as well, but not from bamboo. Their large reversible carving board (made from Maple Wood) is $74. I don't see dimensions on their sizes, or ours for that matter, so I can't tell if ours is the same size as their large. Ours is probably somewhere between their medium & large ones.
I love in the information below the tips on carving....we'll want to
incorporate some of those in our presentations. The sharp & honed carving
knife is cruicial (our carving set comes with the sharpener & honing
device); not to pierce the meat too often with the carving fork so juices
can't escape; the benefit of carving the meat at the table keeps the juices
& heat in the meat, where it belongs, until it's time to dine. Think of
when you go through buffets--there is usually someone at the ham, roast &
turkey 'stations' to carve the meat for you on the spot. Why? So the meat
won't dry out. It's the best way to serve a quality cut of meat.
I also found the info that bamboo is 16% harder & more durable than maple
wood. (to compare Williams-sonoma's maple carving boards) & many sites that
commented on wood starting to smell eventually, where bamboo doesn't.
There's plenty of info out there--be sure to do your own research to educate
yourself. Your guests will appreciate that you have done your
homework--plus you'll be more convinced...I know I am!
If you have further questions, contact the Consumer Applications dept at
PC. Another tip for selling the carving board (or using it to get bookings)
is to "paint the picture" for them. Think of Thanksgiving--standing at the
counter with the electric knife carving up the turkey, then placing the
turkey on a platter & quickly covering it, trying to keep the meat moist.
Or worse yet, not covering it & serving dry turkey. Compare to a beautiflly
decorated table (with the help of Simple Additions & our new napkins, napkin
ring holders, placemats, etc) and the bamboo carving board with the golden
brown turkey being carved & served right at the table. Many people at our
shows will remember those days when Grandpa or Dad did just that. It was
part of the meal experience. Many of the 'younger' crowd won't have a
clue--not their fault, it's just that some of that has been lost over the
yars. The only vision of that they'll have is from Chevy Chase's Christmas
Vacation!
Keep in mind--the carving board won't even begin to appeal to some people.
To others, it will spark enough interest either to buy it or have a show to
get it free or at half price. It's also important to remind our guests that
PC has many full time employees that test & try many different products
before they choose the one for their line. Anyone can walk into a kitchen
store & try to determine which is the best product for the best money. PC
is the "consumer reports" of the kitchen. They've done the work for us and
for the guests! Our customers and hosts can trust that this carving board
is one of the very best available!
Evie.....