Do you want to upgrade your kitchen counters and make your kitchen workspace more efficient while adding beauty and value? Butcher block is attractive, customizable and practical. If you don’t have a real butcher block surface in your kitchen, now is the right time to get one.
Why Butcher Block?
There are several reasons to choose butcher block counters when you’re updating your kitchen. One is butcher block’s unique beauty. The “block” in butcher block comes from the end grain construction used to build the most common style of butcher block. In end grain construction, we take small pieces of leftover wood and shape them so that ends are square. This allows you to choose a checkerboard pattern for your butcher block countertops, geometric patterns or a random design.
Edge grain butcher block countertops are constructed of strips of wood taken from the edges of boards. Edge grain construction can be used to create a distinctive striped appearance in your butcher block counters. We can also build and finish edge grain butcher block countertops so that the wood’s different shades meld together smoothly to look as if it’s a single piece of wood.
Whether you decide on end grain or edge grain construction for your butcher block counters, we can use a single hardwood species or a combination of hardwoods. If you prefer a simple or minimalist look, see our edge grain butcher block surfaces under Projects by Construction Style. If you’re interested in a more dramatic statement, take a look at our portfolio of end grain butcher block countertops and other projects.
Room to Cook
Upgrading to butcher block counters will give you almost unlimited room for preparing meals. Edge grain butcher block is the hardest style of butcher block and best for chopping vegetables and cutting meat. That’s right—you can safely cut meat on our butcher block. Hardwoods naturally repel bacteria. Wooden cutting boards from the department store usually aren’t hardwood and shouldn’t be used with meat. But butcher block is not just for cutting. It’s beautiful and practical, too.
If you love to cook from scratch, you will appreciate butcher block counters. You can cut vegetables, fresh herbs and meats on a big surface, and you can use your good heavy duty butcher knives and meat cleavers without fear of damaging your butcher block countertop. We finish all of our artisanal butcher block with a food-safe sealant.
Add Value with Butcher Block
Our custom butcher block counters add value to your home. Butcher block countertops appeal to anyone who enjoys cooking or just appreciates old fashioned hand woodworking. You can never go wrong with butcher block if you want to make your kitchen more attractive and efficient and add quality kitchen elements.
Upgrade your kitchen today. Call Maryland Wood Countertops at 443-840-7373 to learn more about the benefits of butcher block.
