Designed to be used in meat processing, the aptly named butcher block is a favorite surface for countertops in the kitchen. It stands up well to contact with sharp knives — without dulling blades — ...

EFFINGHAM -- It was 1887. A blacksmith in Effingham, Ill., named Conrad Boos placed the trunk of a sycamore tree on three wooden legs, which he correctly guessed would ease the stress of using his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's no wonder butcher-block countertops are a constant in cozy cottages and rustic farmhouses alike. The surface, made up of ...

EFFINGHAM – John Boos & Co., a leader in gourmet butcher block kitchen furnishings, and stainless steel food service equipment manufacturing, moved truckloads of product to a larger location for their ...

Which butcher block is best? If you regularly cook large cuts of meat, you’ve probably discovered that your cutting board isn’t ideal for heavy-duty carving and cutting. A butcher block is designed to ...

And thus was butcher block born — along with John Boos & Co., which made them (John was Conrad’s son, and he adapted the idea for the butcher). Today, if you have a butcher block countertop, table or ...