Aussie Camphor Laurel Best for Timber Cutting Boards

With timber cutting boards available the world over and made from so many different species of wood, it's hard to get a handle on what is the best material.

In Australia we are blessed with the Camphor Laurel tree which has so many unique qualities that it must rank amongst the world's best timber cutting board material.

Camphor Laurel timber cutting boards have a beautiful, rich-honey coloured grain which combine with a clean, fresh camphor smell to make a wonderful first impression from the moment they are arrive.

Australian Cinnamomum Camphora arrived from Asia in the 1820s and easily established itself in it's new home, dominating many areas of the east coast of New South Wales and Queensland.

However the tree quickly became an unwelcome guest by displacing the native vegetation. These days culling the tree provides the perfect material for your new timber cutting board.

For example you could choose a Camphor Laurel timber cutting board just because they are so beautiful but don't forget they are also naturally anti-bacterial; easy to maintain and have a distinctive, calming smell!

And while many hard wood timber cutting boards can damage your knife edges, camphor laurel is a hard wood or medium density that is kind to your knives and so much loved by chefs and butchers.

But that's not the end of Camphor Laurel's advantages as a cutting board material.

Each of Charcool's timber cutting boards is made from a single, unique piece of camphor laurel timber which ensures a lifetime of durability. They have two contrasting Australian red gum handles screwed, then glued to either end, making them stable, easy to carry and oh-so attractive.

So, forget the mass produced anonymity of plastic, glass or glued laminates, the very best timber cutting boards in the world are right here in Australia.

Timber Cutting Boards

Nothing quite compares with the look, feel and natural advantages of a cutting board made from a single piece of 100% Aussie timber.

Our boards are produced from Australian Camphor Laurel - a wood that is natuarally anti-bacterial, kind to your knives and smells nice to boot!

Sustainable

Our boards are made from Australian Camphor Laurel Timber (cinnamomum camphora) with Red Gum handles that come from sustainable resources.

Camphor Laurel is an introduced species originally hailing from Asia and was introduced to Australia in the 1820s.

Since it was introduced in 1822 it has spread right along eastern Australia.

Whilst undeniably attractive, Camphor Laurel has proven to be an unwelcome guest.

Camphor Laurel is quick to replace native species and to invade pastures.

For these and other reasons, Camphor Laurel is classified a Class 3 plant (unable to be planted and removal recommended) in Queensland with similar "Not Welcome" signs hung out in other states.

However, the simple removal and destruction of these trees makes little economic or environmental sense. Government resources are not available to publicly fund significant eradication and it is thought the best solution to the Camphor Laurel problem lies in making a virtue of necessity.

So value adding, by using the timber to produce camphor oil or furniture, cutting boards, doors, step treads etc, is a more practicable way of reducing the stock of these unwanted trees.

Anti-Bacterial

An obvious by-product of Camphor Laurel is the distinctive camphor oil which was used medicinally; in incense; as a food flavouring and in the production of smokeless gunpowder and celluloid film.

Camphor oil contributes to the naturally Anti-Bacterial properties of cutting boards.

These properties offer a rich smell and texture and coupled with a unique design produces a chopping board that makes an attractive, sustainable and environmentally positive statement.

After being University tested and proven to be the best timber for cutting boards and food preparation these Australian made boards stand out even more as the best product and choice.

To see of our range of beautiful Aussie timber cutting boards visit our site.