Because I’ve worked at a food magazine for most of the last decade, I was lucky enough to get my first Boos block as it was being retired from our test kitchen. That board lasted me another 7 years—I ...

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 ...

A solid cutting board is useful at any time of year, but it really shines during the holiday season. From now until New Year's Eve, you'll need a sturdy surface for prepping ingredients, carving mains ...

A signature in any great chef’s kitchen, Boos Blocks cutting boards look great while also working to ensure food safety through resistance to bacteria. Now, upscale kitchen and homegoods site Sur La ...

Wooden cutting boards won’t leach microplastics into your food, either. Amazon Black Friday deals just dropped on John Boos cutting boards — the beloved wooden cutting board brand loved by Ina Garten, ...

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 – 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 ...

EFFINGHAM, Ill. — John Boos & Co., a pioneer in the art of crafting wooden cutting boards and butcher blocks since 1887, has announced the addition of JK Adams, a celebrated name in high-quality ...

Butcher blocks have taken over kitchen islands — and marched across Instagram feeds — but their kitchen cred often comes with a hefty price tag. Yet, there’s good news: the best butcher block cutting ...

Today, if you have a butcher block countertop, table or cutting board in your house, chances are it came from Effingham, a town of 12,600 about an hour and a half east of St. Louis. John Boos & Co. is ...