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Has Your Kitchen Gone Bamboo Yet?

Posted Thu, Oct 26, 2006, 2:13 pm PDT
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In a blink of an eye, last year's cooking silicon rage has passed, and now the red-hot material is bamboo. If you know how quickly bamboo grows, you'll understand that this is a quickly replenishable raw material, and it seems that consumers love that bamboo is just too eco-friendly and beautiful to ignore.

Here are some new ways bamboo has found its way into our kitchens:

 

 

  • Custom kitchen designer and manufacturer, Henrybuilt, offers a solid-core bamboo finish for their complete kitchen cabinet line.

 

  • High-end kitchen designer from Germany, Bulthaup, also offers a bamboo finish with their new B3 cabinet line.

 

  • For your next party, instead of the usual paper plate, try using Bambu's Veneerware disposable bamboo plates and utensils. Planning a wedding? Buy Veneerware in bulk from Joanne Hudson online.

 

  • Online green retailer, Vivavi, offers a great round knockdown bamboo table perfect for a breakfast nook for $250.
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18 Comments

  • 1. Posted by Boricua on Wed, Nov 01, 2006, 11:14 pm PST

    Bamboo floors are durable and comfortable.

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  • 2. Posted by Boricua on Wed, Nov 01, 2006, 11:15 pm PST

    Bamboo floors are durable and comfortable.

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  • 3. Posted by debi t on Fri, Nov 03, 2006, 3:19 pm PST

    bamboo was last year , where you been ?

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  • 4. Posted by on Fri, Nov 03, 2006, 5:15 pm PST

    He didn't say it was fashionable. Though, as I recall, bamboo is used rather liberally in the dining room at Morimoto ...

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  • 5. Posted by on Fri, Nov 03, 2006, 5:24 pm PST

    Disposable bamboo plates and cutlery? What a great idea! I wonder if I can find it in a local store ...

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  • 6. Posted by ddd19662000 on Mon, Nov 06, 2006, 10:19 am PST

    Another great idea for kitchen flooring is cork. Easy on the legs and a renewable resource. Available in lots of colors and patterns.

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  • 7. Posted by vossacasamama on Thu, Nov 09, 2006, 8:27 pm PST

    I can't remember where I saw it exactly, but I did see the bamboo plates in a store. I was completely thrilled with the idea of it, but the price had me leaving it on the store shelf. I would way rather make a guest feel special by serving them food on a plate I have to wash than pay the BIG price I saw it selling for. These are not a substitute for the paper or plastic plates, if price is taken into account. I am NOT cheap, just thrifty. I spend, but not $3.00 or so for a disposable plate!

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  • 8. Posted by RBK69 on Thu, Nov 09, 2006, 9:03 pm PST

    BAMBOO IS KOOL IN PLANTS WITH GLASS, ROCKS, OR STONES

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  • 9. Posted by on Thu, Nov 09, 2006, 9:24 pm PST

    Bamboo disposable chopsticks, disposable utensils, etc. are in common use here in Taiwan. Recently, however, it was discovered (by the Ministry of Health) that they were heavily bleached using highly toxic chemicals. The oils and water from food enabled these toxic chemicals to leach out into what was being eaten. Now, many people are trying to avoid using these disposable bamboo products and actually bring their own untensils to restaurants to use instead.

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  • 10. Posted by thatgirljj on Thu, Nov 16, 2006, 9:10 am PST

    Whoa... we've been looking high and low for a small round table to fit in our tiny dining area. That one is PERFECT!

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  • 11. Posted by jrm94121 on Sun, Nov 19, 2006, 1:08 pm PST

    love it , I'm doing my floors and costco sells it for 2.71 sg ft , and it looks so good

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  • 12. Posted by Pat G on Sun, Nov 19, 2006, 1:57 pm PST

    I have a bamboo good luck plant,,,, also bamboo toast tongs that have saved me a lot of misery getting english muffins and bagels from my toaster

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  • 13. Posted by maureen-jensen@sbcglobal.net on Sun, Nov 19, 2006, 7:55 pm PST

    bamboo is great. i don';t have cabinets, but i do have some 25 foot lengths my son cut hanging from the ceiling. absolutely beautiful and also some moveable oak barrels full of bushy bamboo for privacy when and where needed..

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  • 14. Posted by funsho a on Mon, Nov 20, 2006, 4:43 am PST

    infact! its well done job, bamboo is very nice.bamboo is very great,but is people that have cabinets that can think of bamboo,but their is round knockdown bamboo table where i work and it very nice.

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  • 15. Posted by dddxenarose on Thu, Nov 23, 2006, 6:34 am PST

    I LOVE BAMBOO. I WAS BORN IN HAWAII, NOW IN GLORIOUSLY JOSHUA, TEXAS... WILL START MY BAMBOO COLLECTION ASAP! MAHALO FOR JOTTING MY MEMORY ABOUT ISLAND LIVIN'. GOD BLESS YOU RICHLY!

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  • 16. Posted by shindi_r on Thu, Nov 23, 2006, 7:20 am PST

    I'm from the caribbean island of Trinidad where we have a lot of bamboo. When the wind blows against themm they make a beautiful sound........makes you feel peaceful......its actually a natural high. It adds a nice tropical dimension when you put it in your houses.

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  • 17. Posted by Daily Olive on Sat, Nov 25, 2006, 12:09 pm PST

    To Jayfu, I looked this bamboo health hazard and it seems that the focus of the concern was using bamboo skewers to grill meats, and that the study showed soaking the skewers in water prior to grilling would get rid of the harmful chemicals. Not sure if that's a comfort, however. For more info, read http://english.www.gov.tw/TaiwanHeadlines/index.jsp?categid=10&recordid=100299

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  • 18. Posted by cr8boi on Sat, Dec 16, 2006, 10:42 pm PST

    Great article, really written well, and awesome website. I remember seeing alot of really cool bamboo cutting boards, bowls and spoons at Crate & Barrel at Main Place Mall in Santa Ana. Really good deals too!

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