Having failed to find a cheap craft cutting mat to cut up in my travels I asked herself to look in Asda to see if they had any in their stationary section ( expanded as they are plugging the get ready for school line) They didn't but she brought me back a pack of 3 thin, flexible kitchen mats which I wouldn't use at home but are just the job! Primarily I wanted something hygienic when cutting up meat or kneading a dough I could put on top of a improvised flat surface like a rock or split log.
First one was for the shiny new GSI Bugaboo 10 inch square pan. a 9.5 inch square with the corners and edges rounded off fits well and wont scratch the Teflon.
The second was for a big pathfinder billy, I could have made it much larger and oblong and had it curved around the sides of the pot but then it wouldn't have taken the stove which is a good tight fit. Also the most i'll be using a mat for is cutting up meat for a stew and veg
The third is for my old GSI frying pan ( which is in a rather disgusting condition and needs a deep clean). I could have made it bigger to just fit in the bag but I like the fact that the bottom of the pan is protected from whatever I store in it, and anyway whats a couple of inches between friends?...
Lastly I did a kneading board for the reflector oven. Whoever thought black was a good colour for a cutting board? still it will be easy to see if I've cleaned the dough off properly.
I started off cutting with a heavy scalpel but soon realised some good shears/ light tin snips was much easier especially on the curves. I finished off with a small grit bit of wet and dry to smooth off and round the edges to prevent scratching. They weigh hardly anything, protect the non stick to a certain extent, are easy to clean and reduce the mess left after cooking,
ATB
Tom
First one was for the shiny new GSI Bugaboo 10 inch square pan. a 9.5 inch square with the corners and edges rounded off fits well and wont scratch the Teflon.
![miLytEc.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/miLytEc.jpg)
The second was for a big pathfinder billy, I could have made it much larger and oblong and had it curved around the sides of the pot but then it wouldn't have taken the stove which is a good tight fit. Also the most i'll be using a mat for is cutting up meat for a stew and veg
![ELc3zfk.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/ELc3zfk.jpg)
The third is for my old GSI frying pan ( which is in a rather disgusting condition and needs a deep clean). I could have made it bigger to just fit in the bag but I like the fact that the bottom of the pan is protected from whatever I store in it, and anyway whats a couple of inches between friends?...
![d74TOJu.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/d74TOJu.jpg)
Lastly I did a kneading board for the reflector oven. Whoever thought black was a good colour for a cutting board? still it will be easy to see if I've cleaned the dough off properly.
![z4Cus52.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/z4Cus52.jpg)
I started off cutting with a heavy scalpel but soon realised some good shears/ light tin snips was much easier especially on the curves. I finished off with a small grit bit of wet and dry to smooth off and round the edges to prevent scratching. They weigh hardly anything, protect the non stick to a certain extent, are easy to clean and reduce the mess left after cooking,
ATB
Tom