I've always used aromatic eastern red cedar for making small boxes and cedar chests. A while back I was at a craft show where a woman was selling end grain cutting boards made out of the stuff as well as various spatulas and other utensils. She said her husband made them for her to sell with all her pastry supplies and claimed red cedar was great for dough and other aspects of the pastry business. Unfortunately, her husband was not at the show so I could not ask him various questions about the use of red ceder.
So...
I will ask all of you!
What are your opinions/knowledge on using red cedar for any kind of food contact use? Cutting boards? Kitchen utensils? Etc?