I absolutely love these boards. I make a ton of fresh soups and when it comes to clean and easy transfer of chopped veggies to a plate until I add them to the soup, the raised board is insurmountably easy. Also, in regards to returns with Cutco, I had a friend make an order by mistake, and her representative actually covered the shipping and handling for her customers mistake. Hate this did not work out for the Cutco owner below, it really is such a fine company!
These cutting boards are meant to help prolong the sharp edges on your CUTCO knives. I purchased them for that exact reason. The surfaces are soft enough not to damage my blades, the boards all fit in my dishwasher and their sizes allow me to store them in a cabinet. They are not decorative items but good cutting boards to use with your high quality knives! You also can't beat the lifetime warranty!
I was reading some of the previous reviews and felt that I was obligated to respond. For those of you who had a presentation, do you remember the part about the "FOREVER GUARENTEE"? It applies to the cutting board, as well as anything else you purchased from CUTCO.