OK - This review would have been higher if I had not used the item for a month. Since 3 bread boards come packaged together, let me review them separately.
A. PADDLE BOARD. Love it. This is a 5 star board. It has a "crumb groove" in one side with both sides usable. You can move it to where you need it and it is wonderfully useful. Would pay Amazon's price for this board only.
B. This is the rectangular "medium" board. It measures 10 by 8 and is smooth on each side. So far so good. BUT Farberware has cut a huge finger slot in this little board that is twice the size of the largest board. In reality, it reduces the workable size of the board to a 8 by 8 3/8 inch board (real usable area). In real life, the huge finger hole is a trap to catch food materials being chopped or cut up. The practical way to use the board is to place a paper towel under the holed end of the board to catch all the food that "falls in the cutout." If not, you can clean the counter after each use. Not a practical solution. I rate this board 1 star and will probably throw it out. If the huge hole NOT been cut in this tiny board, I would have rated it 5 stars.
C. The biggest board I would have rated 5 stars had it not warped within the first 30 days. I would have preferred it not have the finger hole, but with the larger work surface, it is OK. It is also about 1/4 inch thick and here is why "professional" boards are usually at least 1/2 inch thick; the board has already warped. Being warped, it tends to "move around" on the counter top. The only solution is to put a thick kitchen towel under the board when in use. This of course increases the kitchen wash load as it should be changed frequently (or after every use if one is cutting up meat). To save a few bucks, it is just not worth it. I would rate this board alone with 2 stars, and only because of its size. If you need a larger board, buy a thicker one.
OK - This review would have been higher if I had not used the item for a month. Since 3 bread boards come packaged together, let me review them separately. A. PADDLE BOARD. Love it. This is a 5 star board. It has a "crumb groove" in one side with both sides usable. You can move it to where you need it and it is wonderfully useful. Would pay Amazon's price for this board only. B. This is the rectangular "medium" board. It measures 10 by 8 and is smooth on each side. So far so good. BUT Farberware has cut a huge finger slot in this little board that is twice the size of the largest board. In reality, it reduces the workable size of the board to a 8 by 8 3/8 inch board (real usable area). In real life, the huge finger hole is a trap to catch food materials being chopped or cut up. The practical way to use the board is to place a paper towel under the holed end of the board to catch all the food that "falls in the cutout. " If not, you can clean the counter after each use. Not a practical solution. I rate this board 1 star and will probably throw it out. If the huge hole NOT been cut in this tiny board, I would have rated it 5 stars. C. The biggest board I would have rated 5 stars had it not warped within the first 30 days. I would have preferred it not have the finger hole, but with the larger work surface, it is OK. It is also about 1/4 inch thick and here is why "professional" boards are usually at least 1/2 inch thick; the board has already warped. Being warped, it tends to "move around" on the counter top. The only solution is to put a thick kitchen towel under the board when in use. This of course increases the kitchen wash load as it should be changed frequently (or after every use if one is cutting up meat). To save a few bucks, it is just not worth it. I would rate this board alone with 2 stars, and only because of its size. If you need a larger board, buy a thicker one.