Winco Heavy-Duty 1.75" Thick Wood Cutting Board, 18" x 30", Natural Wood

This review is for the Winco WCB-1830 18x30x1.75 wood cutting board. I put a tip for avoiding shipping damage below.I'm not using this as a cutting board. I'll let others evaluate that use. I'm using it as a stove top cover/protector. Some of you may remember "Log" from Ren and Stimpy: "It's big, it's heavy, it's wood... If weight is an issue for you, don't buy this.To me, this was the highest quality option compared to other similar sized, similar priced boards/covers. Most others were bamboo, which is fine, but none seemed thick enough to avoid warpage or built well enough to last. Other thick boards this size were far too expensive.Winco boards are genuine thick durable hardwood. The wood type is Rubberwood, a close grained, light color hardwood, commonly found in South America. On the Janka hardness scale, Rubberwood is medium hard, with an approximate rating of 980. Higher=Harder. For comparison, North American Maple is 1450, Bamboo is 1380, N.A. Walnut is 1010, and N.A. Cherry is 950.Maybe I got lucky, but mine measures almost exactly as advertised and checks flat with a straightedge. Others reviewers received boards slightly under dimension, so YRMV. My board also had one really nice side with no knots or unsightly blems which I'm stoked about. I really expected less, but got more! The value per cost is why I gave it 5 stars, but because nothing is perfect, here are the nitpicks: Overall finishing is subpar. Mill marks are clearly visible, uneven finish is too thick/lumpy in areas, too thin in others. The last nitpick is that they chose the wrong side for the "top". They slightly round the edges on one side of the board, and apply the label to that side, as an "indicator" of the top. On my board, clearly the "bottom" is the best side... Luckily, the edge difference is barely noticeable. At the price point, none of the nitpicks are surprising. I expected worse! I plan to sand, stain, and clear, so none of the nitpicks affect me.If you want an out of the box showpiece, look elsewhere. If you recognize exceptional value and an opportunity to perfect it yourself, buy it.How to GREATLY minimize the chance of ship damage: At checkout always choose to "ship in Amazon packaging to hide contents" This ensures an outer box that provides a necessary layer of protection! The default "ship in mfr packaging" es no bueno for this board. The mfr packing has almost no protection. The board is shrink wrapped in cellophane and slid into a box with same inner dimension as the board! The box is plastic strapped so the board won't break out, but without extra protection, contents can easily be damaged.

I love mine and use it every time I make pasta with my Marcato pasta machine. It's great. It's big enough so that I can easily make pasta on what amounts to a good sturdy counter that I can clamp the machine to. It's heavy, probably around 15 pounds, so that's a consideration. Easy cleanup. Excellent quality. I have a place where I can conveniently store mine standing on end.

I drilled in legs and made a counter height table. Great for small spaces.Cutting board looks great, heavy, sturdy. Love it.

This is a fantastic glass top stove cover, really well cut and heavy, knives will not mar this with average use. What would be nice however and why I gave 4 stars, because this is heavy if it has finger cutouts on the long sides as well as the short it would be perfect. I added simple handles to the long sides to make handling a bit easier. Otherwise awesome for the price.

Bough this to sit across my stovetop to add workspace while not cooking. The quality is great, the woodgrain is beautiful. I love it but its huge and HEAVY. Im strong and I have to be careful when moving it around. I dont use it to cut on so I dont have to wash it much but if I did, that would be a challenge even in my lasge sink.

I however did not buy this to use as a cutting board. I purchased it to go on my childhood toybox my Dad's dad my grandfather made for me as my original lid had seen way better days in the 34 years I have owned it. anyways it is now turned into a bench to sit on and works great 👍 easy to do what I want to install very sturdy and the Plus side is with the built-in handles I didn't have to add additional ones. anyway if your looking for something other than using as a cutting board I highly recommend it does great job and is heavy just an FYI in case you decide to use it for a kid's toybox be extra careful and buy a slow closer or 2.

I bought this to set on and enlarge the top of an old TV tray I use for kitchen meals. I wanted a larger surface area for my plates, etc. This is a beautiful piece and not sure I could use it for a cutting board, only because it is gorgeous. Rather heavy which was perfect for my use and would be for a cutting board too because it is not going to move around on you. That also means you probably won't be moving this around easily either. It is substantial in weight compared to most cutting boards. It is smooth with no glue lines or anything other than wonderful, smooth surface. Absolutely delighted, Exceeded my expectations.

I needed a small table table that i could roll my wheelchair up to and sit at to prep food. Putting some legs on it has created a below counter table that I prep and cook food on in my induction cooktop. Strudy and strong.