Virginia Boys Kitchens Extra Large Walnut Wood Cutting Board by - 18x24 American Hardwood Chopping and Carving Countertop Block with Juice Drip Groove

I was concerned looking at some rviews but all my concerns disappeared after I received and used the wood plate. The quality is outstanding and the look it beautiful. Being an photograph amateur, I even regularly use it to take pictures of food

I want to preface this review by saying how much I really wanted to love this board. It's beautiful once it is seasoned and the size is perfect having a large area to work on, whether for prep work, dough kneading, or even carving meat.However, the production quality really soured the experience for me. Once I did have the board seasoned (and I seasoned it, both sides, multiple times over several days using Boos Mystery Oil and Wood Cream) the issues quickly became apparent. As noted in another review, the juice grooves are not sanded. This wasn't a deal-breaker for me. What was a deal-breaker is that right after the first use, the surface of the board started splintering. I was wiping off tons of fibers from the surface just drying the thing. Those fibers would have easily made it into food if I hadn't done something about it.That was annoying but I figured it was a good opportunity to get some sandpaper and smooth out the groove and edges. I sanded down the surface with 220 grit sandpaper, reseasoned it, and the same thing happened two washes later. I figured maybe I hadn't done enough, and proceed to sand and season it yet again.The board was fine for about 3 uses this time until it started to offer more splinters while being dried off. On top of that, despite having hand-dried it every time I used it, it started warping after two weeks of use. The board will not sit flush with my counter and rocks while it is being used.I initiated a return thinking I had just received a bad sample. It happens, right? I can't fault the company for a bad unit, it's the nature of production. The second board I received was shipped alone in a box with some packing paper on one side of the box (whereas the first was shipped within its own Virginia Boys box and had some paperwork). Right as I took off the wrapping, I immediately noticed several gouges on the board and a crack running over an inch on the bottom.Like I said before, I really wanted to love this board and I was excited to have it in my kitchen. However, the following weeks of use and inconsistency in quality across the boards were major letdowns. Maybe I'm unlucky and got two bad examples, but I am disappointed, to say the least.

****IMPORTANT NOTE**** I've read a lot of questions/reviews complaining about the dull and untreated appearance of the board upon receiving it. THE VENDOR SAYS THE BOARD IS DELIVERED UNSEASONED! You need to season this board yourself. I personally use John Boos oil and cream (last I checked, Amazon shows these products as "Frequently purchased with - go figure"), and the difference is noticed instantly upon applying these products onto the board. If you're spending this much on a wooden cutting board - you should be taking every extra effort to care for it... and this means seasoning it. Monthly. Yes, monthly.

My extra large cutting board arrived today, and I'm very pleased with it. It seems well made, and once I applied the coconut oil following the directions, the beauty of the wood is stunning! I'm going to love having such a huge work surface. It is 18 x 24 inches. I placed a chef's knife and some veggies on it in the first pic to try to show the scale of the work surface, but it still looks smaller from the picture angle than it actually is. I'm looking forward to having a nice, heavy wooden surface for my bread making, too. Truly beautiful!

A very nice quality board. I read the reviews and followed the sellers instructions by getting some coconut oil. As soon as I put the oil on, the color came out in this board. To be honest, my wife loves this so much she's not letting me cut anything on it.