Grande Epicure M009005 Turkey Carving Board with Juice Well and Handles, Wood

I really like this carving board. Solid maple and cute design on the front (I wouldn't use the directions for preparing turkey though). It is big enough for a large turkey. I carved a 16 lb bird on it and had plenty of room. The groove to catch juice is wide and deep and I lost none of the drippings which I recovered for making turkey broth. I used John Boos 5 Ounce Block Board Cream with Beeswax to treat the board before use and after I had cleaned it. Didn't have a single stain from the fat or juice of the turkey.

This is a great cutting board for turkeys and other larger roasts. I gave it to someone not accustomed to the art of carving a turkey. The troughs on the sides are nice and large for collecting the juices from a roast. Nicely made and good heft to it. I would have given it 5 stars but, it does take up a lot of room to store it. But, in all fairness, it is the size I wanted.

I have been using this board for 4 months and there are a lot of great things I like about it such as the size, the handles, and the deep well around the edges for catching liquids. However, after about 3 months of use, the wood began to split along the edges and now, any liquids in the well leak out all over the counter.I have always washed it by hand, but after reading more of the reviews, it sounds like I needed to treat it with oil. I wish that some basic care instructions had been included, because I'm afraid I've ruined it. Luckily, it was only $14 and at that price I could just buy another one and hope that proper treatment would prevent the splitting, but I'm still a little wary to try it again.

I am seriously impressed by the cost to size ratio of this. I was looking for a carving board that had nice wide wells so that they could catch plenty of juice and not overflow. I decided to go with this one because of the price. Well it's arrived and I'm very pleased with it. It's very large and the well will handle a fair amount of run off. The whimsical, burned on cartoons and advice adds to this charm.

Cute idea and nice size but the item arrived broken (one handle not attached) really aggravated.

I bought two of these, one as a gift, and have only used my ciputting board maybe 5 times. This Easter we pulled it out and there are splits in the wood which allowed the liquid to leak all over the counter and to the floor. Not very happy! This never went into the dishwasher, it was always hand washed and shouldn't have any splits. The other board hasn't been used yet so I can't comment on that.

Way too nice to use as a cutting board; have been using as a hot plate table protector.

Needed resanding out of the box. Had to oil the heck out of it not sure it will last more than one thanksgiving. On the positive side, the trough is deep and prevents juices from spill out. Also the turkey facts are nice and it was only $13Update: Added 1 Star. I never would have believed it but it is still going strong! Just have to oil it after use and let it dry on its side.