I was given as a birthday gift last month a really wonderful cutting
board made of bamboo that is now available at Bed Bath and Beyond: 14"
x 28" (from memory), and reversible with a small trough on the
perimeter of one side suitable for slicing cooked meat. I really like
this thing: it holds the point of the chef's knife and reduces the
risk of personal maiming that I tend to experience with the plastic
boards, and it has a nice tight grain that is not so tight it won't
hold the point (a problem I've experienced in certain wood boards).
This cost less than $30, highly competitive with the John Boos boards
I was lusting after, and entirely satisfactory! And probably a lot
lighter as it's about half the thickness and therefore much easier to
transport with one hand over to the skillet or pot awaiting the
chopped food to be cooked. Highly recommended, and I may actually go
buy a second to have for the future (Dee Dee would appreciate this
concept).