No. Granite or stone would dull my knife. I use a wood cutting board...

My husband insists on using our formica(corian?) countertops as chopping boards. This has caused a lot of friction between us. The countertops are all sliced and gouged by his use of knives on the counters. First, they look awful. I have begged, pleaded, etc but he continues. I have provided him with plastic and wood chopping blocks. No difference. All the cuts in the counters look awful and I think they are germy-meat blood gets in the tiny cracks. Gross!

I have a corian cutting board that is from my counter. I use it all the time for cutting or hot dishes. I also have a wood cutting board as well.

Jannie....WWIII if mine cut on my counters...but...wait. That would mean he was actually trying to cook something...LOL! Nah...no worries, it'll never happen.

I use a cutting board, one being Corian, but have heard of others who prep and/or cut right on their granite, which is what we have, as well as put hot pots on it. To me, that's a big no-no. I would never cut right on any kind of counter, even butcher block (I'd have a separate block to use on top of it), to keep it looking nice. But, that's just my ways.

We have Silestone which you are supposed to be able to do everything debi 2006 said, but I don't do it either. Too many years of having drilled into my head NOT to do it. They don't give out the cutouts at our HD because they said the only thing that will scratch quartz is quartz itself and even if people put backing on it, it wears out.

Isn't it to heavy or could the back side scratch the counter top since it's unfinished.

If the backing is a form of wood, it won't scratch much, and if it's stone, some sturdy felt glued to it should protect the surface. If the occupants let the felt get so deteriorated that they let it scratch ...

... have they developed a cure for stupid, yet?

Surely folk rich enough to afford the fancy stuff should be smart enough to preserve it! If not ... surely they could afford to replace it?

Oh, but - a quality cutting board, rather than the cutout, would be *much* cheaper!

Oh - by the way - I have a tendency to scratch my backside ... but just occasionally: it doesn't seem to need it, very often.

ole joyful

Jasdip....didn't you buy a bamboo cutting board? or was that someone else....?

yep, sure did Nicole!
I was just wondering if anyone would use countertop material as a cutting board. It does make a good board to knead and form my bread on.

For me, it'd depend on the material and the thickness.

I still like the old fashioned pull out cutting boards but nobody seems to put those into their new-fangled kitchens these days. But then again I use the pull-out cutting board more for extra counter space and set a cutting board on it so the meat juices and stuff don't go down into the drawer beneath it.

Cynic, I was so ticked when we moved in, and the in the counter pull-out cutting board was missing. I asked the Super what happened to it (I took particular notice of it when we first saw the apartment.) I had on in my other apartment and used it all the time to set hot food on, as an extra shelf (never as a real cutting board).

When he replaced the counter-top the overhang is deeper, so the cutting board won't fit in the slot anymore. :(
I don't know how many times I curse, wishing it was there when I'm looking for an extra place to set something on.

I've always used the cutout as a cutting board. I have two that slide out from under the counter as well. I only use them when I run out of counter space.

I have used my cutout when I roll out cookies and pizza dough even though I would love a marble board. It is too big to bring out to use as a cutting board though but I have thought of carving the turkey or big ham on it at holiday times.

Anne

I have mine from 20 years ago. I use it for pizzas or any other messy cooking project.Love it.

I have never used a sink cut out as a chopping board or a pastry board, but you sure have given me a great idea when we replace our butcher block counter tops we have now. I think that is a fantastic idea, really. Glad I read this post!!

I wouldn't use it for a cutting board. I like wood cutting boards. I don't use plastic or any other material to cut on.

I have granite counters and I do like to roll out dough directly on them. They are perfect for that!

I used mine for a long time and don't remember now where it is or what happened to it....

jannie.....I suspect your husband is just being lazy about pulling out a cutting board. Here is my solution to that and it works so you should think about this one....

Go to your local lowe's or home depot and buy a big tile....doesn't matter the kind or style...just a tile ...a big granite tiles works beautifully..but I have even used a sticky back floor tile...

Bring the tile home, wash it and make a couple of strips of double folded duct tape and put it on the counter where your husband usually works.....I really really like having a tile there to use...

I wouldn't use a cutout as a cutting board as cutting on formica dulls knives.
Jannie, my stepdad would give anyone who dared to cut stuff directly on the countertop a good telling off! And if my husband was to cut on the counter I'd be sorely tempted to swat him upside the head with the cutting board as I passed one to him.

Jannie, I wanted to mention to you - if you do have a solid surface it can be polished by a professional. You may be able to take a lot of those scratches out.
I have had my Corian polished twice in the last 15 years and they look brand new when done.

We've had to refinish a Corian countertop twice in ten years because *some people* are too LAZY and CARELESS to use the several cutting surfaces available. This is in our vacation rental condo on Maui. Most guests are neat and considerate, but there are always a few who are not.

jannie -- I suggest you have the countertop refinished. Put the bill on the refrigerator, along with a statement of how many refinishings you have left before you have to replace the countertops -- and a bid to do that. Maybe your DH would like do his cutting on a board of laminated hundred dollar bills.

I remember the pull-out boards. My mother would clamp a meat grinder on one to make hash of left-over beef. How do people make hash today? Does anyone?

When I was a kid Dad built our house and everything in it, including kitchen cupboards. He saved the cut out piece of countertop from the sink and installed it under the counter so it pulled out....that was our cutting board.

I used the sink cutout as over an over-the-sink cutting board. I screwed some pieces of cove moulding to the bottom to hold it in place over the sink while I used it. Countertop was laminate,so I put several coats of exterior grade polyurethane on the edges and the bottom. It lasted 15 years. VERY handy,but it started to chip away on the underside so I finally threw it away.

I have a wood cutting board and a marble pastry board, I don't used the counter top.

Jannie, I think you should have your counter tops polished by a professional. When DH has to pay for the job, he might be more careful in the future. :-)))

I have two pieces of countertop that I use as a cutting board. And a third that we have in our motorhome. I also have two pull out "counter top" cutting boards in under the counter, but above the drawers. Back in the day, it was normal for a kitchen to have the pull out cutting boards.