Cutting board

Abstract

A cutting board has a cutting surface and two other laterally adjacent that may be positioned on either side for either left or right-handed users. An ergonomically designed gripping stop on one lateral side has a stop upper surface raised above the cutting surface to engage a food item to be cut. The raised stop element has a specific holder portion with plural ridged teeth and a cutting guide portion to guide free hand knife usage. A second feature is a recessed, downward sloping trough built into in the cutting board to receive cut food items to be measured using a pre-marked scale formed in the cutting board trough. A removable gate member prevents cut food items from leaving the channel until accrued to a desired measurement amount, and when removed, allows measured food items to be discharged through a lower mouth.

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