This extra large 23 x 16-inch bamboo cutting board will handle all of your kitchen cutting and slicing tasks from the Thanksgiving Turkey to your daily prep work. One side features a juice groove and gravy well that will prevent messy overspill while the other side is completely flat for easy chopping and dicing. Well crafted with rounded edges and an extra thick 1-inch construction.Bamboo is actually a grass that grows to a harvest height between 3-5 years. Some species grow up to 2 feet per day. After harvesting, bamboo does not require replanting. Bamboo has an extensive root system that continually sends up new shoots, naturally replenishing itself, making it one of the most renewable resources known. Bamboo is 16% harder than Maple Wood, 1/3 lighter in weight than oak, yet in some instances as strong as steel. Bamboo holds the promise of a sustainable, cost effective, and ecologically responsible alternative to the widespread clear cutting of our old growth forests.