| CPC A47J 47/005 (2013.01) | 13 Claims |

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1. A cutting board apparatus comprising:
a cutting board base formed from a rigid material, wherein the cutting board base includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side, and the cutting board base further comprises a first channel extending along at least a portion of a perimeter of the first side of the cutting board base; and
a flexible cutting mat having a cutting surface and a gripping surface opposite the cutting surface, wherein the flexible cutting mat is configured to removably nest with the first side of the cutting board base, wherein the flexible cutting mat comprises a thermoplastic elastomeric material, wherein the flexible cutting mat is at least partially surrounded by the first channel when the flexible cutting mat removably nests on the first side of the cutting board base, and wherein the flexible cutting mat includes beveled edges that slope from the cutting surface of the flexible cutting mat towards the first channel while the flexible cutting mat is nested with the first side of the cutting board base.
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