Currently we have a cutting board that we leave out on the countertop all the time, mainly due to the fact that it blends in with the dark granite counter top. Roughly 16" x 24", which is the only thing I like about it. It's made of some type of glass, I assume like a Pyrex? The thing I hate the most about it is that the surface is not smooth. It has a rough texture, almost dimpled. You cannot cut anything on it and actually cut all the way through, and it has to be hell on knives anyway. I generally pull out a cheap polypropylene cutting board and set it on top of the glass one.
Any recommendations between wood and the plastic type?
Is wood my only real option for something that looks nice enough to leave out as part of the kitchen? And if so, what kind of maintenance is involved with wood?