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A cutting board suitable for commercial or non-commercial purposes in which food can be cut on a cutting surface of the cutting board surface and slid quickly and simply to a separate scale weighing surface of the cutting board surface to be weighed. The weighing surface on which the food is weighed

A cutting board suitable for commercial or non-commercial purposes in which food can be cut on a cutting surface of the cutting board surface and slid quickly and simply to a separate scale weighing surface of the cutting board surface to be weighed. The weighing surface on which the food is weighed is separately supported by a scale and move upwardly and downwardly independent of the cutting area. The cutting board also includes a visual display that displays information representative of the food, such as, for example, the weight of the food resting on the scale surface. A control panel includes one or more selector switches that allow the user to customize information displayed on the visual display and input information representative of the food. The cutting surface, weighing surface, visual display and control panel are sealed as to prevent food, liquid, washing solution, or the like, from entering the cutting board. The cutting board preferably includes an internally disposed battery for providing power to the scale, display and associated electrical circuitry. The orientation of the read-out may be inverted by a selector switch so that the board may be turned around to accommodate either a left-handed or a right-handed user.

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1. A cutting board for use in food preparation comprising:a housing; a cutting surface disposed on said housing; a scale disposed on said housing adjacent said cutting surface; a contiguous membrane sealing said housing, said cutting surface, and said scale against fluid entry, whereby food prepared

1. A cutting board for use in food preparation comprising:a housing; a cutting surface disposed on said housing; a scale disposed on said housing adjacent said cutting surface; a contiguous membrane sealing said housing, said cutting surface, and said scale against fluid entry, whereby food prepared on said cutting surface may be transferred to said scale over said contiguous membrane; a visual display for indicating one or more properties of food disposed on said scale; and a selector switch allowing a user to select between a first desired orientation of said visual display and a second desired orientation of said visual display, said second desired orientation inverted from said first desired orientation.