Norpro Jumbo Pastry Mat

I bought this in Feb. 2009, as of now had it for about a week.

From the "correct" (non-ink) side, all the measurement marks are visible and quite usable, but the text is too blurry to make out. There are solid lines throughout the mat (instead of dotted lines or marks along the edges like most others), which is very nice.

The mat moves a bit when rolling I expected this since it's not a silicone mat it was a trade-off between non-slip and knife-friendly, and I opted for knife-friendly (which might've been a bad call, see next).

The mat is knife-friendly, but extremely heat sensitive. I think it's composed of 2 pieces of plastic pressed together and only glued at the edges, and the slightest contact with heat separates the layers and creates a big bubble. I threw about 1/2 cup of toasted walnuts on the mat and it immediately bubbled up (they weren't very hot, easily handled with bare hands). Once cooled down the mat returns to its original shape, but basically you can't put anything even mildly hot on it, which takes away some of the advantages of its knife-friendliness and also precludes leaving it on the counter semi-permanently. This is the main reason for my low rating, I would've given it at least 4 stars otherwise.

I bought this for the measurements printed on mat. You can't read them on the roll out side. Is basically useless for what I wanted it for. If you try to roll out on the side with the print, the ink comes off in your dough.

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The writing is on the underside of mat so it shows through very faintly as others have said. The recipes, grid and measurements are useless. Sample photo does not match product.

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This mat is wonderful, a perfect size for pie crusts, rolling out the biscuts, etc. All of our pastries have just slid off of it. The measurements, and wording are to faded to be able to see, and if you turn it over to the darker side, it's backwards. Other than that this thing is wonderful. It arrived in a HUGE flat box and stores nicely behind the microwave so I don't have to bend it. Very useful product to have around

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I like this pastry mat a lot. The only complaint, a fairly minor one, is that the material is a little more rigid than I would prefer, making it difficult to roll up for storage. Similarly, when it's unrolled for use it doesn't readily flatten out on the work surface. What I need to do is figure out a way to store it in its flat (unrolled) mode.... perhaps strong magnets on the side of the refrigerator.