HI ALL I HAAVE A QUESTION? I HAVE A ROITERY CUTTING BOARD,I ACCIDENTLIY IRONED ON IT (FOR GOT IT WAS THERE) so it warped.. can i use it as a pastry cutting board to roll and cut dough??? would realey like your coment on this. lov lucy

I have been reading everyones answers and some sound good but I left one in my car too long and it warped so bad that I could not strighten it out so I cut it into smaller ones and use them. Oh and yes I did treat myself to a new large one which no longer travels with me.

I used a hairdryer set on high to warm the board while it was laying flat then weightd it down with really heavy books. it went flat again.

I used a hairdryer set on high to warm the board while it was laying flat then weightd it down with really heavy books. it went flat again.

My board was left on the floor of the station wagon under blankets, newspapers and other stuff. By the time I twigged where it had gone it had a warp right in the bottom centre where I do most cutting. I've been using it like that for years. Now I'll try some of these remedies, especially the sun in the driveway suggestion.
I wouldn't use it for food, but old boards do make fine craft boards for glue work.
AlmaG.

mine did that and i put it under the heavy desk and i forgot it 6 months latter it was flat lol carolyn

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Hugs, Lidia

I would not use it with food because of several reasons; not being food grade plastic is one of the biggies. I have heard of some people cutting up warped boards to use as the bottom for the fabric grocery bags or other bags, or as stiffener for one project or another. BUT since it is warped, you have nothing to lose by trying to straighten it out. IF it will fit in the oven, try heating it up just enough (not over about 160 degrees F) and sandwich the board between two flat objects that will force it in to the right shape. I hate it when I accidentally do something that ruins my equipment. But my motto...nothing ventured, nothing gained. I hope that you find a way to fix it!!!

Here are some other uses for it.I have one under my sewing machine so it won't scratch the table.Also I have another to protect the table when using glue , paint & other messy things .
So far our summer is the coldest one for 20 yrs,stone fruit etc are not ripening .Our strawberries have weird shapes,the tops & bottoms are white & the rest is ripe

This might sound silly but since there's no warm sun around you right now, could you perhaps try to iron the mat from the other side, on a lower heat setting and with a towel on top of the board so that you don't ruin both the mat & your iron? I'd certainly try it myself. Good luck :) xXx

I would not use it for food but put on flat board and use medium heat from hairdryer to flaten. May need to weigh it down after the heat.

thank you all for your answers.they all seam help full.since it is winter here and very cold ill have to wait for 6 monthes to try the sun one,thanks lv lucy

I did the same thing and mine finally relaxed on it's own iover time and storing it flat. I wouldn't use it for food. Good luck.

I had a mat that was left in a car a bit too long and tried everything....hubby suggested that I put it on the pavement in the driveway in the hot sun and that did it.....got it good and hot then laid heavy things on top on another flat surface and it was just as good as new.....

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by vickiannette 17 Dec 2011

good idea!

Have you tried washing and wetting it real good and then drying it on a flat surface slowly. I put mine in the sun when it gets wobbly..don't know why that happens, but it flattens right out again!

Lucy , I would be afaid to use it for food . But you could cut it into smaller mats ( that is if any of the mat is flat.) to use when you don't need a larger one. Good Luck Nancy

Lucy we all do daft things at some point. As I dont make pastry often I cant answer that part of the question. Treat yourself to a new cutting board

Once a cutting mat is warped it is near impossible to flaten it out.You could try putting something cold on it and see what happens, doing the reverse may help. Never leave your mats in the sun and don't leave an object underneath it as it will take on the shape of the object.
good luck
Anne
In Oz

Try to flatten it, perhaps you can still used it as a cutting board. Marie

you could flatten it out in the sauna,
or in a very hot car in summer remember to put on a flat surface

When you cut on a plastic boards they get scored and the resulting grooves and cuts in the surface harbour bacteria even after being well washed. Also not sure if the pvc plastic used is food safe as there are traces of chemicals that can leach out of PVC when in contact with foods. According to the National Institutes of Health, di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), commonly found in PVC, is a suspected human carcinogen.. I would not use it for pastry. If you can get it on a flat surface and weight it down for a while it might flatten out.

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by lucypiwow 16 Dec 2011

thank you i did not know that. idid try putting weights on it and knothing. i even tried ironing the other side,,no,, i can cut off the warped part and use it on a snaller table,,thanks

by capoodle 16 Dec 2011

If you have a heating pad you could place that on the mat to make it warm then try a flat surface with weights.