Um... I don't know whether that's necessarily correct. You can stick your hand in a 350-degree oven for much longer than you could hold your hand on a piece of metal that had been sitting in the oven. I'd check with the manufacturer.

I thought that was one of the benefits of a wooden cutting board? I mean, it's wood. If you

Awesome. Posted without finishing. You can place hot items on butcher blocks, can't you?

I have a cheapo wood cutting board I used as a trivet for years and it still works just fine. For quite awhile it was my only "trivet" so it came into contact with quite a lot of hot pans.

Yes! I use my large wooden cutting board as a trivet for my 13x9 pyrex dishes quite often!

One hint - if the dish slides around (like a Pyrex is prone to do), throw a dish towel on the cutting board first.

Should be no problem; I do this all the time, putting a hot skillet on the table to serve.

It's a CUTTING board right? It's going to be beat to high hell anyway. Put a pan on it. Give it some character. It is a tool, not a decorative object.

I have a 1/2" thick wood cutting board from IKEA and it seems to handle hot baking dishes (~375F) just fine. Granted, I don't place my hot castiron (heated to 450F) on it for fear of scorch marks, but for most baked goods that are cooked at temps below 400F, I haven't had any problems with charred marks.

Besides, the ignition temperature of wood is about 525F.

Yeah, my cutting boards aren't "heat safe" but that doesn't stop me from occasionally using them as trivets. Doesn't seem to hurt any. And I agree with mgoodsilver that char marks (if they happen) add character.

Put me on the list of people that use their wooden cutting boards as trivets. I've always done it, probably since my mom always does it and I'm pretty sure my grandma did to. I never thought about damaging my cutting boards since..well they are cutting boards!

I've used mine as a trivet, but am a little wary of doing so after an encounter with a crockpot warped it. (Stupid thoughtless me.) I'm sure it was just the continuous heat, but I was lucky that it flattened out again afterward.

I do this all the time, it works fine.

I always use mine for hot dishes, to the extent that I see it as a core function of a wooden chopping board. I've had an Ikea board warp on me before, so it is now almost exclusively a trivet but it is heading to chopping board heaven when I move shortly.

I've always done this and am a little surprised that someone had to ask the question. While cleaning out my parents' house last year, I found some wooden platters and plates that my dad made in the 70s. Still good after all these years.

I have wooden trivets, so I don't see the problem. However, if they're something your grandfather-in-law made and it's the different types of wood put together and you burn a candle (in a candleholder) on top it will possibly crack apart.
Just don't let your roommate put your cutting board on top of the electric burner.