I used my mat, for the first time, about a week ago. I was making whole wheat bread. This mat provides a surface. My bread dough stuck to this mat and I had to keep trying to unstick it. Also, the mat slide all over the place as I kneaded the dough. I had wiped the surface underneath the mat and let it dry, before place the Magic Dough mat down. I do like the measurement and conversions listed on the mat; that is a big plus. To keep it from sliding around, I will place a sugar container on one end and my flour container on the other end. I will keep using it.