OXO Good Grips Utility Cutting Board
A well-made board whose entire cutting surface is polypropylene - which means every cut shaves microplastic particles straight into your food. "BPA-free" is true and beside the point; shedding isn't a BPA problem.
The verdict: Mostly plastic
The whole board is a single slab of polypropylene, so the surface you cut on is plastic and the knife physically shaves particles off it into your food. OXO labels it BPA-free, and that's accurate - but BPA is a leaching question, and the problem with a plastic cutting board is mechanical shedding, which BPA-free does nothing to change. Recent studies rank plastic boards among the largest direct sources of microplastics in the kitchen; this is exactly the product the cutting-boards category exists to replace.
Verification: Manufacturer confirmed · Last reviewed
What it's made of
| Part | Material | Food contact |
|---|---|---|
| cutting surface / entire board non-porous polypropylene, BPA-free | Polypropylene PP, #5 | Yes primary |
A double-sided utility board with a juice groove and non-slip edges, sized for everyday chopping and dishwasher-safe. As a piece of hardware it's well made - the reason it's here is the material, covered in the verdict above.
Pros
- Well-designed - non-slip edges, juice groove, double-sided, dishwasher-safe
- Non-porous and easy to clean; genuinely BPA-free
Cons
- The entire cutting surface is polypropylene - a knife shaves microplastics into food with every cut
Categories: Cutting Boards
Sources
Every material claim above is backed by these. This is the scattered info we centralized.
- manufacturer https://www.oxo.com/black-utility-cutting-board.html OXO product page - non-porous polypropylene, BPA-free
- manufacturer https://www.iqliving.com/products/oxo-good-grips-utility-cutting-board-9-x-13 retailer spec confirming board is polypropylene, BPA-free, non-porous
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