is it safe to use the top as a cutting board?
1761229
I never have, but I don't see why not as its like a marble. I have this in my camper & love it.
190431
Yes, it is safe, just make sure it is not around food and people do not have contact with it.
604359
I would not use it as a cutting board. It looks and feels like it is finished with some kind of hard sealant, unknown whether chips of which would contaminate food. If you use it as a cutting board, you will inevitably eat some of it. But let's assume it is finished with a food-safe finish, I still wouldn't use it as a cutting board. It's a pretty and a useful table, and I wouldn't want to mar it up. I personally use a piece of oil cloth to cover it, and then put a cutting board on that. But I'm an old guy born of humble beginnings, so I take good care of my stuff. Hope this helps.
148681
Easy to clean - but I wouldn't use it as a cutting board. I only use it for pastries. But it is pretty heavy (and fragile), so be careful cleaning it.
1820962
Not ours. They seem pretty sturdy. We have used knives on it to cut chicken and steak with no problem, but I am sure if you press anything hard enough it may leave a scratch, so using it as a chopping board is a no, but regular dinning I think it'll be fine! We love ours!
1040106
Yes, I believe that it could be, but I would suggest chopping on something you can put into the sink or dishwasher for sanitary reasons. Being that it is a board it would not hurt it to cut on it by mistake or do rough things on it.I have a portable counter top dishwasher on it, so I never see the board. It has been very sturdy for this use. Very please with it. Any other questions, just ask. Regards, DrDick
1943702
I own this bowl.but have not used for chopping. I own 2 bamboo cutting boards and after much use they don't show it, so I'm guessing you can. It won't be ruined, it might just show it's been used, but probably not much. Bamboo is an amazing wood.
1888367
It can, but we chose to keep it looking nice. So 90% of the time we use a cutting board on it.
1838001
We do not, but the manufacture should be able to answer that question. There is a finish on the surface so I guess if you sand it first, then put "Food Grade Mineral Oil" on it, seems that you would have a cutting board.
1961376
I have had no such issue with this cutting board. I would say it's defective and dangerous to cut with a board in those conditions.
536617
I wouldn't recommend that. It's made of cheap chip board. It is sturdy but that might be too much for it to handle.
475656
You can use just the cutting board, but have to remove the bottom of the cup (not the lid) and keep the clear plastic portion into place. We've basically stopped using ours and went back to the knife.
621226
No issues at all. However its possible issues could arise if you put the top in a dishwasher so be sure to hand wash only!
1419558
No! This would leave a thick coat of plastic on your board which your knives would slice through. I doubt the makeup of this product would be food safe under any condition. There are food safe oils which you can apply to your board.
59446
It will definitely not damage the knife (I actually prefer cutting on wood), but we are not using it as a cutting board (you can if you prefer). We coincidentally had a large Catskill wooden cutting board that we use instead (and we store it on top of the cart).
1838002
We have this model, which is probably why this popped into my email... The top has a shellac coating. I would NOT advise using it as a cutting board- it looks questionable in the photo, but is really not a butcher block style top.
2077532
It's not really a cutting board... Good for serving but using it for cutting will probably wear it out quicker.