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Cutting Board at a glance
Cooking Tools
It weighs 1.
Weight1
Cutting Board
Cutting Board is a cooking item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.
More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.CuttingBoardPlastic | Cooking |
Base.CuttingBoardWooden | Cooking |
2 versions share the name Cutting Board, usually different colours, sizes or states.
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Cutting Board is on 24 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butcher Literature | Butcher (shelves); Butchery (shelves); Knox butcher (shelves) | 19% | 4 |
| Jerky Factory Tools | Jerky factory (shelves) | 12% | 4 |
| Jays Kitchen Butcher | Restaurant (cupboard); Jay's Chicken kitchen (cupboard) | 10% | 4 |
| Sushi Kitchen Butcher | Sushi kitchen (cupboard) | 10% | 4 |
| Spiffos Kitchen Butcher | Spiffo's kitchen (cupboard) | 10% | 4 |
| Catfish Kitchen Butcher | Catfish kitchen (cupboard) | 9.9% | 4 |
| Mexican Kitchen Butcher | Mexican Restaurant (cupboard); Taco kitchen (cupboard) | 9.3% | 4 |
| Pizza Kitchen Butcher | Pizza Restaurant (cupboard) | 9.1% | 4 |
It is on 16 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
How to make it
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carve Cutting Boards On any surface | Plank | any sharp knife; any saw | Carving 3 |
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Cutting Board weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Cutting Board?
Base.CuttingBoardPlastic, Base.CuttingBoardWooden (variants share the name).
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.