CES 2020: Chopbox

I had actually seen this on Kickstarter several months ago, and would have liked to back it, but I have a lot of cutting boards (read this post about my favorite cutting board) along with other devices that provide most of the features this all-in-one unit has. The world’s first smart cutting board includes a very robust set of features within a block of bamboo:

• Digital Timer that goes up to 9 hours and 59 minutes
• 2 Knife Sharpeners (Ceramic and Diamond)
• Scale for Weighing in grams, kilograms, ounces and pounds with the ability to tare (reset the scale to zero subtracting the weight of the bowl or plate from the measurement)
  • Bright LED light with dimmer option
• 254nm UVC Disinfection that defaults for 5 minutes via a secondary board magnetically stored underneath that you flip over on top of the main board
  • There is a gap to insert up to 3 knives to also disinfect between the surfaces of the 2 boards
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• Quick charging battery via USB in about 1 hour for a full charge that lasts 30 days
• Grooves to catch juices
• IPX7 Waterproof Rated, but this cannot be put into a dishwasher
• Replaceable parts include the main cutting board and knife sharpener

I really enjoyed seeing and touching the Chopbox in person and it is, without a doubt, an impressive smart cutting board. Per a youtube review I watched, it apparently does not stain, retain smells or show significant cutting marks either.

The feature that I like the most is the UVC disinfection because until now, I was not aware that the average kitchen knife block has 9 times more germs and bacteria than the bathroom floor! I have only cleaned my knife block maybe twice since buying it years ago so I can only imagine how many germs and bacteria there is! You better believe one of the first things I’m going to do when I get home from my current trip is disinfect my knife block!

In regards to the other features of the Chopbox, here are my comments:

• Timer: I use my Google Home on my kitchen counter as well as my oven timer and have my cell phone and Alexa as back ups.
• Knife Sharpeners: I have a handheld one that is similar to this with 2 types of sharpeners and I don’t use it. I take my knives to be professionally sharpened because I’m too lazy to invest the time doing it myself.
• Scale: I love my digital scale that I already have which also has tare function as well as pull out display if I’m using an extremely large bowl that covers the display, which is occasionally the case.
• Grooves to catch juices: See my post about my favorite cutting board that has this great feature which I think supercedes the Chopbox since it holds more juice.

I like all in one devices generally, but because I love my digital scale and other chopping boards, it didn’t make sense for me to buy this. However, it may make sense for someone else, so I hope this blog post is read by that person! If that person is you and you end up buying this, please let me know!