I always believed cooking at home meant I was protecting my family’s health. Fresh produce, home-prepared meals, and no dodgy takeaways.
But then I found out that the most ordinary tool in my kitchen — my chopping board — was filling our meals with invisible plastic.
The fact that shook me? The average person swallows 50 grams of microplastics every single year*. That’s like chewing through ten bank cards or two AA batteries annually.
And the main source in everyday kitchens? Plastic chopping boards.
Every slice across my old board released microscopic fragments into our food. They don’t just pass through — they stay in your gut, affect hormones, and can cause serious long-term health problems.
It was horrifying to realise my kitchen — the “heart of my home” — was the hidden danger I’d been overlooking.
That’s when I started searching for an alternative… and discovered Katuchef Titanium.
The Hidden Dangers of Plastic Chopping Boards
I’d been happily using plastic boards for years, completely unaware of the damage they were doing. But here’s the reality:
- Every groove from a knife = microplastic shavings in your food.
- Those particles build up in the body, disrupting hormones and inflaming your digestive system.
- Deep scratches create a breeding ground for bacteria that washing up simply can’t remove.