Bob Engelhardt wrote:

Steve W. wrote:
...

Only other item would be either a stainless or copper top for the
sideboard. Wood has a VERY nasty habit of getting coated with raw meat
juices and causing problems.
...

A metal top would not be very good for cutting on. Butcher blocks are
wood, as are kitchen cutting boards, and don't suffer problems from it.

Bob

Normally you don't do cutting on your smoker, the table is just a place
to rest a normal half sheet pan while you load and unload contents. If
you do want to do cutting there, you again use the half sheet pan, and
place a plastic cutting board in the pan.