A cutting board for a hopper of a pellet grill, wherein the cutting board has a recessed area for removably attaching to the lid of the hopper. The cutting board may include magnetizable material countersunk to the recess area for magnetically attaching to the lid of the hopper. The cutting board may provide instructional indicia along the edges of the recessed area, wherein the instructional indicia is visible when the hopper lid is in an open condition.