About Drawer Bottom Material for Kitchen Cabinets
Drawer bottoms are essential to your cabinets. Better materials mean stronger drawers. There are significant differences in the materials used in drawer bottoms and here we explain them.
Plywood for drawer bottom material 
Plywood is considered the premium option for drawer bottom material. Its strong material and solid-core employs several layers of wood plies or veneers at varying angles for stability and rigidity. Many cabinet makers offer plywood as an upgrade for top-of-the-line cabinet box material. At Mei Kitchens, plywood drawer bottoms are standard. We pride ourselves on offering the strongest and most durable cabinets.
MDF for drawer bottom material 
MDF is an engineered wood product made from wood fibers that are pressed and bonded together. Like particle board, it's susceptible to water damage and it's also very heavy, adding to the overall weight that's suspended from the hanging rails on the back of the cabinet. It is much lower in quality and is much cheaper. It is definitely not the best choice for cabinets, although it is better than particle board. You will see this used in many mid-level cabinet brands.
Particle board for drawer bottom material 
It has many drawbacks, however, in that it's susceptible to damage from liquids, doesn't hold screws as well as plywood, and is much weaker and susceptible to bending and warping Some particle board also gives off formaldehyde vapors based on the constituents of the adhesives used to bond the wood particles.
It has many drawbacks however in that it's susceptible to damage from liquids, doesn't hold screws as well as plywood, is much weaker and susceptible to bending and warping . Some particle board also gives off formaldehyde vapors based on the constituents of the adhesives used to bond the wood particles.