You can also get pre-mixed stuff if all that is a hassle.
I got a wooden cutting board and a tube each of oil and some stuff that seals it, those have lasted for 8 years now maybe.
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turdburglar@piefed.social 10 months ago
get you some mineral oil and beeswax. 2/1 ratio. heat them in a saucepan on low heat until combined. pour the mixture into a shallow vessel - empty tuna cans work great. allow the mixture to solidify. use a dry clean cloth to apply the paste to cutting board. let it sit for an hour and then wipe off the excess.
repeat once a month-ish or when the wood starts to lighten.
ODGreen@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
turdburglar@piefed.social 10 months ago
well i’m a woodworker, and as such i relish a good hassle.
ODGreen@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Understandable, I also do things the difficult way in my hobbies.
rothaine@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
How to get mineral oil and beeswax out of a saucepan
Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 10 months ago
lol, good luck. also please no petroleum products on wooden kitchenware. smh
Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
There is literal food grade mineral oil for this exact purpose along with lubricating food making equipment. It’s basically completely inert and is sometimes even used as a food ingredient. You can straight up drink a jug of the stuff with no health repercussions other than the violent greasy shits you would get from drinking any oil. Just because it’s a petroleum product doesn’t automatically mean its bad for you.
Fluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.world 10 months ago
You had me at “violent greasy shits”
Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 10 months ago
Can you cite any research, not sponsored by the petroleum industry, that relates to this opinion? Walnut oil is a food product, is made from walnuts, doesn't go rancid, and works quite well for maintenance of cutting boards and other wooden kitchen ware.
turdburglar@piefed.social 10 months ago
i mean, ok. but as an actual woodworker, my knowledge base shows mineral oil to be a standard food grade treatment for wooden kitchen implements.
Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 10 months ago
And as an actual woodworker, what does your knowledge base have to say about walnut oil?
turdburglar@piefed.social 10 months ago
the mineral oil makes the beeswax into a soft paste. it wipes out of the pot quite easily.