Submitted 2 weeks ago by stepan@lemmy.ca to [deleted]
I’ve only used plastic so far. A friend was moving and she gave me her wooden cutting board. I cut something with it, and some grease got on the cutting board. Now I can’t remove the yellow spot no matter what I do. What can I do to clean it?
Live with it. Who cares?
Add more grease so the while hoard is the same color
It’s not recommended to use any fat that can go rancid. Mineral oil is usually the way to go.
“Rancid” is not really a clearly defined term.
As long as you use tung oil, hemp oil, linseed oil or perilla oil, they will harden to a solid finish.
They will become “rancid”, but then polymerize and dry after some weeks to a month. Hemp and linseed oil may need some UV light and airflow, so you’d have to keep it by the window.
Just don’t use olive oil or other cooking oils, they will just go bad.
Mineral oil will not go bad, but it rubs and washes off with time, so needs to be reapplied constantly.
Lots of great comments here but one more awesome thing about wooden cutting boards - you can always sand off a very fine layer to expose new wood if the surface gets too gnarly. Then oil it and use it like usual again.
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.
How to get mineral oil and beeswax out of a saucepan
lol, good luck. also please no petroleum products on wooden kitchenware. smh
the mineral oil makes the beeswax into a soft paste. it wipes out of the pot quite easily.
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.
well i’m a woodworker, and as such i relish a good hassle.
Turn it over
Sprinkle with salt, cut a lemon in half, and scour the board. Leave for a few hours, rinse and wash with dish soap.
Repeat as necessary, and every few weeks.
I would just keep it as is. But yeah, sounds like your board wasn’t oiled properly. Rub some mineral oil into it and leave to dry.
Just to clarify, mineral oil will never dry. It’s food-safe, but it will rub off just the same and wash out eventually.
Throw it out and go back to plastic.
Plastic harbors bacteria. Every cut makes a tiny groove for the wee folks to inhabit. These folks started researching wood v. plastic back in the 90s: https://cms.johnboos.com/assets/wood-vs-plastic-cutting-boards.pdf
Not to mention all the microplastics that shed on your food when the knife cuts into the board.
Plastic goes in the dishwasher. Wood doesn’t. Plastic is cleaner.
Fire
XTL@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
I’m guessing it wasn’t (well) oiled. Oiled board are fairly easy to clean and nothing will soak into them as long as they’re cleaned after using.
Might come off with scraping and oiling, so treat the board again. Otherwise the spot is not going to be harmful in any way and cutting boards get marked over time in any case.
cabbage@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Maybe fighting fire with fire and setting the whole board with olive oil now would help at least hide the spot.
dusty_raven@discuss.online 2 weeks ago
Olive oil can go rancid and add off flavor to food. Use mineral oil instead. Some people also go with distilled coconut oil, but I still think mineral oil is the best choice.
untorquer@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Should fade over time with regular oiling and washing