[Woodworkers] Cutting Board Oil

[Dave Cohen]

I've always melt a little bit of beeswax in some mineral oil. When it
coole, it has a creamy consistency.

DavidC

On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 8:18 PM John McCaskill via Woodworkers <
woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:

>
> From my research: here’s one rule to live by: do not use cooking oils to
> oil your cutting board. Canola oil, vegetable oil, coconut oil, olive oil,
> and so on will go rancid and leave an awful smell on your butcher block.
> Stick to food-grade mineral oil, natural wood oil, cutting board cream,
> liquid paraffin, or beeswax.
>
> They told me I was gullible and I believed them.
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 7:05 PM Dave Heitstuman via Woodworkers <
> woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
>
>> Sighhhhhh……  Where’s Joe when we need him, he would analyze this to the
>> enth degree, with all kinds of cool words J L
>>
>>
>>
>> I’ve never really delved into the whole cutting board oil subject but I’m
>> with you what is missing with the Wally World stuff?  This reminds me of a
>> product that we used to strip paint on models back in the 90’s that was
>> sold as user friendly no harmful stuff etc.  As I recall it was over $10.00
>> but under $20.00 for a half pint(?) bottle.  Turns out it was nothing more
>> than Fantastik cleaner or at least Fantastik would do the same thing for a
>> whole lot less.
>>
>> I will run this past my daughter the scientist and see what she has to
>> say J
>>
>>
>>
>> 2Dave
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Woodworkers *On Behalf Of *chuck.steger--- via Woodworkers
>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 17, 2022 4:17 PM
>> *To:* 'Woodworkers (Sawdusters)' <woodworkers at sawdusters.org>
>> *Cc:* chuck.steger at gmail.com
>> *Subject:* Re: [Woodworkers] Cutting Board Oil
>>
>>
>>
>> So I hate to reply to my own email but as I looked closer at the cutting
>> board oils, some say enriched with vitamin E. Have to research that more.
>>
>>
>>
>> Chuck
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* chuck.steger at gmail.com <chuck.steger at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 17, 2022 5:36 PM
>> *To:* Woodworkers (Sawdusters) <woodworkers at sawdusters.org>
>> *Subject:* Cutting Board Oil
>>
>>
>>
>> The products that are marketed as cutting board oil also market
>> themselves as “Food Grade Mineral Oil”. But the truth is, a $2 bottle of
>> Walmart mineral oil is equal to a $16 bottle of Cutting Board Oil that is
>> pure mineral oil, correct? I mean, it has to be, because WM markets their
>> mineral oil as a laxative. If that isn’t food grade, I don’t know what is.
>> Am I missing something?
>>
>>
>>
>> Chuck
>>
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