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?
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?
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.
Ack! No petroleum products on my cutting boards! I’ve used walnut oil for years, as I was told it’s the only food grade oil that dries, and doesn’t go rancid. I have a lot of cutting boards, wooden utensils, bowls, a few “plates” or “plowls”. And I live in a dry climate, so they get oiled up about once a year. I just did the bowls, and wow do they look great!
Not an expert here, but food-grade mineral oil is safe for cutting surfaces from every source I’ve read. It’s even commonly used as a laxative.
Meanwhile, from what I gather, walnut oil has a comparatively long shelf life, but it does eventually go rancid, leaving an off smell. But it may be that yearly oiling makes that a relatively moot point, with the new covering the old.
Mineral oil is definitely safe, just try not to inhale misted particles in large amounts regularly. Pouring some on your cutting board and rubbing it in should be totally safe.
Huh. So in what context would there be misted mineral oil in the air? Like in a factory or workshop…?
Yup.