Buy a mineral oil labeled as food grade or usp grade you can find these edible oils at drugstores as well as in products made specifically to treat cutting boards or wooden salad bowls.
Treat wood cutting board olive oil.
I m thinking if i start putting mineral oil on it now it will seal the olive oil in.
As with cast iron cookware many people like to season or oil a new wood cutting board before its first use.
For the past year and a half that i ve had it i ve put olive oil on it about 8 times.
Use enough to cover the board evenly and liberally.
It should last you a long time especially since you won t need to use it every time.
If you are treating wooden spoons and chopping boards i suggest using olive oil on it s own to avoid tainting the surface with a strange smell or flavour.
Even if the board comes pre oiled it may have dried up on the shelf or during.
Our exclusive all in one cutting board maintenance kit with mineral oil wood wax and applicator cloth.
When i first got my wooden cutting board i was excited to use it but also very sure i was going to ruin everything.
Rub the oil into the wood in the direction of the grain with a lint free cloth.
Great for salad bowls and utensils.
How often to oil your cutting board.
Used in conjunction cutting board oil and cream provide an effective combination of protective outer layer and sealed wood that is sanitary easier to clean and won t warp.
When a wooden cutting board feels dry or quickly soaks up any liquid on the surface it probably needs to be oiled.
How to treat wood cutting boards.
Though boiled linseed oil is not great for your cutting boards un boiled food grade linseed oil is a great option for protecting that cutting board.
Bartow board tonic a plant based wood oil that is food safe non toxic and vegan friendly.
This is a drying oil and will help create a food safe plastic like coating on your board which will make your cutting board easy to maintain and protect it from future damage.
The cutting board oil we bought was about 9 dollars but after using it several times it doesn t even look like we used it.
Apply the oil of your choice to the surface of the cutting board.
I got over it but i would have gotten over it a lot faster if i had had food.
I have an ozark west walnut end grain cutting board.
