Using olive oil as a wood treatment.
Treat wood cutting board olive oil.
Food should always be tasty.
Once your cutting board is thoroughly dry apply the oil directly onto the surface of the board.
It isn t sticky or smelly and it is safe to use with kids and animals around in fact give young children a clean paint brush and they can help.
Rub the oil around on the cutting board until it s well oiled make sure to get all parts of the board including the back side even though you don t probably use that part as much or even ever it s still important to treat.
A good cleaning with warm soapy water and a soft sponge is usually enough.
Olive oil on cutting board.
Pour a healthy dose of mineral oil evenly over one side of the wood cutting board.
Most people are now using olive oil as wood polishes.
Don t treat your cutting board with a plant based cooking or animal based oil such as canola walnut lard or.
Not only is it a milder solution compared to petroleum based wood polishes but olive oil is also eco friendly and much cheaper to use.
Olive oil corn oil and sunflower oil should never be used to maintain a cutting board or butcher block.
Now to start oiling.
As a cutting board touches your food substances that can turn rancid should be avoided.
As touched on above these oils experience rancidification a process that yields a rank smell and unpleasant taste.
Rileybuddy feb 17 2010 01 05 pm 5.
You can use any number or propriety oils waxes or polishes for treating wood but i like using olive oil.
It may look like there s a thick oil slick on top of your board when you re done rubbing but let your board rest for about five minutes and come back and take a look.
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Olive oil is something you can easily get a hold of i always have some around the house for cooking anyway.
Pour on what looks like far too much then rub it in with a clean dish towel that you ll dedicate as your board towel from this day forward.
Never run a wooden cutting board through a dishwasher.
Excess moisture will make the wood swell soften the glue and loosen the joints.
Make sure to rinse well and air dry.
For the past year and a half that i ve had it i ve put olive.
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Be generous with the application especially if the wood is dry or you just purchased the cutting board or butcher block.
I have an ozark west walnut end grain cutting board.
