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The Best Food-Safe Finish May Be None At All - Fine Woodworking Article (www.finewoodworking.com)

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Conventional wisdom regarding finishing cutting boards and other food prep surfaces is to coat them heavily with mineral oil and/or a food safe paste wax to "seal" and/or "condition" them. Seri Robinson asserts otherwise, her research has shown that any finish applied to wood decreases its natural anti-microbial properties.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

TIL thanks

i used food-safe oils in the past such as sunflower oil, especially for outdoor objects. for indoor-objects, i sometimes leave them without oil, but it does get more stains over time.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Just about everyone including the article above warns against most natural plant oils because they can go rancid.