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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] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Microbes are usually totally fine. You are full of them, the world is full of them. Don't panic.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago

Not panicked at all. Just exploring an element of this person's proposal