2006-12-01 05:14:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
I think what you want is 'seasoning a cutting board'
I found this for you....
Seasoning a Cutting Board: Before using a new butcher block, season it to prevent staining and absorption of food odors and bacteria. Use a product that is (1) edible; and (2) tasteless. USP-grade mineral oil is a popular choice as it is the cheapest pure food-grade oil you can buy (do not use vegetable or olive oil because it can turn rancid). Mineral oil remains safe throughout its life. NOTE: Pure mineral oil can be easily found at your local drug store.
Before applying oil to butcher block, warm the oil slightly. Apply oil with a soft cloth, in the direction of the grain, allowing the oil to soak in between each of the four or five coats required for the initial seasoning. After each treatment, wait about four to six hours and wipe off oil that did not soak into the wood (oxidation or hardening of the oil will take approximately 6 hours). Re-oil the butcher block monthly or as often as needed.
2006-12-01 05:22:02 · answer #1 · answered by flyinghawk0727 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have no idea if you can find a food safe products to "seal" it with, I simply use lemon oil on my maple butcher blocks.....
Wood needs to be taken care of, but it well worth it. Glass cutting boards dull "good" knives very quickly, so do the Corian blocks. The hard plastic ones are o.k. They can be easily bleached or tossed in the dishwasher, but I have VERY GOOD
knives that have been used by my grandmother & my mother. I hand wash them only & I use the wood butcher block to keep them in good shape. They are tungsten steel or whatever. They are very hard steel, but the glass, corian & plastic cutting boards can cause knicks in the blades & I won't risk it...
2006-12-01 05:23:01 · answer #2 · answered by More Lies & More Smoke Screens 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is wood, I would just chuck it out. Wood is porous and the germs get right into the wood. You can't put it in the dishwasher either.
Get a glass one, no germs can hide in it and they go in the dishwasher.
If you don't like the sound of chopping on glass (and a lot of people don't). Get 2 sets - one red and one green set of plastic ones. Use the green ones for non meat and the red ones for meat. Helps stop cross contamination of foods. These can also go in the dishwasher.
2006-12-01 05:33:17 · answer #3 · answered by Carrie S 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Believe it or not, sealing with mineral oil is the best way of encouraging bacteria to thrive. Read this and make your own decision. The wood should be left natural with no seal.
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF11/1121B.html
2006-12-01 05:28:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why do you want to do that, its for chopping on not sealing on?!
2006-12-01 05:22:01 · answer #5 · answered by superstar 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i coat mine with olive oil on one side then turn it over and use the other side while the oil soaks in
2006-12-01 05:35:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Um, if it's wood then you could varnish it??
2006-12-01 05:18:54 · answer #7 · answered by Sami 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dont use varish,just use it
2006-12-01 05:23:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋