That makes it an adequate finish for items that will not be roughed up like serving trays for example.
Wood cutting board finishes.
Cutting board finishes come in 2 categories.
Seems like cutting boards are on everyone s minds these days.
How to finish and maintain a wood cutting board or butcher block posted on january 29 2014 you ll find thousands and thousands of tutorials and products to help you finish protect and maintain wood food surfaces on the web may it be cutting boards butcher blocks or other surfaces where food is cut.
You don t need any finish on a cutting board.
A few vegetable based oils were listed previously that can be used as a wood finish.
The first step is to choose your preferred finish.
If the cutting board begins to warp due to the water contact on just.
If you plan to use your butcher block as a cutting board you could conceivably ingest small amounts of the finish and the wood when you use it.
Oil finishes soak into the porous wood surface.
So you may want your finishing material to contain only ingredients that you personally consider to be edible.
Nor will the finish continue to look nice after numerous knife cuts.
Either way this is the time of year you can expect almost one forum post a day asking a question about cutting board finishes or food safe finishes.
After scores of conversations with chemists regulatory agencies finish manufacturers finishing experts and woodworkers i found that there are a few finishes that everyone agrees are food safe.
Mineral oil it is a popular choice when it comes to finishing a wood cutting board because it is colorless odorless flavorless and its prevention of water absorption.
Here are the 4 main project types you should consider using a food safe wood finish on.
If you ve purchased a wooden cutting board you ll need to apply a finish to prevent the board from becoming damaged with use.
However these food safe wood finishes sometimes called cutting board finishes tend to be the least protective and the great majority are in a kind of limbo with many experts saying most are.
Probably because we are all making holiday gifts.
They will tend to shed chips on cutting board surfaces so alternative finishes may be desired in those applications.
Kitchen utensils bowls spoons platters etc raw meat prep surfaces cutting boards butcher blocks etc eat on surfaces bar tops tables counters etc childrens toys.
Mineral oil also known as liquid paraffin and butcher s block finish is easy to apply has lower water resistance and requires reapplication more frequently.
Such kitchenware as a cutting board may be roughly used with metal utensils so consider oil finishes instead of film finishes that have a chance of cracking.
Beeswax another popular alternative when it comes to finishing wooden cutting boards.
Water won t hurt it and no finish will keep water out anyway after a few knife cuts.
