How should I treat a wooden chopping board???

[Kermit power]

Afternoon All,

We've had a new kitchen fitted, including wooden work surfaces. There was plenty left over, so the fitters have kindly cut some to size to give us small, medium and large matching chopping boards.

Question is, what, if anything, should I put on the chopping boards to preserve them? I've used Danish Oil on the worktops, but I can't imagine you'd want that on the chopping boards, as it would presumably get transferred to food when cutting?

[jas xjr]

take it to the pictures?

[netherfield]

Rub Olive oil,or vegetable oil in to it now and then,kind of waterproofs it.

Then wash as usual.

[thatone1967]

jas xjr said:

take it to the pictures?

that is so spooky.. that is EXACTLY what I was gonna say... lol

[pdV6]

netherfield said:

Rub Olive oil,or vegetable oil in to it now and then,kind of waterproofs it.

Then wash as usual.

^ this.

Do it quite regularly for a bit and then you'll not need to do it so much (if at all) after a while.

We have a big, thick board that MrsV6 bought over 10 years ago. It used to drink olive oil to start with but now (on the rare occasion I think to do it) just a light smear is all it will take.

Still looks good as new.

Edited by pdV6 on Wednesday 21st April 18:03

[Kermit power]

Thanks. Sounds like a perfect use for the Costco cheap as anything 5 litre filipo berio stuff!

[uncinqsix]

Do not use olive oil - It will go rancid and will generally not be very durable. The stuff to use is a clear, non toxic mineral oil. It's called "medicinal paraffin oil" here in NZ, but not sure what it's called in the UK. I saw some in Ikea (in the kitchen section) when I was over there, so that would probably be the best place to start.

[Kermit power]

uncinqsix said:

Do not use olive oil - It will go rancid and will generally not be very durable. The stuff to use is a clear, non toxic mineral oil. It's called "medicinal paraffin oil" here in NZ, but not sure what it's called in the UK. I saw some in Ikea (in the kitchen section) when I was over there, so that would probably be the best place to start.

Are you sure about that? If pdV6 has made it to 10 years without problems using olive oil, that's good enough got me...

[uncinqsix]

Kermit power said:

uncinqsix said:

Do not use olive oil - It will go rancid and will generally not be very durable. The stuff to use is a clear, non toxic mineral oil. It's called "medicinal paraffin oil" here in NZ, but not sure what it's called in the UK. I saw some in Ikea (in the kitchen section) when I was over there, so that would probably be the best place to start.

Are you sure about that? If pdV6 has made it to 10 years without problems using olive oil, that's good enough got me...

Olive oil won't always go rancid in a chopping board, but there is a decent chance that it will. I prefer to remove any risk by using mineral oil, as do most people who make chopping boards.

[pdV6]

Ah well, it seems 100% fine on olive oil...

[DangerousMike]

use boiling olive oil??

[Mr E Driver]

Don't put them in the dishwasher.

Use some plastic chopping boards for the messy/staining type stuff and fresh meat

[HAB]

with utter disdain

[TimJMS]

Creosote is banned. Substitute this with a liberal coating of used engine oil and you'll never look back. Or forward, for that matter. The chopping board is bound to outlive you.

[Pot Bellied Fool]

I got a tin of stuff from Ikea ages ago but still haven't got round to treating either the Ikea chopping board - that never gets used. Or the big butchers block that gets used every day for veg.

But Butchers Block oil is what you need. It's a mineral, foodsafe oil.

[netherfield]

Maybe Brake fluid will do the job or auto Tranmission fluid.