Using flax oil as a finsh for a cutting board?

[toomanyknots]

Will it work? I was just trying to think of things I could finish a hickory cutting board with. Will olive oil work, or will it mold?

[Danzn Bar]

Mineral oil.....I think is the best for cutting boards.  I'm not sure but Olive oil might go rancid after a period of time. I know vegetable oil will.
DBar

[mcginnis6010]

Anything i make that may come into contact with food or my mouth i use butcher block oil or a mixture of mineral oil and beeswax.

[Cardboard_Duck]

Just make sure it is laxative grade mineral oil for food surfaces.

Howard butcher block and cutting board oil is what I use, it's a mixture of laxative grade mineral oil and vitamin E, they also sell a conditioner that is mineral oil and beeswax. Both can be found at the orange big box store.

[PatM]

My favorite oxymoron in the finish scene is  butcher block or cutting board finish by I think Minwax that is safe for food and has a skull and crossbones on the can.

[chamookman]

I use Olive Oil on My cast Iron cookware with no problem. Bob

[TRACY]

I've used flax and linseed(raw) oil for cutting boards and use olive oil and heat gun to occasional season the butchers block. Might explain that random head twitching I get from time to time


Tracy

[toomanyknots]

Thanks yall, will give some of these a go! I was about to buy a "hardwood cutting board" yesterday cause we need one, when I realized I was simply buying a slab of hardwood for 10 bucks, when I already have a bunch of em! (I buy a bunch of hickory boards, and have a bunch of cut offs). Speaking of that, anybody cook with on a piece of hickory? Or any other wood? I have seen people grill on one, I am just thinking of uses for some of these pieces of hickory?

[Slackbunny]

Thanks yall, will give some of these a go! I was about to buy a "hardwood cutting board" yesterday cause we need one, when I realized I was simply buying a slab of hardwood for 10 bucks, when I already have a bunch of em! (I buy a bunch of hickory boards, and have a bunch of cut offs). Speaking of that, anybody cook with on a piece of hickory? Or any other wood? I have seen people grill on one, I am just thinking of uses for some of these pieces of hickory?

You could chip them up and use them to smoke something delicious.

[JackCrafty]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned pure tung oil.  Make sure it's pure and not the hardware store variety.

Hickory is excellent for all kinds of cooking and yes, you can put meat in the oven on a slab of hickory.  It works a little better if you put hickory chips in a separate pan.  It will give you a very mild smoky flavor if the oven is hot enough.  You've got to experiment.

[toomanyknots]

Sweet yall,  . Ya, I usually chip em up with my draw knife to grill with, but I was thinking of doing some salmon on a piece of hickory in the oven actually, maybe for christmas? Mmmmmmm

[PatM]

flax/linseed = the same thing. Flax is the plant, linseed is the seed of the flax plant.
 Same thing with flax/linen. Flax produces the raw fiber and as it is processed it becomes various grades of linen.

[toomanyknots]

flax/linseed = the same thing. Flax is the plant, linseed is the seed of the flax plant.
 Same thing with flax/linen. Flax produces the raw fiber and as it is processed it becomes various grades of linen.

I've just read it dries slower. Does it still dry though? or oxidize, etc?

[Danzn Bar]

I use Olive Oil on My cast Iron cookware with no problem. Bob

Extra virgin olive oil is great for cast iron cookware.  when is gets hot around 400 deg it reaches it's smoke point and makes a non stick surface.   I love to cook over a camp fire with cast iron.

[toomanyknots]

I use Olive Oil on My cast Iron cookware with no problem. Bob

Extra virgin olive oil is great for cast iron cookware.  when is gets hot around 400 deg it reaches it's smoke point and makes a non stick surface.   I love to cook over a camp fire with cast iron.

Good to know, thanks. Do you just coat the stuff lightly? By the way, does the raw flaxseed/linseed oil have as much of a spontaneous combustion problem as normal boiled linseed oil?