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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: skyarrow on December 26, 2010, 08:50:45 pm

Title: sealing a butcherblock
Post by: skyarrow on December 26, 2010, 08:50:45 pm
whats a good sealant for homemade butcher blocks
Title: Re: sealing a butcherblock
Post by: bryan irwin on December 26, 2010, 08:55:12 pm
I seal mine with goerges club house wax it's bee's wax got it at woodcraft store. it's for sealing cutting boards and bowls.
Title: Re: sealing a butcherblock
Post by: El Destructo on December 26, 2010, 09:01:21 pm
Sterling...the best that I have found is a "Food Grade" Mineral Oil...or any Unscented Mineral Oil will work...wash the Board good with Soapy Water....Rinse...Use White Vinegar on it to Sterilize it...dry it good...then liberally rub in the Mineral Oil...let it sit 15-20 minutes...then wipe off the Excess...that simple...that's the way I was taught from an Old Italian in a very upscale restaurant back Home
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Post by: mullet on December 26, 2010, 09:44:33 pm
 Yep, what Mike said. I asked the wife. She was a meat wrapper and said that was dead on.
Title: Re: sealing a butcherblock
Post by: madcrow on December 27, 2010, 09:39:38 pm
I use salad bowl finish from GeneraL Finishes on all the bowls I turn, but that mineral oil sounds even better.  Mine says that it is non toxic when cured.
Title: Re: sealing a butcherblock
Post by: JW_Halverson on December 27, 2010, 09:42:48 pm
Just called my dad, he cut meat for over 50 years and most of them on a maple block.  He echos the mineral oil recommendation and sayd you can't use too much or too often.
Title: Re: sealing a butcherblock
Post by: skyarrow on December 28, 2010, 02:50:51 pm
Thanx all for the help I found a ol cutting board of my grandparent last week when we tore ther trailer down and I want to restor it