I’ve only used plastic so far. A friend was moving and she gave me her wooden cutting board. I cut something with it, and some grease got on the cutting board. Now I can’t remove the yellow spot no matter what I do. What can I do to clean it?

  • turdburglar@piefed.socialEnglish
    81·
    16 hours ago

    get you some mineral oil and beeswax. 2/1 ratio. heat them in a saucepan on low heat until combined. pour the mixture into a shallow vessel - empty tuna cans work great. allow the mixture to solidify. use a dry clean cloth to apply the paste to cutting board. let it sit for an hour and then wipe off the excess.

    repeat once a month-ish or when the wood starts to lighten.

        • turdburglar@piefed.socialEnglish
          1·
          2 hours ago

          i mean, ok. but as an actual woodworker, my knowledge base shows mineral oil to be a standard food grade treatment for wooden kitchen implements.

        • Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          131·
          14 hours ago

          There is literal food grade mineral oil for this exact purpose along with lubricating food making equipment. It’s basically completely inert and is sometimes even used as a food ingredient. You can straight up drink a jug of the stuff with no health repercussions other than the violent greasy shits you would get from drinking any oil. Just because it’s a petroleum product doesn’t automatically mean its bad for you.

            • turdburglar@piefed.socialEnglish
              1·
              2 hours ago

              mineral oil is sold at the pharmacy as a laxitive. so yeah, violent greasy shits.

              it’s also cheaper to buy at the pharmacy than it is to buy at the woodworking shops as a finish. same stuff tho.

          • Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io
            2·
            10 hours ago

            Can you cite any research, not sponsored by the petroleum industry, that relates to this opinion? Walnut oil is a food product, is made from walnuts, doesn’t go rancid, and works quite well for maintenance of cutting boards and other wooden kitchen ware.