Should fade over time with regular oiling and washing
Comment on How to get greasy spots out of wooden cutting board properly?
XTL@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
I’m guessing it wasn’t (well) oiled. Oiled board are fairly easy to clean and nothing will soak into them as long as they’re cleaned after using.
Might come off with scraping and oiling, so treat the board again. Otherwise the spot is not going to be harmful in any way and cutting boards get marked over time in any case.
untorquer@lemmy.world 1 day ago
cabbage@piefed.social 1 day ago
Maybe fighting fire with fire and setting the whole board with olive oil now would help at least hide the spot.
dusty_raven@discuss.online 23 hours ago
Olive oil can go rancid and add off flavor to food. Use mineral oil instead. Some people also go with distilled coconut oil, but I still think mineral oil is the best choice.
Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 21 hours ago
Ack! No petroleum products on my cutting boards! I've used walnut oil for years, as I was told it's the only food grade oil that dries, and doesn't go rancid. I have a lot of cutting boards, wooden utensils, bowls, a few "plates" or "plowls". And I live in a dry climate, so they get oiled up about once a year. I just did the bowls, and wow do they look great!
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 20 hours ago
Not an expert here, but food-grade mineral oil is safe for cutting surfaces from every source I’ve read. It’s even commonly used as a laxative.
Meanwhile, from what I gather, walnut oil has a comparatively long shelf life, but it does eventually go rancid, leaving an off smell. But it may be that yearly oiling makes that a relatively moot point, with the new covering the old.