/ck/ - Food & Cooking

why i oil my board and NOT my pan

>>17607428
That’s a lot of guys

>>17607415
Of course, if you want it to keep a healthy color and not absorb all the juices you put on it.
I just use whatever (cheap) oil I have on hand, usually vegetable oil, and let it sit at least overnight, but if I can afford it, >24 hours.
After that it comes back with a beautiful tint

>>17607415
I only cut vegetables and fruits on my wooden cutting board and use a plastic one for meat and fish. That way i dont have to wash it as frequently and ruin it

Never had to. And it's a cheap bamboo board from IKEA

You can only use mineral oil because anything else will go rancid.

>>17607415
>Do you treat your cutting board(s) with oil?
It's basic maintenance, so obviously.
>What kind?
I got some specialty board oil as a gift, so currently I am using that up, but I wouldn't buy it. Normally I'd just use flaxseed or walnut oil, though if you happen to have mineral oil on hand that's great because it's neutral in taste. Just try to use a drying oil.

>>17607415
That's a good question.
I got another, how do you clean a nice wooden board after cutting greasy/oily stuff, if you shouldn't use detergent.

>>17607415
5w20

>>17607415
Yes, CBD oil

>>17607801
who said don't use detergent? Just a mild soap and hot water should be fine. Most of these anti soap warnings are for old carry overs from people using like lye soaps forever ago

>>17607842
Doesn't even a mild soap remove the oil you're applying to the board?

wtf, I've had the same cutting board which I use for literally everything for almost 15 years and I've never heard of "treating" it like this. Bros, have I been missing out?

>>17607801
Well you definitely don't put it through the dishwasher hahaha.

Does it make your food taste better or something???? Who fucking cares

>>17607864
>>17607882
I assume it's something you must do if you buy a really nice board out of premium type of wood. You'd want it to serve you a long time, so you maintain it.

>>17607415
I treat mine with Castor oil, it helps me control my weight

>>17607415
no

>>17607543
enjoy your rancid cutting board.

>>17607633
mineral oil is the same thing as motor oil minus the additives.

>>17607415
I use a 20+ years old wood cutting board I made myself when I was in middle school.
Never oiled it and I'm still alive.

>>17609717
>enjoy your rancid cutting board.
Been doing this for a while and it's not rancid.

>>17607857
After cleaning with soap, you should reapply the oil. But usually I just wipe my board off with a damp towel.

i'm convinced everyone on this board just eats microwave dinners and has never cooked in their lives

>>17609743
When someone doesn’t wipe their asshole for 3 days, they start to not notice the smell.

t. On day 7

>>17607415
So is using a plastic board taboo?

>>17609790
Yes.
Source:me

>>17607801
All I do when I clean my cutting board is to wipe it down with a wet sponge a few times. If it's greasy I'll use a hot/soapy wet sponge. I don't scrub. I just wipe it several times until it's cleaned off. Cutting boards aren't dishes.

>>17607415
Once in a while I will oil my cheap bamboo board with whatever vegetable oil I have on hand but I don’t bother most of the time.

>>17609790
My personal philosophy is to avoid plastics in general where I can because plastics are abominations unto nature.

>>17607415
I bought a cheap cutting board in '14/'15 and have never oiled it. Simply use it, then wash it with some mild soap and water and let dry immediately. Then again, I live in the PNW so maybe if you're from the desert or some shit you may have to.

>>17607415
Linseed/flax oil or walnut oil are the natural options, other than that mineral oil. Most other natural oils go rancid very fast, unlike the ones I listed above.

This is a dumb meme and morons on this board are going to spam it for the next few weeks or months as bait.

>>17607564
what about the glues in you food?

>>17607415
I don't treat mine with anything because it's a cheap piece of shit.
If I ever bought like a $150 one I probably would look into how to take care of it.

>>17607415
>not oiling the knife before each use
Do americans really?

>>17607415
Butchers Block Oil.

>>17607415
I work smegma into the raw wood like a fine wax.
Organic.
Renewable.
Body positive.

>>17609945
wat
wood needs to be oiled now and then so it doesn't dry out and split

>>17607857
not if it soaks in. It's similar to seasoning your cookware. you need to retreat it once it looks or feels 'dry'

Yes, mineral oil. Planning to get some beeswax soon and mix up some board conditioner to try out, but honestly I don't need to oil mine very often since I got a few teak boards, they seem to hold up really well compared to some others I've had in the past that needed oil every other week or so.

>>17610586
Based teak bro.

>>17607564
Bamboo is too hard, it dulls your knife too fast.

This is literal autism

>>17607415
>>17607428
Is this a /ourguy/ thread?

>>17611129
why I oil my fist, and not his butthole by chef john

>>17609829
Based. I hope you grow your own food anon

>>17609758
No way. It's not a cast iron skillet. You're saying I should oil it multiple times a week just because I use it to cut butter or seared steaks??

>>17609743
you probably have covid.

>>17607415
I use the bees wax stuff. No rancid oil contamination. Bamboo cutting boards suck in this regard; they can't absorb the wax.

>>17611207
Saved.
Food wishes dot com... After Dark.

>>17607882
Well if you don’t care why should anyone tell you lol

>>17609743
Well it definitely is even if you can’t smell it or have a shitty nose.

>>17611990
This.
If you simply rub vegetable oil on a cutting board it will feed microbes. Some of which may cause illness.

>>17611990
>>17612010
Anons I'm starting to get worried. Microbes feed on oil?
How can I tell if it's rancid? I still wash it with disinfectant once in a while so it should kill the bacteria, if there's any.

>>17612030
>Microbes feed on oil?
Yes, they can thrive in certain kinds.
>How can I tell if it's rancid?
It is. Trust me.
Wash your cutting board in hot soapy water, let it dry in a well ventilated area, and then get some oil, wax, or other compound designed for cutting boards. Everything will be fine.

>>17607415
>cutting board
weak

take the chopping block pill

Any of you use paraffin oil, or is petroleum based bad? Is it still bad if it's the one from the pharmacy that's designed to be ingested so you poop better?

>>17612751
Well... I guess it's better than oil that goes rancid. But you'll poop either way so... It might not make any difference.

Is all beeswax for wood maintaining food-safe?

>>17607415
>what oil
Mineral oil
>how often
every 6 months depending how much you use it
>How clean
rinse with water, dry, use salt and lemon juice, scrub, rinse with water, or just soapy dish soap, do not use in dishwasher, or clean in super hot water.
>long term care
Every year it's best to sand down the surface until smooth and reapply mineral oil. Do not let cutting board to soak in water or to dry soaking wet.

enjoy.

>>17612010
I just treated my brand new bamboo boards with sunflowerseed oil. Am I going to poison myself?

>>17614950
Hopefully

>>17611297
That guy is a retard, you only need to re-oil a board when it starts to look dry, the frequency of which will vary wildly depending on the type of board you have and your usage. The oil soaks into the wood itself which helps to prevent it from absorbing water or other liquids from the food you cut on it or from washing, which in turn helps keep the wood from drying out and warping or splitting. A quality board that is cared for properly (washed and dried normally after use) will need oiling at most once every few weeks. Some types of wood like teak contain more natural resins that help to reduce the amount you need to oil them and make them more naturally waterproofed.