On 2/28/2011 5:10 PM, A. Baum wrote:
On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:05:20 -0500, George wrote:

On 2/28/2011 3:16 PM, SteveB wrote:
What is food grade mineral oil? Do I get it at the hardware store or?
I just read wykepedia about oils to use on a cutting board that I have
that is drying up, and starting to split. It also suggests poppyseed
or tung oil, not sure where to get that, either. It seems to say NOT
to use any kind of cooking oil, as it becomes rancid. What do YOU use?

Steve


It is mineral oil that is guaranteed not to have harmful contaminants
and commonly used as a laxative. It is clear and comes in a bottle and
can be found at your neighborhood drug store or pharmacy or if you want
to pay more you can can get it at a kitchen store labeled as butcher
block treatment.

One correction. It can be harmful in larger than usual doses.

I would not use it for this purpose since you cannot predict
how much it will contaminate the food. If it's too much, you'll ****
yourself to death.

For cutting boards, you just wipe the oil on and wipe off again. Food
grade would be that sold at pharmacies or food stores, safe to ingest.
You would not get more than a trace of it on food, used properly. In
long term use (ingestion), mineral oil can cause vitamin deficiency (of
oil soluble vitamins, A, D, E and K).