"Leon" wrote:

That is not true. My wife has never used anything but vegetable oil
on the butcher block and there has never been a problem with
anything going rancid, at least in the last 30 years. While mineral
oil and or a butcher block oil may be a better choice, vegetable oil
has done just fine for us.

Let's see now, my slab of plastic doesn't need to be oiled, will go in
the dishwasher if desired, doesn't damage knife edge during use, can
be sterilized with household bleach.

That just about covers all my needs for a cutting board, but as a work
of art, it sucks.

Lew