"Leon" wrote in message
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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.



Wesson oil for ours and the same for my mothers. I would bet that most of
the "going rancid" replies are from people that are just repeating what
others say rather than having any experience.