Kenneth wrote:
>
> I have not had the problem on cutting boards, but have with
> wooden spoons. The oil on then has become rancid leaving the
> spoon with a terrible taste that I could not eliminate.
>
> That's why I switched to mineral oil, and suggest it to
> others.

How do you know how your wooden spoons taste, you must put them into
your mouth... don't do that... it's not a civilized habit. I use a
tasting spoon... a metal soup spoon that sets in a saucer along the
stove, never goes into the pot... dip into the pot with your pot spoon
and dribble some into your tasting spoon. The dribbling also cools the
food to the proper tasting temp, and then you don't need to blow on
it.. blowing on a spoon you're going to dip back into the pot is
another uncivilized habit.... and nothing to do with sterile, a
simmering pot is rather sterile... but doing stuff that gets your
spittle in the pot is an ugly habit.

I also segregate my wooden spoons... those I use for clean liquids, ie.
boiling pasta and veggies, etc. are never used to stir foods containing
fats and other stuff that stains, like tomato sauce. Some of my
'boiling spoons' are ancient but as pristine as the day they were born.
Wooden spoons that stir sauces, soups, stews, and the like are also
kept to just those chores... they get hand washed right after use and
also are in pristine condition but are generally stained. Then I have
wooden spoons reserved for hard use, for moving stuff about while
frying and scraping during deglazing and like that. Those I also hand
wash directly after use but those tend to show wear from abrasion...
ever so often I will spend two minutes giving one a lick with sand
paper, removes discoloration and smooths the wood. I don't oil or
otherwise coat my wooden spoons... when one of my hard use spoons has
finally had it I move up one of my medium duty spoons to take it's
place, and so on down the line... wooden spoons are very inexpensive
(don't think I've ever spent more than a buck for one, usually more
like half that, or less), so when I see a bundle of nice ones at a good
price I will add it to my kitchen stash. It's probably been more than
two years since I had to break out a new wooden spoon (they usually
break before wearing out). I ain't gonna put a whole lotta time and
effort into regularly coating with preservatives something that costs
like 39=A2. And I don't know about yoose but I will occasionally run a
wooden spoon through the dishwasher, mine don't stink. Some of yoose
sure seem spend a lot more time talking about and agonizing over
kitchen stuff than actually doing kitchen stuff... I mean, sheesh, it's
a friggin' 39=A2 hunk of wood, costs less than a decent pencil... buncha
obsessed neurotics... I bet yoose don't wash yer crotch as good...
maybe that's what yoose smell... prolly where yer spoons been. <G>

Ahahahahahahahahahahahaha. . . . .

Sheldon