OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> In article .com>,
> "Sheldon" > wrote:
>
> > Pylls, Barry wrote:
> > > I use a kleenex to spread peanut oil on my cutting board
> > > to prevent it from drying up. Kleenex shreds very easily.
> > > It just turns to goo, leaving sludge everywhere. A bit of
> > > a pain.
> > >
> > > The logical alternative is to use a rag. But this seems
> > > environmentally unfriendly because it will be soaked with
> > > oil and take lots of soap and water to wash out. (The
> > > shredding kleenex is also environmentally hostile, but I
> > > tend to think less so because there so little of it).
> > >
> > > What is normal practice?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> >
> > To oil wooden kitchenware I use my bare hands.
> >
>
> Yay! :-)
>
> So do I.....
>
> I use Grapeseed oil.

Mostly I rub in beeswax. Only occasionally, if I happen to have some
oil on my hands, will I oil woodenware, like sppons and knife handles.
These days I use plastic cutting boards almost exclusively... I'll use
wood for cutting things like cheese, fruit, and sausage, not for
anything wet. With plastic just rinse and pop into the dishwasher.

Sheldon