Start with your board
Start with your sad dry wooden cutting board. It’s so far gone you think you might get splinters, but don’t lose hope.
Mineral Oil: part time laxative, full time super hero
Get some of this stuff. Mineral Oil. Don’t use olive oil. Have you ever smelled olive oil that’s had too much air exposure and gets that horrible rancid smell? That will happen to your cutting board if you use olive oil. No, no. Yucky. Next step.
spill and wipe
I’m sure your grandma knows how to do this better. I’ve heard people say everything about going with the grain or against it or around it, but I don’t actually know what any of that means. So, I spill the mineral oil on it, try to spread it out while I spill, then wipe the entire board with oil using a paper towel. It’s not the most graceful process, but it get’s the oil in there.
Ooooooo. Ooooooil.
Bing. Bang. Boom. You got yourself a well oiled machine! Wait, not machine. Well oiled cutting board, let’s make that the new phrase. Huzzah! Easy as pie, babies. Pie you can eat off of your beautiful cutting board.
xoxo,
Adora
Good points!
In my opinion, Wash and dry the cutting board immediately after each use. Don’t ever let your bamboo board soak in the sink or go into the dishwasher. keep in mind that excess moisture is bad for wood. Never soak your cutting board or let it sit in water for extended periods.
You’re so famous. Everyone is making your stuff and doing your crafts. I have the coolest friends 🙂
No, IIIIIIIIII have the coolest friends. Like you!
Hello Adora,
Well, I finally made your apple pie and it was delicious! We had friends over for dinner and the apple pie was our dessert, everyone raved about it! thank you again, 🙂
Happy New Year!
Michael 😉
http://michaelswoodcraft.wordpress.com/wood-conditioner/
Michael! I’m so thrilled that they loved it! Happy New Year to you too!
Hey Adora,
My wife and I went to Sky Top apple orchard in Hendersonville, NC this morning. We picked 40 pounds of apples. The weather was great a crisp 54 degrees this mroning.
I just finsihed making your pie and plan to take it to our family gathering tomorrow. It looks great.
Check out the cutting baord I made Ina Garten – Barefoot Contessa chef.
Michael
Cutting Board for Ina Garten
Michael,
I’m so jealous you two got to actually pick the apples! I hope your family loved the pie!
A cutting board for the barefoot Contessa?! I’m impressed! It’s beautiful!
Hi Adora,
Good information, most people don’t know to use mineral oil. I have been using mineral oil for years along with a mineral oil and beeswax mixture that I make for protecting the surface and conditioning the wood.
In my shop I make cutting boards all the time, check out the couple pictures I have on my blog.
Michael
End Grain Cutting Boards
Thanks Michael! Your cutting boards are beautiful!
Thank you Adora, glad you visited my site!!
Your apple pie looks great! I printed your picture by picture recipe, thank you.
On your patio furniture, you should look into using Future Floor Wax to protect the painted surface. It is a clear acrylic paint and will make all your hard word last longer.
Michael
Mineral Oil Beeswax Wood Conditioner
That’s awesome! If you bake one come back and tell me how it turned out!