This was given as a gift and I want to use what I have before buying more.
This chore was desperately needed, something I’d neglected for a while. I knocked out 1 cutting board, 4 spoons, 4 handles for silicon spatulas, and two stainless flippers
I oiled seven wooden kitchen utensils with walnut oil! I used paper towels because waste oil is better as a fire starter than on a rag in the laundry.
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"[6] Let the people, O God, confess to Thee: let all the people give praise to Thee: [7] The earth hath yielded her fruit. May God, our God bless us, [8] May God bless us: and all the ends of the earth fear Him." (Psalms 66/67)
Today I oiled wooden kitchen utensils. I had coconut oil on hand that I used and in one of the articles in the instructions for this BB someone mentioned that it doesn’t go rancid.
I just realized I missed the "action" shot, so understand if this isn't approved. If that's the case, there will be a next time. In that event, I'll need to get She Who Must Be Obeyed involved to keep the DSLR oil-free.
We've neglected our kitchen woods overall, so it was fortuitous to find this BB. I checked a couple local grocers online and once I found one carried walnut oil, we were off to the races.
The composite boards didn't absorb like the spoons and other board. I was concerned about the big board as it feels like it had originally been waxed as well, but it absorbed the oil nicely and it really brought out the grain visually again. This morning the spoons felt drier than the boards, so they can definitely take more before long.
For the boards, I basically poured the oil on directly and spread it by hand. It was wonderfully tactile to feel the dry board getting to a lower friction state as the oil was applied. For the spoons I poured a bit of oil in my palm and went over them by hand. The painter's stand-offs were quite handy to allow me to oil all at once and then let the items sit overnight to absorb the oil.
Edit: Added additional photos to show action on another cutting board.
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Before oiling
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Walnut oil from the grocery store - hadn't really noticed before this topic
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Immediately after applying oil and washing hands to be able to handle camera
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Items after wiping down the following morning
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Additional board in need of love
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Extra cutting board receiving love in the form of walnut oil
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Additional board nearly done...now wait for it to soak up that oily goodness and give it a wipe down.
Working toward a permaculture-strong retirement near sunny Sperling.