The Best Food-Safe Finish May Be None At All - Fine Woodworking Article
The Best Food-Safe Finish May Be None At All - Fine Woodworking Article
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The Best Food-Safe Finish May Be None at All - FineWoodworking
Seri Robinson, a professor of wood anatomy, agrees with the marketers of "food-safe" finishes that bacteria-especially salmonella, listeria, and E. coli-are a threat to human health. But, Robinson say...
Conventional wisdom regarding finishing cutting boards and other food prep surfaces is to coat them heavily with mineral oil and/or a food safe paste wax to "seal" and/or "condition" them. Seri Robinson asserts otherwise, her research has shown that any finish applied to wood decreases its natural anti-microbial properties.