cutting board

[TARGUY]

it's been 30 some years from high school. my question is this when we made cutting boards we used boiled linseed oil is it safe to eat off of for cutting deer meat

 

If it's a 30 year old cutting board then I'd say yer safe.
But if it's a new cutting board just treated with "boiled" linseed oil,then don't. It's the varied "drying" agents we don't really know about now adays.

Glued lamination boards are fine, as long as the face grain is available and pre-dominant. We treat our raw cutting boards with "mineral oil" or just plain "vegetable oil" in this neck of the woods, and do use soap and water too wash after every use. After all, the air ain't as clean nor the water as pure ,as it was 200 yrs ago. Yet with just a little care,we all do just fine.

luck to ya,

 

[Holley]

I would use the Mineral oil, but not the Veg. oil. It will go rancid over time and I have found that very true after storing my cutting boards for a period of time.

 

I use my cutting board most' daily,just makin food an such,, storing boards mite be a bit differnt ::

 

[sse]

Ther' ye go sumtacks, more ya use it the better it gits, and ne'r will it git rotten on ya's. Anymor fer the kitchen ye better off with them plastic ones and the only wood one I got is the bread board.

Regards, sse.

 

[Liver eatin’ Johnson]

Good ideas all... I might add that a solution of one teaspoon of bleach in a quart of water to wash down the surface afterwards is a good insurance against bacteria. :m2c:

Cutting board safety:

 

Ty for the saftey posting LEJ,,
But do you use that solution of bleach and water?? Daily?

 

I use Sesame oil to treat all of my treen ware. cutting boards, wooden spoons, bowls, noggins and the like. Love that woody nutty smell, and have yet to see it go rancid. :m2c:

 

[Liver eatin’ Johnson]

After each day's use, before putting it away is what all food handlers recomend. Some say to use different cutting boards for poultry, meat and veggies too :thumbsup: