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The Best Food-Safe Finish May Be None At All - Fine Woodworking Article (www.finewoodworking.com)

submitted 2 days ago by captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca

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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.

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[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The alternative is using plastic…

ugh, no thanks. plastics for food is one of the most vile inventions of humankind. food starts to "sweat", and it gets gross; it starts to smell really fast and bacteria and fungi grow on the food. especially if you put food in the fridge in a plastics box.

[–] scott_anon_21@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

Let's branch to a conversation about micorplastics... https://www.foodandwine.com/are-plastic-cutting-boards-safe-8624857