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

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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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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (19 children)

But then the wood cracks and starts to fall apart? Or perhaps this only happens with glued projects?

[–] HewlettHackard 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The article discusses glue joints. Did you make it through the whole article?

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 weeks ago

Hey hey watch your blood pressure. I'm sure he didn't mean it.

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