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TAKE CARE

I get lots of questions about how to keep your purchases looking like the day you received them. Here are my answers.

Cutting Boards

Your cutting board has been “seasoned” with multiple applications of food-grade mineral oil and a cutting board conditioner containing natural waxes. I do not use any finishes containing nuts and do not stain any wood. That being said, you’ll want to care for your cutting board and it will last a lonnnng time.

General Care

Once a month, or whenever you’d like, apply a few drops of mineral oil or mineral oil/wax mixture (I’m a big fan of Howard’s Butcher Block Conditioner) to the board, allow to set for 15 minutes and wipe with a clean, soft rag to reinforce the water resistance and protect the wood. You really can’t “over oil” a board, but if it stops absorbing, you know you’re plenty oiled, just wipe dry (it’s all food safe!)

Stuck-on Food? Scratches?

Hand sand with 600grit sandpaper and reapply mineral oil, boom, good as new.

Dishwashers Are the Devil

Don’t place your cutting board in the dishwasher, you can try it if you want, but I don’t and don’t guarantee a board that went through the dishwasher. When it gets dirty, wipe it down with warm water and diluted, fragrance free soap, or no soap.

Don’t leave your board in areas of extreme heat or cold. It’s sturdy, but it’s also made of wood, wood expands and contracts in response to extreme temperature changes and could potentially crack.

Don’t apply any oil other than mineral oil or butcher block/cutting board products to your board. Olive oil and other oils will go rancid if applied to your endgrain cutting board.

Getting Funky

Does your cutting board smell funny? Why are you smelling it? Just kidding, that can happen, based on the odor, take the following steps:

Use either pure white vinegar or a mixture of two tablespoons of chlorine bleach in a gallon of water. Other vinegars may impart smells or flavors. To apply, soak a cloth in the solution, then wipe the board down thoroughly with the wet cloth.

If your board has a sour or mold-like smell, spread a cup of baking powder onto the board and pour a cup of pure white vinegar over the board. As a more natural option, you can also cut lemons in half and rub the board down with the sides of the lemon. Let sit for a few minutes before rinsing off.

Everything Else

I don’t use MDF, so everything should be “fixable” if something happens to your piece. If you have a specific question, reach out to me, I’d be happy to help.

Oh No! What Happened?

It’s probably fine, let me know what happened and I’ll see what I can do to help you fix it. In the event that something breaks as a result of my craftsmanship (keep in mind not everything is built to be dropped down a flight of stairs), I’ll work with you to make it right, no charge.