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    Posted: 19 April 2013 at 14:17
     BeesWax Paste for Cutting Board

  There are commercially available products out there to care for your cutting board, but here's a little recipe you can do at home.

  • 1 cup pharmaceutical grade Mineral Oil
  • 2oz pure beeswax

   Heat mineral oil and beeswax in a small pot, on your stovetop, until it's completely dissolved (stirring along the way).  Once the beeswax is completely dissolved, pull it off the heat and allow to cool down a couple of minutes...then pour it into glass jar.


     Use a clean rag to apply to your cutting board, apply liberally.  Allow to soak in overnight and wipe any excess off with a clean dry rag.  Your board may need several treatments at first, just keep applying if it quickly soaks into your board.  Once your board is sufficiently treated you can cut down to once a week treatment.  As you treat the board even more, you may notice that you can reduce the time interval even further.

    Your board will perform and clean better/easier than before.


   Dan



 
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This is outstanding information, Dan - thanks!
 
Up until now, I'd been using olive oil now and then, but it really didn't seem to be doing any good. Your method makes good sense, and I have an apiary just a mile away or so, so getting the beeswax is no trouble.
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Thank you Dan.
 
We were discussing this earlier ... As I had thought, that all our wooden cutting boards could use, a Spring Cleansing treatment ---
 
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   Tas, it will take a good number of treatment to get your board "there".  By no means is this my recipe...I happened upon it thanks to this worldwide internet some number of years ago. 

  Happy Spring Margi!

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Thank you Dan. The same to you.

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I've always used mineral oil, but haven't heard of using beeswax with it. Sounds like a good idea to me. Thanks for the tip. Baking it in using a very low heat in the oven might be something to try if trying to speed up the application of multiple coats.
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I've been a devotee of the mineral oil method for years, but never heard of the bees wax addition either..I'll be giving this a try soon, as I have a buddy who raises bees.

The mineral oil also works very well for any favorite knives with wooden handles.
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Thank you Hoser.
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