Non-Toxic knife oils?

PAM cooking spray. Seriously, its that simple. Been using it for a long time. Quick spray, wipe off excess. Done. Been using it on my carbon Mora knife for outdoor use for a couple of years, does a good job of preventing rust between uses.
 
It sounds like there is a market for "Green" tool cleaners, lube and various junk, but there is so much out there in other forms. Maybe some knife makers should do some R&D and suggest some oils out of the supermarket? I guess it's up to us.
 
I use pam on my food prep knives but in the kitchen and outdoors and use tuf-cloth on non food prep knives.
 
Randy555 said:
I have used extra virgin coconut oil, it works and is all natural. Can be found on health food stores.
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same here. i keep it around to shine up my dogs coat a couple weeks before a show.
ive never tried it, but they sure love a little on their kibble LOL
 
Personally I think someone just needs to make an aerosol can of USP mineral oil and call it a day.

Edit: Looks like "food machinery oil" spray could be the answer. Looking at the MSDS for a couple different makers it seems to be nothing more than mineral oil and a thinning agent. The stuff is, naturally, food safe.
 
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Can I use laxative grade mineral oil or just food grade? I dont plan on doing much food prep with it at all, besides maybe some fruit once in a blue moon
 
JerryIsAlive said:
Can I use laxative grade mineral oil or just food grade? I dont plan on doing much food prep with it at all, besides maybe some fruit once in a blue moon
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I've never seen laxative grade. The food grade is about $2 a bottle. If it's laxative grade it's probably the same thing as food grade because it means you can ingest it.
 
I use Hoppe's Elite oil...... But if I planned on eating off of it more than once, I'd go mineral oil or frog lube.
 
JerryIsAlive said:
Can I use laxative grade mineral oil or just food grade? I dont plan on doing much food prep with it at all, besides maybe some fruit once in a blue moon
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Those are one and the same thing. USP Mineral Oil is food grade, and commonly sold in most pharmacies as a laxative because in spite of being INgestible it's not DIgestible so it goes right through ya'.
 
I use camelia oil, bought it from japan off ebay
works well, is not toxic and lasts a while
 
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