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Can You Use Honing Oil To Clean Your Knife Blades
- Thread starter rsw524
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Honing oil is basically just mineral oil. Depending on what you're trying to clean from the blade, it may do OK on basic dirt, grime, glues, sap, etc. But, if the blade has been used with caustic/acidic materials (foods & other acids, salts, bleach or other alkaline stuff), oil isn't the best choice for cleaning. It may instead just trap some of that stuff against the steel, which can exacerbate corrosion.
I prefer to wipe down my blades with Windex or isopropyl alcohol, both of which will do a good job of degreasing and removing the corrosive stuff like acids. Baking soda is best-used when you know you've got acid on the blade (such as after applying a vinegar patina), because the baking soda will neutralize the acidity; it also does a nice job scrubbing red rust from steel, which may itself be an indicator of acids or other corrosives on the blade.
And it's generally safe, with most knives, to simply wash them in hot water and liquid dish detergent like Dawn, Palmolive, Ivory, etc. After drying everything off, some isopropyl alcohol or WD-40 works very well to flush out any remaining moisture from all nooks & crannies. Oftentimes, after using whatever other means to de-grease or remove sticky residues from blades, these last two steps (water/dish soap, then alcohol/WD-40) are the finishing touches, with my knives.
David
I prefer to wipe down my blades with Windex or isopropyl alcohol, both of which will do a good job of degreasing and removing the corrosive stuff like acids. Baking soda is best-used when you know you've got acid on the blade (such as after applying a vinegar patina), because the baking soda will neutralize the acidity; it also does a nice job scrubbing red rust from steel, which may itself be an indicator of acids or other corrosives on the blade.
And it's generally safe, with most knives, to simply wash them in hot water and liquid dish detergent like Dawn, Palmolive, Ivory, etc. After drying everything off, some isopropyl alcohol or WD-40 works very well to flush out any remaining moisture from all nooks & crannies. Oftentimes, after using whatever other means to de-grease or remove sticky residues from blades, these last two steps (water/dish soap, then alcohol/WD-40) are the finishing touches, with my knives.
David