Oil on blade used for cutting food? What do you guys use?

[zerozappa]

What should you use on a blade if you're gonna use it for cutting food for eating???

WD40 is my weapon of choice for most other metal items...but I'd rather not eat it.

What do you guys use???

 

[Bill McWilliams]

I use olive oil myself. I still rinse with hot water before use because olive oil (vegatable, etc. ) attracts dust.
Bill

 

[knifenerd]

IMO any oil you would use in cooking can be used. Definitey stay away from WD40 or Tuff-Glide or things of that nature. They won't do you liver any good.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

I use olive oil myself. I've been using a Cold Steel large drop point Twistmaster in the kitchen. The Zytel handle doesn't care, but that Carbon V blade does discolor (looks good!) so I watch for corrosion, not just by oiling, but by cleaning it and drying it carefully every time I use it.

 

[Joe Talmadge]

I use heavy mineral oil, the kind sold in the pharmacy in the laxative section

Joe

 

[Hoodoo]

For knives I use regularly for food prep, I generally use whatever vegetable oil I have handy. If I'm going hunting, I will wipe down my hunting knife with ethanol or brake cleaner (apply to rag and wipe) to get rid of whatever preservative might be on it (usually a teflon oil or tuff glide), wash it in soapy water, rinse, and put some mineral oil on it.

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[This message has been edited by Hoodoo (edited 01-06-2001).]

 

[nifrand]

Bacon grease.Works for me.

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[Raptor]

For my kitchen/cooking utensils I prefer to just simply wash with hot water & soap and then wipe off IMMEDIATELY until dry with a paper towel.

I have Henckels 4 star knives & this works great for both them & all others that I've used whether good, cheap, stainless, or carbon.
*Note-Carbon knives are going to turn color (form a patina), that like alot of others here at BFC, seem to find appealing.
They will take on the look of your Grandmom's knives. That couldn't be too bad of a thing now could it?

I choose to keep most chemicals away from the food unless out in the bush. In the out-of-doors scenario, which I haven't found myself in for a number of years now, I protect the knife with honing or machinists oil (very, very light coat) and that always works fine. I suppose that now a days, I would use a Tuf-Cloth.
As I stated before, I don't like chemicals in my food, but the way I look at it is like this; if you can go 5 days without a shower then you shouldn't mind eating a little oil.

--The Raptor--

 

[Steve-O]

I'm with Raptor, wash and dry works fine unless you know you are going to be in wet outdoor conditions. When I'm camping I use vegetable oil (I have used bacon grease)

For knives I am going to store for a while I use RustFree (a thick silicon oil), but I wash it off before using the knife.

Steve-O

 

[not2sharp]

I use baby oil, its also based on vegetable oil rather than petroleum.

 

[zerozappa]

Heh - sounds like it could be dangerous if you use too much...

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Joe Talmadge:
I use heavy mineral oil, the kind sold in the pharmacy in the laxative section

Joe</font>

 

[Marion David Poff]

Joe-

Does your laxative oil act as a self-regulator? Get a loose, lay off the food?

Sorry, couldn't help it.

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[SALTY]

I'm with Joe on this one. Mineral oil, the type sold in pharmacies for consumption does not get rancid like olive oil, bacon grease (very high in salt) or other "food" greases and oils.

Besides, with the mineral oil, things just seem to "move" better. Sorry.

 

[fuchikoma]

I've heard that linseed oil is good for displacing water, and preserves a blade quite well, though I've never tried it myself.

Most of my blades are just polished regularly, and aren't oiled.

 

[Alberta Ed]

Mineral oil works great, is cheap, nontoxic... what more could you want?

 

Jojoba "oil" (actually a vegetal liquid wax). Does not dry (like linseed oil), does not get rancid (like olive oil), is nontoxic.
Happy oiling

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[Osbourn]

Clove oil. Traditional for japanese blades, and never dries out.

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