Smith's Honing Oil Food Safe?

[GrinderMcgee]

Just thinking, most of my kitchen knives get the water on diamond stone or kitchen steel treatment. Just by coincidence the outdoorsy blades see the stone more often. Is a honing oil like Smith's leave unsafe residue for food prep and such? If so is there a better option for my stone and food knives? Any help is appreciated.

 

[GWashington1732]

The little bit left on the blade won't hurt you. Maybe if you took the whole bottle and downed it but who's really going to do that? It may give a bitter taste to your food though, I'd suggest wiping it off before using it on food to get rid of that.

 

[GrinderMcgee]

I wash the knife with warm soap and water afterward. The bottle I have doesn't list ingredients other than "non-petroleum" so wasn't sure if there were harmful chemical agents in the stuff or not. Thanks.