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the oil for oiling your knives
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oils used in baking will eventually turn rancid (oxidize) and turn solid/gummy/hard ...
it will taste bad and smell bad
baby oil, mineral oil, sewing machine oil ... get it cheap at dollar store
it will taste bad and smell bad
baby oil, mineral oil, sewing machine oil ... get it cheap at dollar store
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Both lubes I use ( yes I call them lube because I use other stuff then oil) is frog lube and valve oil. Frog lube in a past form, is what I use for guns and is ment to melt and soak into the metal like the seasoning in a cast iron skillet. It will lube when opening and closing even with very little in the joint because it has soaked into the metal. The other is valve oil, it's thinner then most oils and does what an oil does. Frog lube is food safe valve oil is not, but I have both laying around so I use them when I need to.
Bill DeShivs
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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No oil can soak into metal. That's advertising BS. Seasoning a cast iron skillet consists of building up a surface ON the metal.
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if there are pores on the surface of the metal, and it soaks into the pores ... English is fun
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Do NOT use vegetable-based oils. They'll go rancid, smell, and then wouldn't be food safe.
Pharmacy-grade Mineral Oil is food-safe and available everywhere for about $3/pint. (I use mineral oil for almost every blade.)
For non-food usage, 3-in-One Oil and WD40 work well, especially on outdoor knives.
Even synthetic motor oils like Mobil One work well and are quite popular.
Pharmacy-grade Mineral Oil is food-safe and available everywhere for about $3/pint. (I use mineral oil for almost every blade.)
For non-food usage, 3-in-One Oil and WD40 work well, especially on outdoor knives.
Even synthetic motor oils like Mobil One work well and are quite popular.
It fills the pores.if there are pores on the surface of the metal, and it soaks into the pores ... English is fun
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I don't use oil at all, I use Simple Green, Fantastic, 409 or and of their Dollar Store equivalents as long as it contains no bleach. In a pinch just some water with a couple of drops of dish detergent in it works fine.
