Coconut Oil
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Phil Pascoe
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Having smelled a gone off (probably rancid) coconut I would say yes.
According to this article it's very good provided you use refractionated oil.
https://www.cuttingboard.com/blog/what- ... ing-board/
"This leaves an almost pure oil that will NOT go rancid, is shelf stable and is superior to most other oils for treating not just cutting boards, but your kitchen utensilsr, salad bowls, countertops... you get the idea."
https://www.cuttingboard.com/blog/what- ... ing-board/
"This leaves an almost pure oil that will NOT go rancid, is shelf stable and is superior to most other oils for treating not just cutting boards, but your kitchen utensilsr, salad bowls, countertops... you get the idea."
All natural oils can go rancid, but coconut oil is very resistant to oxidative rancidification because it's highly saturated.NazNomad":3bi79dzy said:
As a result some people consider it one of the best natural oils to put onto wood. But long before coconut oil came on the scene other vegetable oils were used for the same sort of thing and most didn't give problems, and none of them are high in saturated fat.
A friend of mine warned me about that site a year or two ago after he became aware of it and from reading just a few entries I could see where he was coming from so I have to pay it forward: read with caution! It's full of rubbish statements dressed up as facts.NazNomad":3bi79dzy said:Blimey, that's a handy website, good find.
What's sold as Salad Bowl Finish tells us a lot about what's actually considered a food-safe finish in the real world and the best selling one in the US is merely heavily diluted varnish.
If you have a branch nearby this is another source for mineral oil:
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00046786/
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00046786/
That's a pretty good price. Just make sure it is food grade rather than cosmetic grade, they are not quite the same.
Oh and also try looking for liquid paraffin, sometimes that is cheaper and it's the same thing. Looking back I think that's what it says on my bottle of horse laxative.
Oh and also try looking for liquid paraffin, sometimes that is cheaper and it's the same thing. Looking back I think that's what it says on my bottle of horse laxative.
The Amazon one is pharmaceutical grade ... https://www.amazon.co.uk/LITRE-WHITE-MI ... B0144Z5ZLA
Cobblers, I hadn't read down that far, it DOES say use for butcher's blocks though ... Does it say it's ok to eat your horse laxatives? :-D
I'm wondering if a petroleum by-product really is the way to go, medically AND morally.
I'm wondering if a petroleum by-product really is the way to go, medically AND morally.
Phil Pascoe
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It wouldn't wash if the product was sold commercially, but I wonder if the main difference between pharmaceutical and for human consumption is little more than another expensive layer of testing and certifying?
Rorschach":3fbdxypo said:
Indeed, Pharmaceutical grade is more pure than food grade it seems:
http://www.ehow.com/info_12044319_diffe ... l-oil.html
I've read lots of food processing machinery is lubricated with mineral oil so I guess many of us consume tiny amounts if you ever eat things like frozen chips etc. :wink:
A lot of these "pharmaceutical" grade oils are marketed to masseurs, smelly oil people etc, as such they sometimes have additives in them for scent or to make them go further.
Someone notes in the comments of this one that the oil has a smell to it, my own oil smells of nothing that I can tell.
I know for certain that something designed for food use or as a laxative is going to be safe to ingest, horses are worth a lot more people! lol
Someone notes in the comments of this one that the oil has a smell to it, my own oil smells of nothing that I can tell.
I know for certain that something designed for food use or as a laxative is going to be safe to ingest, horses are worth a lot more people! lol
