Caring for your wood
A board remembers how it is cared for. It takes three steps.
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Does your board need oil today?
Put a few drops of water on the surface, wait a minute, then tell us what you see.
Your board is happy.
The grain is still holding its oil. Check again in a few weeks.
Today it asks for oil.
Do you have enough oil?
Food-safe mineral oil is all it takes.
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Wash by hand
Rinse it in warm water with a little mild soap right after you use it, then dry it completely with a towel before you set it down. Wood that air dries while lying flat holds onto moisture along the grain, and that is where warping starts.
Skip the dishwasher
The heat, the long soak, and the detergent are made for ceramic and metal, not wood. One run through the dishwasher can split a board that would have lasted years with a two minute hand wash.
Oil it regularly
A food-safe mineral oil keeps the grain from drying out and cracking. Oil it once the day it arrives, then again whenever the water test says so. If a few drops of water soak in instead of beading up, or the surface looks pale or feels rough, that is the wood asking for oil.
Keep it in sight
A board kept out on the counter is a board that gets used, and a board that gets used is a board that gets cared for. The ones that end up forgotten in a drawer are the ones that crack from neglect, not from use.
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