Almost every kitchen has a cutting board, and not alone. So that the culinary attribute serve for a long time, it needs to be careful, and this is not only timely washing and drying. For processing boards, you need to purchase oil - it is the regular impregnation that guarantees their durability, strength and not ceasing to please the quality.
It is suitable for processing products only special oils: olive and sunflower will not give any sense.
In the same way, vinegar, soda and other disinfectants will not be useful for wood (they have their own function).
Purpose
The oil is required for impregnation as a new wooden board and already used. In the right oil there is no smell and taste, it does not leave visible traces, does not affect the nutritional characteristics of products. As soon as you brought home a new cutting board, before use, wash it in warm water, dry and apply special oil to the surface of the board.
Why it is necessary to handle the product:
- It absorbs unpleasant odors, thus removing them;
- Does not appear on the blackboard microbes, mold, fungus inside the wood itself, which happens much more often than you think;
- Prevents the occurrence of chips and cracks, which is characteristic of a very dry material that does not receive a special timely impregnation.
The wood structure itself has to oil processing: the liquid penetrates into the fibers, filling the pores of the material.
The oil for impregnation should be in every sophistication, but even for homemade kitchen, this composition is required. Sift the board is needed Once every 1-2 months, not allowing long interruptions. It is especially careful to carry out the processing of wooden kitchen products in the cold season, when radiators work in the kitchen. The proximity of the heat source makes the board vulnerable: the structure is inclined at this time to deformities.
Even if you simply spent one day in the kitchen, and all this time worked the oven and stove, the hood barely coped with the heat dissipation, this is once again to treat cutting boards with oil.
Varieties of oils
Mainly use mineral oil for cutting boards. This product of oil origin, obtained by distillation of fuel oil. Sometimes, in the manufacture of mineral oils, agricultural crops can be used. The tool, despite the technical characteristics, is absolutely safe. It is actively used in the food industry, the composition of the oil makes it in demand and in the medical, cosmetology sphere.
Food mineral oil:
- guarantees a high level of protection of the product being processed;
- There is no taste and smell;
- easy to apply;
- environmentally safe;
- dries quickly;
- It does not have colors (if only there are no special additives in it).
Use mineral oil not only as a means against worn out kitchen utensils, But and as a way to give a brilliant type of product.
Very often, mineral oil is combined with beeswax, and this combination is optimal. The wax takes on the functions of the sealant, it protects the porous wood structure from moisture. And even though it increases the moisture resistance of the tree, he does not make it waterproof.
If applied oil without wax, the effect will not be complete: The protective film on the board will not be formed, it will not be reliable enough. Bacteria, food pieces, dirt in the structure of the tree will not fall exactly if you mix mineral oil with wax.
But there are other processing options: in the pharmacy can be purchased vaseline oil, and in the store - linen. Both products are suitable for processing boards. Vaseline oil is also mixed with bees wax. Vaseline oil is also a purified oil fraction, which is obtained after distilling the kerosene, there is no harmful organic organic. The basis of the synthetic product can be considered liquid paraffin. The oil does not absorb into the skin, which is afraid of some mistresses, because it is very convenient in everyday life (and in the kitchen including).
The components of the flaxseed oil, sooping wood, under the influence of external factors thicken - polymerization occurs. So the liquid turns into a semi-rigid mass, which is protection for wood.
The combination with bee wax improves cutting board protection.
How to pick up the board?
Cutting boards are different - from plywood (the easiest and cheaper option), as well as end - from oak, from pine, from beech. Whatever oil you have acquired, with proper use they will be useful for the product.
But some nuances worth noting.
- If you will take linseed oil for impregnation of a pine board (and some love to replace it with nuts, which is theoretically possible), with time from the product, it is not the most pleasant, burnt smell.
- Sometimes stocks pass in the store, and cutting boards are sold with an oil for impregnation. Remember what oil offered to you the manufacturer (or store specialists), most likely, and in the future you need to use this particular option.
- Mineral oil can not be found on sale: if there is no stroymogazine nearby, the pharmacy will certainly be found. Therefore, the vaseline composition will be a more preferred option.
- Oak boards are the strongest, durable, reliable. Soak them with a mixture of mineral oil and wax, do not be afraid to overdo it, wood will absorb as much as she needs. Timely impregnation and careful attitude will allow you to use the board for many years.
Thin plywood jams are not so hygienic and durable as end. Few people paying attention to the processing of thin boards, and this is omission.
Often it is insufficient processing that leads to digestive disorders from family members.
How to process?
Cutting boards plywood consist of several sheets of wood glued together. Multilayer plywood material is very sensitive to water, because glue in the composition of the board characterizes low moisture resistance. Therefore, the plywood is often swelling, mold and microbes are "settled" in it, the structure of the board itself is destroyed. Therefore, the processing of such a product is obligatory.
Consider how to cover the oil plywood board.
- If the whiteboard is new, then it needs several layers of mineral oil in a mixture with bees wax. If you have done the board yourself, the layers should be 3 (in this case, each will dry at least 12 hours).
- If after applying the means, its surplus was formed, they must be carefully removed with a soft cloth.
- For regular processing, you need to make a mineral board boards once a month, this is enough to be confident in the purity and safety of the kitchen accessory used.
To process the end board (or the saw blade of a tree), it is also originally necessary to rinse and dry. If you have made the board yourself, and after the first processing it seems to be crawled, you should walk on it shallow sandpaper.
- To impregnate and lubricate the end board, you need to cover it with mineral / linen / vaseline oil. To do this, you can pour a tablespoon of oil and just pour it onto the surface of the board. Then, using a tampon made of soft tissue (or just with hand), the composition for impregnation along the entire surface should be confused.
- It is very important that the processing is uniform - if you have to do skid, some sites will remain without protection. Soak all sides of the board, and the side too.
- If the board is new, do not hurry on the day of purchase it use - the oil impregnation with a new product is organized several times in a row. At least twice process item, oil residues wiping with paper towels.
If you yourself make the impregnating composition, use the following formula. Take 1 part of the bee wax and 4 pieces of vaseline oil: the mixture is prepared in a water bath. First heated the oil, and then lower the wax in it. The mixture after cooking should be cooled and apply to the board. If it is inconvenient to work with a cloth or hands, you can use a wide brush.
If the resulting composition remains, it cannot be stored in the refrigerator to the new use. It is reasonable to treat them all the wooden dishes, which is in the house: And this is usually rolling and blades, spoons.
And one more important point. On professional kitchen there is clear differentiation of boards: Some serve for cutting vegetables, others - for meat and fish. At home not all hostess follow such a division, although Elementary sanitary rules repeat it as axiom.
No matter how carefully you treated the boards, as it was perfectly washed, the risk of intestinal infections by virtue of the bacteria remaining in the pores is preserved. Reduces its separation of plaques for its intended purpose.
Good care for kitchen utensils is both leaning, and rational attitude towards dishes, and care for your own health.
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