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The Best Food-Safe Finish May Be None At All - Fine Woodworking Article
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Ftfa: Unfinished wood is naturally antimicrobial. In fact, when rinsed and dried properly between uses, it is self-cleaning. Wood finishes only serve to undermine this amazing property of wood.
while partially true, unoiled wood also tends to take in any kind of fluid deeper, and that includes coffee stains, oil stains, and smells. i honestly don't prefer my woodworks start smelling a bit over time.
Yeah I’m not sure I’m going to stop oiling my counter. But if you just used a plank and replaced it every year? Probably better than spending $500 on a boos block and treating it like an heirloom.
Did you see the pictures in the article showing how stains disappear?
If that was true wood would not decompose.
Wood that is kept dry is very resistant to decomposition.
well it decomposes slowly, over 20 years, while continuously being exposed to moisture
Knife cuts break the board down more than bacteria and moisture.