Intricate Cutting Board Designs

Carolina Wood Designs is a wood and carpentry company where we customize everything to you, and create individual items that are uniquely yours. We create challenging and intricate cutting board designs with different types of high-quality woods. This blog will provide you with a few safety tips to ensure you have the best cutting board experience possible. New wooden cutting boards usually do well to have a food grade mineral oil rubbed into them and to set in. All you have to do is apply the mineral oil to a soft cloth and rub the oil into the board circularly and generously.

Let it set in for about 5 minutes, when the board’s porous wood will absorb most of the oil. These cutting board designs aren’t flawed because they absorb the moisture. This is perfectly natural, but to fill in the board with the oil prevents water from filling it in, instead, which is a harborer of bacteria. Apply the oil until it doesn’t absorb anymore. Whenever your cutting board looks dry, light in color, or worn out, you can re apply the oil and create a fresh finish. Wood boards are some of the best cutting boards available, but you have to take care to treat them properly, because wood decays more easily than plastic if not cared for properly. Make sure you don’t apply too much water or totally submerge the board. Don’t run it through a dishwasher either, as that is often too rough and will weaken the board. You can use a rough sponge, however, and rub it down with hot water, and lightly rinse it clean. Wooden cutting board do great with a natural vinegar sanitizer, so you don’t have to pollute your surface with synthetic chemicals. If you follow these practices, you will maintain your Carolina Wood Designed board as the best cutting board you’ve had!