I'll second this one. I make a lot of spoons and such, and I just clean them up when they're done and rub on a little olive oil, and make sure to explain that it's like cast iron pans- a little oil is nice, and after you use them for a while they get dark and don't tend to rust much. Andy > I guess if the fork was made to use I wouldn't worry about the > finnish, just > use it. > Randy Mundt