[TheForge] food-safe finishes

[Grover Richardson]

Dogone.  Now searching for plan B<G>.  Thanks.

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>*>[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mark 
>*>A. Pesetsky
>*>Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 9:55 AM
>*>To: 'Sponsored by ABANA'
>*>Subject: RE: [TheForge] food-safe finishes
>*>
>*>
>*>Un-true....sorry Grover...ha
>*>
>*>Mark Pesetsky
>*>Senior Technician/Night Manager
>*>Media Services
>*>Princeton University
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>*>
>*>-----Original Message-----
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>*>[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of 
>*>Grover Richardson
>*>Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 9:17 AM
>*>To: 'Sponsored by ABANA'
>*>Subject: RE: [TheForge] food-safe finishes
>*>
>*>
>*>Hmm. I thought that that was the beauty of olive oil, that 
>*>it wouldn't go rancid.  
>*>
>*>>*>-----Original Message-----
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>*>>*>[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mark *>A 
>*>>Pesetsky
>*>>*>Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 8:41 AM
>*>>*>To: Sponsored by ABANA
>*>>*>Subject: Re: [TheForge] food-safe finishes
>*>>*>
>*>>*>
>*>>*>don't let the knife sit too long w/the olive oil
>*>>*>exposed...could go rancid....was before using again...
>*>>*>
>*>>*>Mark
>*>>*>
>*>>*>----- Original Message -----
>*>>*>From: schade at acegroup.cc
>*>>*>Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2005 8:28 am
>*>>*>Subject: Re: [TheForge] food-safe finishes
>*>>*>
>*>>*>> All I do is rub on a little olive oil. After using and 
>*>washing the
>*>>*>> item 
>*>>*>> I dry and rub on a little olive oil.
>*>>*>> 
>*>>*>> Easy.
>*>>*>> 
>*>>*>> Bob
>*>>*>> ____
>*>>*>> 
>*>>*>> On Nov 1, 2005, at 3:32 PM, Steven.Walker at its.state.ms.us wrote:
>*>>*>> 
>*>>*>> >
>*>>*>> >
>*>>*>> > Wow! This is a difficult subject and there doesn't 
>*>appear to the
>*>>*>> a
>*>>*>> > right or
>*>>*>> > wrong answer. Everyone has "their" way of finishing.
>*>>*>> >
>*>>*>> > I don't have customers....just family and friends 
>*>that I'm give
>*>>*>> stuff
>*>>*>> > to.
>*>>*>> > But even though they aren't customers,  I still don't want
>*>>*>> something I
>*>>*>> > give
>*>>*>> > them turn to rust in two months. And I haven't been doing this
>*>>*>> long
>*>>*>> > enough
>*>>*>> > to have tried a bunch of different methods.
>*>>*>> >
>*>>*>> > This is what I've been doing:
>*>>*>> >
>*>>*>> > Anything that is destined for exterior use, like a 
>*>plant hook, I
>*>>*>> spray> paint to prohibit rust.
>*>>*>> > Anything that is destined for interior use, like key racks,
>*>>*>> hooks,
>*>>*>> > pulls,
>*>>*>> > etc, I put a beeswax/llinseed oil mixture on.
>*>>*>> >
>*>>*>> > But my big concern is a finish for the cooking utensils (bbq
>*>>*>> forks,
>*>>*>> > spoons,
>*>>*>> > skewers) I've been experimenting with.  I have two 
>*>concerns: 1)
>*>>*>> to
>*>>*>> > keep it
>*>>*>> > from rusting before I give it to someone (like waiting two
>*>>*>> months for
>*>>*>> > Christmas or  birthday) and 2) what tell them to care 
>*>for it to
>*>>*>> keep it
>*>>*>> > from rusting with usage.
>*>>*>> >
>*>>*>> > I'm thinking I should apply beeswax/linseed oil 
>*>initially while
>*>>*>> I'm
>*>>*>> > waiting
>*>>*>> > to give it to someone to keep them from rusting.
>*>>*>> >
>*>>*>> > But what do I tell them how to care for the item once the get
>*>>*>> it?   I'm
>*>>*>> > assuming they should wash with hot water and soap to remove
>*>>*>> > beeswax/linseed
>*>>*>> > oil. But what should they do from this point forward 
>*>initially 
>*>>*>> and
>*>>*>> > after
>*>>*>> > use each time that will keep it from rusting.  I don't want to
>*>>*>> spend
>*>>*>> > time
>*>>*>> > making stuff to give to people for it only to rust 
>*>and then them
>*>>*>> throw
>*>>*>> > it
>*>>*>> > away because they can't keep it from rusting.
>*>>*>> >
>*>>*>> > Thanks!
>*>>*>> > Walker
>*>>*>> >
>*>>*>> >
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