[TheForge] Finishes for food contact items

[xlch58 at swbell.net]

Riverbend Blacksmiths wrote:

> Thank you for your response Mike. An additional question, if I may.  
> Once the roaster is used by the end-user, perhaps even once over a  
> campfire or bbq, would I assume the wax would melt off? Even after  
> its use and washing by hand, won't the beeswax wear off and have to  
> be re-applied for fear of rusting? Beeswax to keep on-hand for the  
> average end-use consumer, may be difficult to find. This may be a  
> good solution to get the item initially out the door, but perhaps not  
> a returning customer.

Beeswax if easily found at any hardware store.  Just ask for a toilet 
seal, as the floor flange seal is made from beeswax..............