Care and Maintenance – Cutting and Serving Boards
CARE & MAINTENANCE
Even if you use our boards often, with the right care they will remain beautiful for many years. However, if you use the board as a cutting board, scratches and marks will appear in the wood - unfortunately this cannot be avoided.
Please note that wood is a living material that expands and contracts depending on temperature and humidity - unfortunately metal does not, so you will find that with boards with brass or aluminum, the metal will sometimes "stick out" a little - and other times it will be pulled into the wood accordingly. Hopefully, however, it will mostly sit where it should be as when the board was created.
Wash the board by hand immediately after use, or wipe it with a wet/damp cloth. Remember to wet the board on both sides and let it dry by standing it on its edge, otherwise it may warp.
Usage restrictions.
● Do not put in dishwasher● Do not use for long-term storage of food
● Do not use for purposes other than cooking/preparing for cooking.
● Only maintain with food-grade cooking oil
In case of further questions, please feel free to contact us.
The board can easily withstand regular hand washing with dishwashing liquid, but the soap will eventually remove the oil.
NOTE that smoked oak boards can "discolor" if they come into direct, prolonged contact with ordinary light oak or brass tabletops.
It is a good idea to give the board a thin layer of regular cooking oil on all surfaces from time to time - this will preserve the wood's glow. The board must be completely dry before you apply oil. If the board does become a little "rough" to the touch over time, it is because the wood fibers rise slightly on the surface.
You can make the board smooth again by sanding the wood gently in the direction of the grain with fine-grained sandpaper with a grain size of 400 or higher, and then giving it a thin layer of ordinary cooking oil (e.g. sunflower oil).
