Bamboo worktop oil

forumdedum

So I bought this

https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/p/rimforsa-work-bench-stainless-steel-bamboo-90399284/

delighted with it. I have to apply oil to its bamboo top.

Any advice please? I wouldn't like to mess it up. Thank you

db

use Osmo oil, it's food safe

listermint

Use osmo oil if you want to spend a fortune. Or just look up chopping board oil on eBay. Food safe. Cheaper and comes in larger quantities because you will have to top up the counter every so often

forumdedum

Thanks for all the advice. Do I apply this with a paintbrush (new) or cloth? Or does it matter?

listermint

forumdedum wrote: »

Thanks for all the advice. Do I apply this with a paintbrush (new) or cloth? Or does it matter?

Cloth. Microfiber. Rub in circles

forumdedum

listermint wrote: »

Cloth. Microfiber. Rub in circles

Thank you!

forumdedum

I was in Woodies yesterday. They had no Osmo oil so I bought Rustin's Linseed oil (not the boiled one). I read somewhere that linseed oil is foodsafe. Should I proceed? The surface is Bamboo.

listermint

forumdedum wrote: »

I was in Woodies yesterday. They had no Osmo oil so I bought Rustin's Linseed oil (not the boiled one). I read somewhere that linseed oil is foodsafe. Should I proceed? The surface is Bamboo.

Read the instructions on the back...

forumdedum

listermint wrote: »

Read the instructions on the back...

I have read them just now. What am I looking out for?

Vestiapx

I only use osmo or beeswax. Linseed will smell.

forumdedum

Vestiapx wrote: »

I only use osmo or beeswax. Linseed will smell.

The IKEA website says Linseed Oil beside the Bamboo top.

Will linseed smell long term or just when applying?

db

forumdedum wrote: »

The IKEA website says Linseed Oil beside the Bamboo top.

Will linseed smell long term or just when applying?

If you are anywhere near a McDonnells paint shop they sell Osmo oil. Its not expensive and I get at least 4 coats of my worktops out of a tin.

twignme

I have an end grain maple butcher block since 1984 and I use warm mineral oil on it. Always does the trick, no taste or odour.

forumdedum

db wrote: »

If you are anywhere near a McDonnells paint shop they sell Osmo oil. Its not expensive and I get at least 4 coats of my worktops out of a tin.

I'm not near a McDonnells paint shop but I'm sure I can locate. Which Osmo oil for the bamboo worktop? There's a few types.

db

I use Osmo Top Oil 3058 but it depends on the finish you want. There are a good few youtube videos on how to apply it to get a good finish and you would see which oils they are using.

TTTT

Mineral oil from a chemist is food safe.

forumdedum

db wrote: »

I use Osmo Top Oil 3058 but it depends on the finish you want. There are a good few youtube videos on how to apply it to get a good finish and you would see which oils they are using.

Thanks for that. I love the finish of the new product I bought already. So whatever doesn't affect that too much.

forumdedum

TTTT wrote: »

Mineral oil from a chemist is food safe.

Thanks for that. Think I'll go that route for a few cutting boards I have.