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How to Seal a Cutting Board

Mariana
Properly knowing how to seal a cutting board is a great way to ensure you get the most out of your wooden boards. Keeping up with their maintenance is the best way to take care of them (and minimize the amount of work you have to put in) but sometimes you have to go all in to restore your cutting boards.
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Yield 1 restored cutting board

Equipment

  • 220 grit sandpaper
  • Tea towel

Ingredients
  

  • Board butter

Instructions
 

  • Sand your cutting board lightly, going with the grain, using 220 grit sandpaper.
  • Wipe off the dust.
  • Coat the cutting board with your homemade wood butter.
  • Wipe off any excess wood butter.
  • Allow it to dry overnight before using.
  • Repeat this process monthly or as needed to maintain your cutting boards!

Notes

  • Use 220-grit sandpaper.
  • Sand with the grain of the wood.
  • Be sure to wipe off all the dust before applying wood butter!
  • Never put wood cutting boards through the dishwasher.
  • Repeat this process monthly or as needed to maintain your cutting boards. Whenever they begin to look dry, it's time to assess if you need to coat them with cutting board butter or fully restore them!
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