Ultimate Cutting Board Finish: Why OSMO Oil Beats Mineral Oil

Looking to perfect your cutting boards and butcher blocks? Are you tired of the endless maintenance cycles that comes with using mineral oil? Try out Osmo oil for an easy DIY cutting board finish.

OSMO oil is one of the most popular oil finishes on the market, and for good reason. This oil finish is perfect for any wood surface. That being said people are still using the lazy method of Mineral oil which wile was fine in the past, there are better choices these days.

Not only does it last longer with minimal maintenance, it is cheaper per volume than both Rubio Monocoat or Odies oil!

In this video we will discuss the benefits to Osmo oil as well as give a step by step walkthrough on its application. The cutting board in this video is end grain Ambrosia Maple.

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[travelwell]

Nice.... I used tung oil on my last board and it looks good and is lasting quite a while. This looks great.... I will try this on my next cutting board. Thanks for the video!

[MeredithWoodshop]

Great vid. Wondered if you ever used any of the Osmo Top Oil tints like Acacia or Terra on food boards Generally seems to be agreed that tints/stains are a no-no on food boards but from the info I've found the tints versions of Osmo Top Oil are just as food safe as the matt/satin versions so I can't see any harm. I'm aware that usually oil is used to bring out the natural colour of a food board but sometimes I use timber that is a bit too light for my liking so Acacia or Terra could be useful

[Jacekk]

Hi! What about maintenance? What do you say to your clients, they have to buy whole can to just reaply osmo twice a year?Thats a bit nonsense, same as sending board to u, so u will reaply osmo. I also want to try using osmo for cutting boards, but maintenance is a big problem for me - how to make sure ur customer will take care of that board correctly. I was also thinking about applying osmo, but giving customer a tiny can of homemade wax mix (carnauba+beewax) for maintenance. What do you think about that? Great video, cheers!

[StarbyTheKid]

what kind of cloth do you use for applying it?

[gabrielklema]

Hi. Can i use the same method for bathroom under sink slab?? Thanx

[petezereeeah]

I've been off work a few weeks. In all sincerity, it absolutely never occurred to me that the oil on cutting board is a priority or even an existence. What an amazing world we live in.

[FilipAus]

Osmo now has a specific product for chopping boards. Wonder how that goes?

[JeremyMills-owen]

Hi is osmo wood wax finish 3101 clear or 1101 the best for chopping boards thanks

[gabrielklema]

What grit u use for sanding from start to finish? Thanx

[davepage]

I’ve tried using it and when I cut it leaves very visible marks. Am I applying it too thickly? Or maybe two l thin layers isn’t enough? Thanks

[welias]

Hi All, I’ve been using Osmo 3045 on cutting boards for a long time. It’s obviously far superior to mineral oil and wax. My question is why don’t more people use it on cutting boards and charcuterie boards? Are people not convinced it’s actually food safe? Do they not trust the Europeans to classify it as food safe?

[jameskoehn]

What kind of wood was the large cutting board you never said.

[codythron]

I have heard time and time again it is not food safe ?