Hello All,
After reading the posts about the Oil Mister and rancid issues with oil caught in parts not easily cleaned, I now have a question or two about some of my wooden bowls I use for Ceasar salad.
In 1985 I bought a 14" unfinished maple bowl to use for Ceasar salad. I would crush the garlic with fork tines, add the oil and vinegar and the rest of the ingredients and then store the dressing in a glass jar for further use.
I would only clean the bowl out with lukewarm water and paper towels, I never used any soap in it.
A few years ago, my hubby turned two maple salad bowls to serve the Ceasar salad in. I clean them the same way, no soap, just water and dried with paper towels.
The large salad bowl is deeply infused with garlic and oil. I once brought it into work for a Holiday luncheon to make the salad fresh, and it just about stunk up the joint - just the bowl, not the dressing. (okay, not everyody loves garlic)
But I'm wondering about the olive oil that has soaked into the bowls that I can smell. What kind of preventitive treatment should I do? Soak I the inside with boiling water every few times for a bit? How should I treat the maple wood?
All suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Barbara
After reading the posts about the Oil Mister and rancid issues with oil caught in parts not easily cleaned, I now have a question or two about some of my wooden bowls I use for Ceasar salad.
In 1985 I bought a 14" unfinished maple bowl to use for Ceasar salad. I would crush the garlic with fork tines, add the oil and vinegar and the rest of the ingredients and then store the dressing in a glass jar for further use.
I would only clean the bowl out with lukewarm water and paper towels, I never used any soap in it.
A few years ago, my hubby turned two maple salad bowls to serve the Ceasar salad in. I clean them the same way, no soap, just water and dried with paper towels.
The large salad bowl is deeply infused with garlic and oil. I once brought it into work for a Holiday luncheon to make the salad fresh, and it just about stunk up the joint - just the bowl, not the dressing. (okay, not everyody loves garlic)
But I'm wondering about the olive oil that has soaked into the bowls that I can smell. What kind of preventitive treatment should I do? Soak I the inside with boiling water every few times for a bit? How should I treat the maple wood?
All suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Barbara
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