Salad bowl refinishing. Thread in 'Cooking Equipment Reviews' Thread starter Started by sharpisgood, Start date Apr 9,   There's an English company, Behlen, which makes a "natural" finish for wood, food prep surfaces that's got more gloss and seal than food oils or mineral oils and is supposed to be completely safe. BDL. Apr 12, Person 2- NEVER use varnish or salad bowl finish on a cutting board! What are you, stupid?!?! Person 3- Mineral oil and wax are the best!  Salad Bowl finish is a real good option. Marc’s recipe of dilluting with thinner is an absolute MUST to avoid streaky oily and smearing finishes but with a 50% thinning, and several coats, you get a nice shine and this shows off the more exotic woods and your efforts better. It is a better seal than the options.  For all those Canadians trying to get the Behlen Salad Bowl Finish there is a hardware store called Richelieu Hardware that sells it. Looking at the locations they have quite a few across Canada and you can order it online as well. www.- =1. Reply. Behlen's Salad Bowl Finish is specially formulated with the application ease of an oil finish and the sheen building and resistance properties of a varnish. This tough, dry film contains only food-safe ingredients so there's no worry that once the surface is dry, after at least 72 hours, there will be no contaminant's. Use this as the only finish on wood that will come into contact with food. Several coats may be built with the Salad Bowl Finish by simply rubbing on with a line-free cloth much like applying oil finishes. Coded entirely in NYC. Rust on July 21, It wears well— FDA approved I believe— also I have used it on cutting boards but no as a cutting surface a serving surface and has outstanding gloss —spoons should wear well—several coats making sure dry times— saturating deep in the grain of the behlen salad bowl finish ingredients name. Fantastic It looks finosh and came out with a very smooth finish. Hint: Consider using the Salad Bowl Finish on children's furniture, wooden puzzles behlen salad bowl finish ingredients name any other wooden toys that young children may play with. Work in well-ventilated work area and apply finish coat on clean surfaces. Great finish. To re-coat, repeat steps 2 through 5.

This tough, dry film contains only food-safe ingredients so there's no worry that once the surface is dry, after at least 72 hours, there will be no contaminants.

Use this as the only finish on wood that will come into contact with food. Several coats may be built with the Salad Bowl Finish by simply rubbing it on with a lint-free cloth, much like applying oil finishes.

Do not apply over stains. So use it either alone or with wood stained with the approved Salad Bowl Stains. Hint: Consider using the Salad Bowl Finish on children's furniture, wooden puzzles or any other wooden toys that young children may play with.

Cart 0. Achieves the sheen and resistance of a varnish. Dried film is non-toxic for food contact 72 hours after drying. Additional coats can be reapplied at any time if maintenance of item becomes necessary.

Right from the label! When I first started turning I discovered many turners talking about their work being for display only because of the finishes. But in reality I believe they were mostly mineral oil and some also contained beeswax. These finishes did not last too long but were functional and I felt safe using them with food. I would recommend that you use Salad Bowl Finish by General for all your wood salad bowls.

Wood has its limitations! Watch the Salad Bowl Finish being applied! Makes Excellent Finish I have used this on 5 salad bowls and every one loves the finish. I apply while the bowl is on the lathe spinning at a very low speed and leave is spinning until finish sets. I usually use 3 to 5 light coats. Excellent I have been overjoyed with this product, not only did I refinish the cutting boards I also refinished all wood type cooking utensils.

Cures to a hard surface and food safe. Brings out the beautiful grain in the material. Great finish. Salad bowl finish I used this product to seal and protect an end grain cutting board I made.

I love this product and recommend it to anyone making cutting boards. Then you can sand it to smooth urethane like finish. I like this finish. I like this finish I put it on most of my bowls I turn. I do light coats with soft cloth for me works the best. Great finish I use this for all my cutting boards that I make…. Finesse is success!! The product is awesome for finishing end grain butcher blocks of all varieties of wood.

I tried several different salad bowl finishes this hands down the best for my uncontrolled climate in Fl. Easy to use and exceptional finish. It is all I use now for my bowls. Great product I use this on my salad bowl turnings, it dries fast and lasts. Salad bowl finish I have used this finish for at least 25 yrs.

Have discovered that by using a piece of cloth to apply it, have had no problems with runs. Good stuff I having been using General Finishes Salad bowl finish for a couple years now.

Most of Behlen Salad Bowl Finish Ingredients 20 my bowls are pine. I wet sand the first coat with grit to cover any lingering blemishes, then fine sand prior to another two or three coats. At least 12 hours between coats, more when its cold in the shop. I get a beautiful smooth final finish with a lot of depth. I use a minimum of 3 coats, lightt sand in between on all my bowles, platters and hollow forms.

American Specialty Hardwoods rolling pin This is a great product. I have been looking for a long time to replace polyurethane and finally found it.

Great high gloss finish. I made some bowls out of… I made some bowls out of maple and walnut and was amazed at how this product brought out the beautiful grain of the wood once applied. Question: How would this work on carved wooden spoons that are actually intended to be used regularly for serving food?

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