Food safe finish

[CurlyGeorge]

Bees Wax melted on and burned. It give a dark finish and I haven't had any bad tastes or problems from my utensils.

[Jerry W.]

Olive oil in a spray can. As long as the wife keeps getting it, I will keep using it. Works Great.....
Jerry

[Ten Hammers]

Olive oil after de-scaling. Excellent finish.

[yesteryearforge]

I also just use Pam
Mike Tanner

[welder19]

One thing to keep in mind for anyone who doesn't know or hasn't found out the hard way some aerosol cooking oils are flamable, so read the lable to see if it is before using at the forge.

welder19

[Flaming S Forge]

Another food safe finish is Bees Oil. My wife got me some at a kitchen supply outlet. It is a mix of beeswax and mineral oil made mainly for wooden salad bowls. It smells nice and is easy to apply.

[ironrosefarms]

I'll add another vote for the olive oil. I buy it for our kitchen in a gallon jug and just put some in a smaller jug for use at the forge. I usually apply it with a soft cloth after I remove the scale on the smaller pieces or on bigger items I have a spray jug (like you get to put window cleaner in) and just adjust the nozel for the best light coating spray. I just seen a couple indoor pieces that are not being used that are now 5 years old and other than a little dust the owner has allowed to gather they look as good today as they did when they was bought from me.

James

[Ten Hammers]

I might add that I tell folks the following.....for a LEGAL food safe finish I would probobly have to use stainless. My efforts to de-scale and clean up carbon make for safe finish in my opinion. The olive oil works well if properly burned on. Charcoal or gas makes for fairly clean finish.

[S.Willis]

I am with Curly here. I use beeswax