Features:

  • Safe to Use to maintain and preserve wood food preparation surfaces including: cutting boards, butcher blocks, counter tops and utensils
  • Extra large 128 ounce/1 gallon capacity. This large size is ideal for higher Use and/or Commercial settings
  • Made in the USA, NSF certified
  • Simple to Use: spread evenly over desired surface, Wait five minutes, then wipe off excess
  • John Boos recommends oiling cutting boards or butcher blocks every 3-4 weeks to prevent wood from drying, splitting or cracking
Brings wood back to life!

This is an exceptional oil/condition/cleaner for any wood surface, especially non treated wood. I use on my wood butcher block that is for rolling out dough and noodles, etc., but also for our large untreated wood butcher block kitchen table. It cleans and treats the wood in one application and brings the original grain right back to it's former luster. Super in the winter time, but I use all year long. Can also be used on treated wood as well; just make sure you have a clean, soft cloth to buff after applying a thin coat/amount with a clean cloth each time. You do not have to use very much, so one bottle will last a good amount of time, based on how much wood items are in your home you want to use it on. Dust first, then apply. You will be very pleased.

Great Product for treating your Wood Cutting Boards

I purchased a big heavy (18" x 24") Boos block that I use for kneading my bread dough. I wanted to find a product I could use to treat and protect my board investment. I researched for a couple of days I decide to go with Boos line of products. I ordered the Boos Mystery Oil and the Boos Board Cream. After I had treated the board with the oil I applied the board cream and let is soak in overnight. I did this procedure to all wood surfaces for both the oil and the board cream. After the final removal of the board cream I observed there was no sticky residue on the board. As I mentioned at the start of this review I use my board exclusively for kneading breads. That includes dusting the board with flour. I have not observed any flower sticking to the board as a result of left over oil or board cream. As soon as you treat your board you will notice how the Boos products bring out the natural beauty of the wood. There are other products you could use for treating your wood cutting blocks and boards. I elected to go with the Boos line and have been quite happy with the results I have achieved.

The Best

One of these bottles lasted me almost 5 years of oiling my prized butcher block...it is still in pristine condition thanks to to BOOS! Here's are some tips: - Use a small lint-free rag when applying BOOS and after each use, store it in a small AIRTIGHT Tupperware container; as long as their is no air...it cannot combust. The rag will be soaked in oil and ready for the next time - Before treating your block, squeeze some of the oil into a small bowl and heat in the microwave for a minute - hot oil penetrates the wood better. Wipe in the direction of the grain... - 1st coats should go on hot, liberally and evenly...let it sit for 30 minutes, then wipe off any excess...or if very 1st time...it may still be dry...repeat with another coat. - Since this is food grade oil...I use it to treat my cast iron and it even polishes/seals granite counters with just a tiny amount Congrats...you've found a quality product!

Essential !!!! to keep your board from warping and delaminating

I LOVE my Boos cutting board!! A thick, flat slab of laminated Maple. Simple. Perfect. And I faithfully, nay religiously oiled my board weekly and babied my beautiful cutting board. THEN ... I ran out of my 16oz bottle of Boos Mystery Oil. THEN ... it happened ... my board didn’t lay flat on my granite counters ... and it started cupping ... and then delaminating ... until it was nothing but firewood. Unlike some reviewers of Boos boards ... I blame myself, not the board. The boards are GREAT!! But they NEED care ... especially since I clean mine thoroughly in the sink after each use ... with lots of water. My board needs semi-weekly oiling ... which makes this BIG bottle such a life saver. I lather on the oil (to a dry board) with my bare hands, both faces and all edges (esp. in the routered hand holds) ... and let the oil sit and soak-in for hours ... then wipe the residue clean. You simply cannot own a Boos board and NOT oil it faithfully. But when you do ... chopping bliss.

Consistency and Elbow Grease get you great results with this oil

I have tried a variety of products to protect my wood items and find this product to be one of the best. There really isn't a short cut to protecting chopping blocks, boards, islands or wooden utensils. It takes your elbow grease plus consistency. My husband enjoys eating his breakfast while reading the newspaper every morning at our kitchen island. Needless to say, paper ink is left behind on the island. Know the problem? Well, I now have a towel my husband puts down on the island and that does help. What helps even more is regular cleaning and application of this oil. The elbow grease Specifically, I pour a good amount into a small glass bowl and warm in the microwave after I've cleaned the island top. Next I take a soft cloth and, dipping the cloth in the warmed oil, generously spread the oil evenly around the entire top a well as the sides in circular motion. I usually do this at the end of the day and at this point leave everything to soak as long as reasonably possible. This is usually when I also take the time to wipe down chopping boards, cooking utensils, etc., since my hands are oily anyway. By the way, as a bonus - I find the oil to be very kind to my cuticles and hands, too! If you don't like that oily feeling, gloves are great to use! Next comes the elbow grease. Using a clean cloth I rub the oil into the wood following the grain. This takes time to do. This is also when you begin to see the beauty of your work. I've found this particular brand excellent at soaking in and then providing a nice protection without sticky residue as well as leaving no oily smell behind. Two qualities I have not found using other similar products. Bottom Line: If you are looking for an oil that provides protection and delivers nice results, this is the product to try!

Very easy to apply and my new butcher block looks amazing

Very easy to apply and my new butcher block looks amazing. Here is the block just after I got it, and again after 4 coats of oil over 2 sessions.

Great 1st step in restoring wooden kitchen products.

I bought this oil and the paste for restoring some wooden plates my parents bought 60 years ago while stationed in Puerto Rico. After reading so many comments pro and con I went to their website and read their care instructions. The oil is to be used as a first step. The website refers to it as the "shampoo" to clean and restore the moisture but should be followed by the paste as a "sealer". Nowhere on their website is tung oil listed, I have used tung oil in the past to seal wood for outside use as that was the original primary use - naval ships. Back to the mystery oil, I could not really detect any orange scent but the linseed smell was extremely mild. Several of the boards were very bleached looking before the treatment and after their first treatment I did not see any orange tint to them but they have had only one treatment. Due to their extreme dryness it took several coats of the oil before the boards stopped drinking the oil like sponges. The cream gave the boards a nice hand not oily but smooth. I would recommend this product highly but suggest that you also get the cream just as the website recommends. I am attaching a before and after photo of one of the boards for your viewing.

Great stuff!

Originally bought this to prep my two new Boos brand walnut cutting boards for use, but once I saw how nicely it treated them, I used it on all my wooden cooking utensils (boy, does it ever make my olivewood utensils look great!). It even made an ancient wooden spoon I inherited from my mom when I got married 26 years ago look good again! I generally follow it up with Boos Block Board Cream, which adds a bit more oil and wax to help seal things in. I very highly recommend you keep a bottle of this around if you use wood anywhere in your kitchen. (Note: the mini olivewood cutting board is brand new, but I did just seal it with the Boos mystery oil and Boos butcher block cream.)

Turns old, dull butcher block into a rich, beautiful piece!! Love it!!

I am SO happy I discovered this for my kitchen island!! The butcher block top had been varnished (before I owned it) and the varnish was wearing off. It looked so bad! We thought we were going to have to buy a new top for it, but it wasn't high on the list of priorities for our "new" home. So, I started researching things on pinterest and online and discovered that all I needed to do was to sand it down to the bare wood (OK, this is a really terrible and messy job!! Think dust EVERYWHERE!), and buy the Boos BB Oil and voila! We have a beautiful kitchen island now with a beautiful, food-grade, quality butcher block top. I love this stuff. Each time I do it, it takes less and less oil to soak in. My guess is, it was so dry when I first did it, but the oil just keeps soaking in each time I do it that it keeps getting better and better. The color is getting richer with each application, too. I also bought the creme as well, but I don't find that as necessary as the oil. I love this stuff and will keep using it on all my butcher blocks. It is well worth the money and it does what it says it does.

Excellent, effective protection of all chopping blocks and other wood kitchen items.

Boos Mystery Oil works well on any wood chopping block or any un-varnished wood kitchen items. The Boos oil is thin and watery, so penetrates quickly and easily to protect wood or cutting boards immediately. I recommend applying this when your board shows of dull, dry wood. The Boos Mystery Oil will revive it right away, getting down into the wood. I still follow up with Boos Block Cream after 3-4 applications of the Mystery Oil. Over the years, I have tried vegetable oil, olive oil, and mineral oil. Mystery Oil is much, much better. Don't be overly concerned about price -- one bottle lasts a long time, because applications do not take much.

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