Ratings & Reviews for WATCO Clear Food-Grade Interior Butcher block oil ( 1-pint )
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What Customers Are Saying
Customers overwhelmingly praise this butcher block oil for its ease of application, beautiful finish, and food-safe properties. Many highlight how straightforward it is to apply with rags or cloths, even for beginners, and note it enhances natural wood grain and delivers a smooth, professional result. Reviewers consistently emphasize its reliability for cutting boards, countertops, and food-contact surfaces, with several reporting years of successful use. Most find multiple coats and light sanding between applications key to durability. A few mention chemical odor during application and note the finish requires reapplication every six months, though most view this as normal maintenance rather than a drawback.
Customer review summary generated by AI, including incentivized reviews.The BEST Butcher Block Finish!
Would RecommendWe installed butcher block countertops 25 years ago. The guys who sold us the butcher block material recommended the classic mineral oil + beeswax finish. We’ve been maintaining our countertop that way all this time. What we SHOULD have done was apply this wonderful product to the countertop. We recently renovated our kitchen with a new sink. While refinishing the countertop, we decided our dissatifaction with the old beeswax mix finish had to change. We applied this product and knew this is the...
Protects wooden surfaces
Would RecommendSo far this product is working well. I applied it to our new butcher block counter tops and it’s been perfect
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Brings out the beauty of the wood
I liked the finish it left on the board I was sealing. I used this on a charcuterie
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Works best when applied in multiple layers
Would RecommendIt has a hard durable finish, yet is food safe
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It works.
Would Recommendlike the fact it helps to conserve the wood.
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its an oil based sealer, not butcher block oil.
Would Not Recommendshould have read the entire can, but I just went with butcher block oil. come to find out its just a oil based stain/sealer. stank like all oil based products. took days to cure. looks good on the countertop but not sure how food-grade a chemical can be
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Multiple uses and applications
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Similar application to any stain or polyurethane.
Would RecommendExcellent product, worked very well on my cutting board project!
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Too clear
Would RecommendDoesnt make a difference
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good stuff
worked well
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Quality
Good product. Restored color. Pricy compared to mineral oil.
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Super smooth application and coverage
Would RecommendEasy to use, smooth application.
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Lowe’s is the spot
Would RecommendGreat product for cutting boards
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The finish will last
Would RecommendI have been using this product about 15 years and think that it does the best job of finishing wood work to be useful to serve food. Thousands of customers have told me how much they like my trays because the finish continues to look good after years of serving food .
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Thank you for sharing your experience with Rust-Oleum Watco Butcher Block Oil. We can assure you this product is FDA-approved as safe for food contac...