Use and Care Manual

READ THIS FIRST!
All About Your
Butcher Block Unit
15 West End Avenue, Stamford NY 12167
Ph: [phone] Fax: [phone]
www.catskillcraftsmen.com
Q – Should I use my table top for
cutting and chopping?
A – Most of our customers do not since cuts and
scratches somewhat mar the beauty of the top.
Most people use a cutting board or chopping
block placed on the top. However, the top is
made for chopping and cutting.
Q – Can I prepare raw food on my
unit top or cutting board, or should
I use a plastic cutting board for food
safety?
A– Recent studies at the University of Wisconsin-
Madison, Food Research Institute, prove that
wood is safer for food preparation than poly
or glass. Extensive tests show that all sorts of
bacterium, including salmonella, disappear
quickly on wood, whereas the same bacterium
continue to live and thrive on plastic. These
tests conrm that the idea of plastic being
more hygienic than wood is a perception that
is at wrong and is due mostly to advertising.
Nonetheless, always clean your wooden cutting
board surface with soapy water, making sure to
remove any food particles. Dry immediately!!
DO NOT SOAK OR PUT CUTTING BOARDS IN
THE DISHWASHER!
Q. – I have small end checks or slight
separations of the joints along the
edge of the top. How can I correct
this?
A. – This is caused by excessive loss of moisture
due to the dry atmosphere, lack of oil, etc. rub
hard beeswax across the checks and massage it
into the endgrain with the heat of your ngers.
Catskill Craftsmen has a Care Kit available for
order which includes the beeswax and oil.
Visit our website www.catskillcraftsmen.com
or send back the coupon with a check for the
specied amount.
Q. – How do I clean my butcher-block
top? Remove dough? Wax? Stains?
Cigarette burns? Ink spots?
A. – Most spills are easily wiped clean with damp
sponge or cloth. Never soak or let water stand
on your table for long periods of time as water
eects the grain and even though the glue is
water-resistant, it is not waterproof. Be sure
to clean your top well with a mild detergent,
rinsing it well with a damp sponge and toweling
dry before applying new oil.
Your top shouldn’t stain very easily, but to
remove glass rings or white spots, use extra ne
sand paper or No. 00 steel wool moistened with
mineral oil and sand with the grain. Rings should
come out when re-oiled.
Burns should be sanded out if possible, again,
sanding with the grain. Deep burns should be
scrapped out with a sharp rounded edge blade,
then feather sand and re-oil.
Grease spots are removed using a little bit of
mineral spirits – use sparingly! After application
with a small brush, soak up excess with clean
cloth, sand lightly or put salt over area treated
to absorb any residue. Then take a little water,
mild detergent and clean area.
WARNING – Whatever the stain, try sanding with
(100+ grit, ne grit) the grain rst since your
top is tough and chances are the stain doesn’t
go very deep because of the close grain. If you
must resort to cleaners, follow the directions
on the container, be careful, use sparingly on
the top and make sure all residue is sanded
and washed clean before placing food on top!!
Keep these cleaners out of the reach of children!
DO NOT USE SOLVENTS, PAINT THINNERS, OR
BLEACH!!
CARE & CLEANING
c 1 bottle $6.96
c 2 bottles $13.85
c 3 bottles $19.95
c Care Kit $20.00
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15 West End Avenue, Stamford NY 12167
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Q – What kind of oil should I use on
my table? How often?
A-We recommend Catskill’s Original Butcher
Block Oil. Drug store mineral oil can also be
eective in treating the wood. You should oil
all wooden / veneer parts, inside and outside,
including the bottom of the cart top, but
especially the cart top and edges, where use
and cleaning dry the wood out the most.
Boiled Linseed Oil is not recommended, since
it is not highly rened and often leaves a tacky
surface. Olive Oil/Vegetable Oil or animal fats
provide only nominal protection for your table
and can get rancid.
Oil the top of your butcher block unit monthly
and the rest every six months or whenever it
appears dry.
MISCELLANEOUS
Contains information pertaining to all
Catskill Craftsmen products with butcher block
construction and oiled nishes.
See our website for assembly & care tips
Care Kit includes 2 - 8 oz. bottles of butcher block oil,
1 block of beeswax, sandpaper and a scraper blade.
Includes Shipping