Frog lube

[Kenneth]

I ordered this lubricant thinking it would be a good lube for knives. All natural, non toxic. Problem is it smells like wintergreen snuff. Reminds me of the time when I was young chewing it. Not sure people would want their knives smelling like wintergreen. What’s your thoughta?

[000Robert]

It depends on what you want. For most knives I use Break Free CLP. If you are using a knife for food then mineral oil would be safe. If you want an oil that is non-toxic, many people recommend ALG Defense Go-Juice. I don’t think it’s food safe. It is mainly for firearms but I would imagine that it would be good for knives as well. They also have fine grease.

[Timm]

For my carbon steel (not stainless) blades, I use Renaissance Wax. It works incredibly well, even preventing the blade edge from oxidizing and losing its sharp in storage.

Food safe? It’s a few microns thick. “Food safe” is largely a matter of having the substance certified by the FDA, which is very expensive. I recall asking my LocTite tech about the difference between “food grade” and the regular stuff. He said “About twenty bucks”.

[000Robert]

For food safe blade oiling, mineral oil is best. It is also very inexpensive as well.

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