Thank you for your recent purchase from Drouin’s Glen Heirloom Cutting Boards. We know that you and your family will truly adore our product and we took immense pride when we hand-built the board for you. To keep your board in pristine condition for years to come we have created the following documentation to ensure your cutting board last generations.

Oiling: There was a small bottle of Walrus Oil ® provided with your purchase. (Don’t worry, it’s not made from walrus oil, that’s just the brand name) For the initial oiling of your board shake up the oil and grab a paper towel. Put a little oil on the board in a few spots and rub in the oil and work in any excess oil across the whole board. Do this on the entire cutting board, including the sides, then leave the board overnight on a dishcloth. In the morning, your board is ready to go.

The first few times that you oil the board there will be some dust coming off, don’t worry about it. Even though each board is cleaned off and hit with a tack cloth to remove the dust, it never is 100%. The oil will pick out the minute particles from the grain that the tack cloth couldn’t.

There are differing opinions on how often to re-apply the oil. Some say after each use, or once a week or once a month. I say, when you rinse off the board and the water doesn’t slide off go ahead and put another coat on. Or if doesn’t have the “new board shine”, give it another coat. If you want to oil the board after each wash, no worries you won’t hurt it. If the oil doesn’t absorb into the wood, it won’t accept anymore, and you will just be wasting the oil at that point.

When you run out of the Walrus Oil ® provided with your purchase, you can re-order some more at https://walrusoil.com/products/cutting-board-oil. Or you can go to your local hardware store. There are usually food grade mineral oil in bottle in the paint section.