Maintenance and Cooking Oil

[5amm]

Hello,
This is my first post so sorry if this is in the wrong place or has been covered before, I did have a quick look to see if it had.
But whilst I was out today sitting by the fire cooking some eggs in my billy can and getting a bit damp from the drizzle, I was thinking could I use the olive oil I brought with me, for the eggs, for a bit of maintenance on my metal blades and wooden items? Or if maybe a mineral or vegetable oil would be better?
So my question is, Is there one oil that you use for cooking, metal and wood that you take out with you and what is it?
Thanks Sam.

 

[Robson Valley]

I use olive (vegetable) oil for just about everything. There's a common myth that olive oil will oxidize and go rancid.
I suppose that might happen over 5+ years if the item were never to be used.
a) the oven-baked oil finish on the 70 spoons and 30 forks that I have carved in birch.
b) just a little wipe on each of my cleavers and kitchen prep knives. Greasing bread baking pans.
c) food from focaccia and pizza dough to meat marinades, salad dressings and herbed for storage of dried tomatoes
d) dry skin? the best hand lotion on the planet.

 

[British Red]

Makes a very good firelighter too does olive oil if added tosome cotton wool. If you use olive oil soaked cotton wool balls to clean your knives and axes, you can light your fire with them afterwards

 

[Alreetmiowdmuka]

I've wiped my tools down plenty of times with olive oil knives,axes,shafts,handles, sheaths the lot.its always nice too have a little olive oil in yer kit for cooking n yer can use it as fuel for a wicked candle if the mood takes yer
http://youtu.be/sspY_R4olIo


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[greg.g]

I carry a small 35mm size plastic pot with lard/vegetable fat in it. Can be used as above but won't leak in your pack.