On 26 Jun 2007 at 0:28, C Fernandez wrote:
I'd prefer not to eat petroleum oils!
Unless you're accustomed to drinking a liter at a time (that'd send
you running for the loo!), mineral oil passes through the GI tract
without being absorbed to any appreciable degree--pretty much like
the silica in table salt (probably better than Kosher salt, which
often uses sodium ferrocyanide).
Mineral oil is used in medical preparations, laxatives and candy.
It's pretty hard to avoid. The tiny bit on your cutting board won't
amount to a hill of beans. If you use carbon-steel knives in your
cooking, wiping them with mineral oil after washing will keep them
from rusting.
It's also used as transformer oil. And you can submerge your PC with
it for cooling:
http://www.pugetsystems.com/submerged.php
Really great stuff.
Cheers,
Chuck