I just don't get it. Whenever I open a woodturning catalog I see about 30 varieties of wax finishes that say something about being food safe.
IMHO, "food safe" means you eat food out of the bowl, then you wash it in soap and hot water. "Wash" means, you scrub it with a scrubber, sponge, rag, or whatever tool you use to hand wash your dishes. Am I right so far?
Here is where I get confused...Anytime the above washing occurs, the wax comes off; either all of it or part of it. Either all the folks using a wax finish on utility food bowls never wash their bowls (which is gross) or they're not actually eating food out of their bowls.
What am I missing here?