Just read Andrew's question about "best bar top finish" and it prompted this question (didn't want to hijack that thread).
I just finished a cherry top for a laundry room where the client (my wife) wanted a folding platform atop the side-by-side washer/dryer. I built the cabinets some time ago and had originally planned to use painted MDO which seemed like a reasonable, fast and simple solution. It was suggested to me that "wouldn't a top like that table you just made be nicer?"
So dummy me agreed and now months later I just made the top. Long story short, as I was looking at the finished product I started thinking, "man there is going to be a lot of heat and humidity in that area, wonder what finish will work?"
Epoxy (one of my frequently used products) is likely out, because it would defeat the breadboard end function. I was thinking conversion varnish which is what Mike Dowell suggested in that thread. But maybe there are other solutions that I haven't considered. Should I be considering removing the bb ends and replacing once finished?