How to Care for Your Cottageware
We hope you love your new Fernwood Cottage~ware item.
All of our items are finished with heated, boiled linseed oil & lots of hand rubbing! We feel linseed oil provides the best finish option for durability, while being food safe, & allowing a lovely natural aging of the wood to occur.
To keep your garden trug, kitchen tool, or working board woodenware at its best & prolong its “working life”:
STEP 1 ~ After use, give it a quick rinse down. Run it under water or spray lightly with a hose. Wood does NOT like to be submerged or soaked. A quick towel dry, then hang or set aside to finish air drying. Weathering will depend on how much direct sun it gets.
STEP 2 ~ Once every year, wipe in a fresh layer of linseed oil or any other food-safe wood conditioner (follow all safe handling directions!). Let dry. Rub down with a clean cloth. Ready for another year of beautiful hard work.
Winter is great for cooking!
The cold weather in Maine is perfect for baking.
Our Kitchen Tools stand up to daily use, but look beautiful doing it.
PLEASE NOTE: It is still too cold for steam-bending, therefore, we stop Trug making until Spring. You will be able to put yourself on the Trug Pre-Order list, however, & we will fill your order first thing once we can get back outside! Thanks for your patronage.