Food-safe lubricants
 

I'm looking for recommendations of a food-safe, waterproof lubricant. The
intended use it to lubricate the paddle shaft of my bread machine.
Replacement pans are no longer available, so I disassembled the old pan to
find a thick grunge that causes the hard turning of the shaft. A quick
cleaning and the shaft turns easily, now I need something to lubricate it.
Since leaking around the seal is probably what caused the problem in the
first place, I'd like to use a waterproof lube.

Thanks


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"L, not -L" > wrote in message
...
> I'm looking for recommendations of a food-safe, waterproof lubricant. The
> intended use it to lubricate the paddle shaft of my bread machine.
> Replacement pans are no longer available, so I disassembled the old pan to
> find a thick grunge that causes the hard turning of the shaft. A quick
> cleaning and the shaft turns easily, now I need something to lubricate it.
> Since leaking around the seal is probably what caused the problem in the
> first place, I'd like to use a waterproof lube.
>
> Thanks

Crisco

On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 15:57:44 GMT, "Vox Humana"
> wrote:

>
>"L, not -L" > wrote in message
...
>> I'm looking for recommendations of a food-safe, waterproof lubricant. The
>> intended use it to lubricate the paddle shaft of my bread machine.
>> Replacement pans are no longer available, so I disassembled the old pan to
>> find a thick grunge that causes the hard turning of the shaft. A quick
>> cleaning and the shaft turns easily, now I need something to lubricate it.
>> Since leaking around the seal is probably what caused the problem in the
>> first place, I'd like to use a waterproof lube.
>>
>> Thanks
>
>Crisco
>

Howdy,

I would expect such to go rancid after a while...

Contact any restaurant supply company and they will have
just what the OP asked for.

I use mine for our flour mill.

All the best,

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"Kenneth" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 15:57:44 GMT, "Vox Humana"
> > wrote:
>
> >
> >"L, not -L" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> I'm looking for recommendations of a food-safe, waterproof lubricant.
The
> >> intended use it to lubricate the paddle shaft of my bread machine.
> >> Replacement pans are no longer available, so I disassembled the old pan
to
> >> find a thick grunge that causes the hard turning of the shaft. A quick
> >> cleaning and the shaft turns easily, now I need something to lubricate
it.
> >> Since leaking around the seal is probably what caused the problem in
the
> >> first place, I'd like to use a waterproof lube.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >
> >Crisco
> >
>
> Howdy,
>
> I would expect such to go rancid after a while...
>

Right. I guess I was thinking about something that would be cleaned off and
replaced after each use, not in the machine itself.

Vox Humana wrote:
> "Kenneth" > wrote in message
> ...
<snip>
>
> Right. I guess I was thinking about something that would be cleaned off and
> replaced after each use, not in the machine itself.
>
>

Phew... given the title I was semi-afraid to open the thread. ;-)

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"Steve Calvin" > wrote in message
...
> Vox Humana wrote:
> > "Kenneth" > wrote in message
> > ...
> <snip>
> >
> > Right. I guess I was thinking about something that would be cleaned off
and
> > replaced after each use, not in the machine itself.
> >
> >
>
> Phew... given the title I was semi-afraid to open the thread. ;-)

What, you don't eat in bed?

Vox Humana wrote:
> "Steve Calvin" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Vox Humana wrote:
>>
>>>"Kenneth" > wrote in message
...
>>
>><snip>
>>
>>>Right. I guess I was thinking about something that would be cleaned off
>
> and
>
>>>replaced after each use, not in the machine itself.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Phew... given the title I was semi-afraid to open the thread. ;-)
>
>
> What, you don't eat in bed?
>
>
well... since you put it that way ;-)

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"L, not -L" > wrote in message
...
> I'm looking for recommendations of a food-safe, waterproof lubricant. The
> intended use it to lubricate the paddle shaft of my bread machine.

White lithium grease

On Mon 14 Feb 2005 04:02:22p, Edwin Pawlowski wrote in rec.food.equipment:

>
> "L, not -L" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I'm looking for recommendations of a food-safe, waterproof lubricant. The
>> intended use it to lubricate the paddle shaft of my bread machine.
>
> White lithium grease

That's food safe, really, Ed? Hmmm... Good to know.

Wayne

In article > ,
Edwin Pawlowski > wrote:

>White lithium grease

I think you mean white silicone grease, no?

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On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 00:48:01 +0000 (UTC),
(Patti Beadles) wrote:

>In article > ,
>Edwin Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>>White lithium grease
>
>I think you mean white silicone grease, no?
>
>-Patti

Howdy,

With all respect, what makes you believe that to be food
safe?

The brand I use is "Petrol-Gel" and sources can be found at
http://tinyurl.com/57zm9. It is food safe.

All the best,

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In article >,
Kenneth > wrote:
>>I think you mean white silicone grease, no?

>With all respect, what makes you believe that to be food
>safe?

How about the fact that it's sold as food-grade?

Google "food grade silicone grease" or "usda approved silicone
grease" and you'll find tons of hits.

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"Patti Beadles" > wrote in message
...
> In article > ,
> Edwin Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>>White lithium grease
>
> I think you mean white silicone grease, no?
>

No, If I meant while silicone, I would have said white silicone. (it may
be, I don't know). What I do know is that white lithium is. Any grease with
an H-2 classification is acceptable for incidental food contact.

In article > , on Tue,
15 Feb 2005 02:52:05 GMT, wrote:

> Any grease with
> an H-2 classification is acceptable for incidental food contact.


H2 lubricants are *not* approved for incidental food contact. Only H1
lubricants are. And the "H" codes are obsolete, anyhow:

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/..._guide_app.htm

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"Seth Goodman" > wrote in message
.net...
> In article > , on Tue,
> 15 Feb 2005 02:52:05 GMT, wrote:
>
>> Any grease with
>> an H-2 classification is acceptable for incidental food contact.
>
>
> H2 lubricants are *not* approved for incidental food contact. Only H1
> lubricants are. And the "H" codes are obsolete, anyhow:
>
> http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/..._guide_app.htm
>

Got it backwards. H-1 is incidental, H-2 for lubricating food machinery,
non contact. The link provided has a date of Sept. 2004. There is still a
lot of product and literature using the H classifications.

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "Patti Beadles" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>In article > ,
>>Edwin Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>White lithium grease
>>
>>I think you mean white silicone grease, no?
>>
>
>
> No, If I meant while silicone, I would have said white silicone. (it may
> be, I don't know). What I do know is that white lithium is. Any grease with
> an H-2 classification is acceptable for incidental food contact.
>

I've bought lithium grease that was labeled "food safe". Got it cheap,
too. Never used it in a food related application.

Matthew

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