Favorite Food Grade Lubricant?

[headchange4u]

Probably, yet again, putting too much thought into an insignificant detail, but I gotta be me...

What do you use? I know Dow 111 gets a lot of press, but there a few alternatives available.

[hankua]

Superlube

[Ascholten]

We use some stuff at work.  I think its silicone based and is food safe or food equipment safe.  Ill have to look for the name next time I get a can to spray down some switches.

Aaron

[peter]

Liquid Silk.

[headchange4u]

Liquid Silk.

And that's food grade? I guess it would have to be.

[expy98]

And that's food grade? I guess it would have to be.

only if it's incidental...

[SJM]

Okay, here's what I use instead of Dow 111

[milowebailey]

I assume you mean for coffee gear?

I'm also a Dow 111 fan.

[Intrepid510]

I use a random one i got at a home brew store local to me. Five bucks for tube like susans.

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[jano]

Careful with petrol gel, it has a lower operating temp (185F) than dow 111.

[SJM]

Careful with petrol gel, it has a lower operating temp (185F) than dow 111.

Whoa, very interesting point, which I had never picked up on.
Guess I will be moving the Petrol Gel out of the pile of espresso stuff and replacing it with the Dow 111 to be safer. 

Thanks for that !!!
Susan

[headchange4u]

I decided to go ahead and spring for the Dow 111, since it will probably be a lifetime supply. I was ordering from Amazon when I notice that there are 2 different tubes. The one I was going to order has the description of "Dow Corning Silicone Valve Lubricant & Sealant 111" tube the tube says "Molykote". The products that actually say "Dow" on the tube are quite bit more expensive.

Is there a difference or is it the same product in different packages?

[GC7]

I got a tube long ago from Chris Coffee. It's Haynes Lubri-Film Plus - Extended Performance Sanitary Lubricant.

It seems to do the job just fine.

[SJM]

I decided to go ahead and spring for the Dow 111, since it will probably be a lifetime supply. I was ordering from Amazon when I notice that there are 2 different tubes. The one I was going to order has the description of "Dow Corning Silicone Valve Lubricant & Sealant 111" tube the tube says "Molykote". The products that actually say "Dow" on the tube are quite bit more expensive.

Is there a difference or is it the same product in different packages?




The Molykote indicates that it is designed for "very low temperatures"....For what that is worth in your considering.

MOLYKOTE® 33 Dow Corning. The MOLYKOTE® 33 is a phenyl-methyl silicone grease ideal for very low temperatures. It has an off-white colour. It features a load carrying capacity rate of 1200 4 ball weld, N and a dropping point rate of 226 °C. It has a shelf life lasting up to 1800 days.

Susan

[headchange4u]

That's Molykote 33. Not sure if that's the same as the 111. I did find this blurb on Londinium Espresso:

"Dow Corning 111, or Molykote 111 as it is known in European markets"