CRC Food Grade Silicone 03040 - 10 Wt. Oz., Multi-Purpose Silicone Lubricant for High Temperature Applications

I love this stuff and use it as a general purpose lubricant, excepting parts which require a grease or need a more capable lubricant than silicone, e.g. moly-based products. It’s also useful as a coating to inhibit oxidation or create a moderately resilient non-stick or hydrophobic surface. The solvent dries quickly and doesn’t smell like a hydrocarbon to me (actually reminds me of the Paslode tool cleaner aerosol), and while i haven’t noticed any obvious damage to plastics, I have noticed it damaging latex tubing with heavy coats, so it’s probably best to make a couple light passes on potential sensitive materials to allow the solvent to quickly evaporate. Performance seems great compared to other silicone spray lubricants I’ve tried, including automotive Blaster silicone, and it is definitely cleaner to work with. Finally, the spray nozzle that comes installed is excellent—the straw is robust and integral and it is hinged, exposing a broader cone nozzle when lowered. I save these after the can is expended—it functions as a female actuator which needs to mate with a somewhat thicker valve stem (I use a sleeve made from short length of ¹⁄₁₆”ID ×¹⁄₈”OD silicone tubing for compatibility with thinner stems when needed), but it isn’t secured to the stem and has a floating interface to it—instead, to couple mechanically with the can, the carapace snaps around the seam of the mounting cup (cups on other products have been sufficiently congruous for me so far for this to work well), similar to the nozzles on compressed air duster cans. I suspect it could be made to work to replace a male actuator as well, by use floating stem which is appropriately sized, but I’ve yet to try this. Finally, there seems to be some confusion relating to the flammability warning and the it’s food-grade classification: (ⅰ) I assume it is rated for incidental contact with food, not intentional incorporation into a dish; (ⅱ) the volatile solvent is what is flammable, not the product which persists after the solvent evaporates, which evaporates quickly, leaving behind the food safe coating (recall, this is not intended to be incorporated into a dish as an ingredient, only used to coat equipment or implements, so standing by while evaporation completes shouldn’t typically be feasible); (ⅲ) also, generally, flammability is not exclusive to toxic materials, nor is it a reliable indicator of toxicity—some glaring examples of relatively non-toxic flammable substances are ethanol (itself, a commonly-used solvent), acetone (at low levels, such as produced by the body during ketosis), many organic lipids and fatty alcohols (e.g., butter, cooking oils, beeswax, some common emulsifiers like cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol), mineral oil, hydrogen gas, relatively inert substances like propylene glycol (commonly used in liquid for e-cigarettes along with glycerol, also flammable, and in pharmaceuticals), sugar (highly flammable when ground finely), cellulose (of which the cell walls of plants are composed), et c.—these represent a wide range of flammability, with substances like hydrogen gas being extremely flammable and can detonate, while the various organic lipids listed are relatively less volatile outside of favorable conditions, like heating near their flashpoints or exposing them to open flame, though their typical uses cases, in cooking and cosmetics, often involve exposing them to those conditions. Also, I list these as offhand examples as they relate to flammability and toxicity, generally—unlike these examples, I suspect that the flammable solvent in this product is also quite toxic as well, but, as stated, it’s function is as a temporary carrier to distribute the product, and contact with food presumably ought not be permitted until its evaporation is complete.

I'll start by repeating what I said from my other review of CRC's Food Grade Grease. I'm very sensitive to chemical odors and vapors that linger for months. For example oil, gasoline, grease, WD-40 type lubricants etc. They are not good for your health either. I wanted to find a silicone lubricant that was odorless and also nontoxic so did a little research and found that "Food Grade" silicone was what I needed. There are a few lubrication products on the market from different manufacturers that are classified as Food Grade but Amazon carried this brand so I ordered it. I'm very happy with this product, it's odorless and since it is registered as a NSF H1 class lubricant it is very safe. I specifically purchased this to use on the rubber guide channels of my car's power windows. I have a vintage (old) car and the power windows were very slow to roll up. After spraying this silicone lubricant down the rubber guides for the glass, the windows roll up much easier now. I could hear the motor working free with less resistance as before. Best part is there are no odors even though I'm sitting in the car with the windows very close by. I also use this to lubricate the belt on an electric treadmill that my mother use. Prior to this I used a standard silicone spray on the treadmill...big mistake! The odors from the non-Food Grade silicone were horrible especially when you're walking or jogging on the treadmill. Not something you'd want to breath in when gasping for air during a workout! With the Food Grade silicone there is no smell from the treadmill. This Food Grade silicone is very useful for lubricating other things in and around the home too like door hinges, window guides etc. This sprays on wet so it is able to penetrate tight spaces with ease. I highly recommend this product for those who are sensitive to chemical odors like myself.

Works great for meat grinder

Product is great, works well in my maple syrup opperation. Shipping took forever to get here

This product is food grade. I purchased so I could lube the rollers on my dishwasher's lower and upper racks. My washer mow moves very smoothly.

Those of you that have Breville toaster ovens will learn that they are prone to noise at the convection oven fan after a few years of use. My family uses ours every day and after 4 years, the grease on the fan finally wore out. I could have bought a new one but they are pricey at close to $300 for the base model and $500 for the fancier ones. Everything else works great on it so I thought I would try fixing the fan. This food grade silicon spray is great for applying grease to hard to reach areas. The extension tube at the nozzle was perfect for this job. This was $11 at time of purchase which was a great price and would be useful for other situations where my other kitchen appliances may need something like this. Using a screwdriver, I removed 6 screws to take off the bottom right pedestal. From there, I could easily see in the cavity containing the wiring and external fan blade for the convection fan. I was able to use the extension tube to get right next to the fan shaft and spray the grease. Before putting the pedestal back on, I turned it on and viola - no noise! Now my expensive convection toaster oven is working good as new. It’s easy enough to apply this to the fan in the future, but I’m sure I’ll get another few years out of this most recent grease application.

I got this to use with sausage making equipment, after reading the reviews , I wasn't sure if I should use it or not .I found this on there site: The following product is acceptable as a lubricant with incidental food contact (H1) for use in and around food processing areas. Such compounds may be used on food processing equipment as a protective anti‐rust film, as a release agent on gaskets or seals of tank closures, and as a lubricant for machine parts and equipment in locations in which there is a potential exposure of the lubricated part to food. The amount used should be the minimum required to accomplish the desired technical effect on the equipment. If used as an anti‐rust film, the compound must be removed from the equipment surface by washing or wiping, as required to leave the surface effectively free of any substance, which could be transferred, to food being processed.- It sounds OK to me, I've been using it on my sausage making and nobody that ate my sausage has got sick yet, and it works great !

I thought the nozzle would allow for much coverage of a spray but it did well for the small components of our grinder. Keeps the meat from sticking to anything and doesn't alter the taste of anything. Greta product, will buy again when needed.

Worked on the lid opening of my copper bottle very well 5 up from me

Easy to use and works well. Used it for my oven racks where the ball bearings are used to slide the rack in and out. Performed well, no smell and very nice that it’s food grade.

Works great in my meat grinder. I grind up Fresh rabbits for my Irish Setter.

I believe some products have hidden or undetected uses limited only by imagination. This food grade silicon spray is one of those. I use it to spray my fly lines to keep them clean and well lubricated. Fly fishermen/women spend a fortune on fly lines-typically cost +$125 for a good one. Spraying them (I have many on different spools) keeps them like new. The distributors of this product should add fly shops to their market universe. Once or twice per year, depending on use is a good idea.

Lubricated all the rubber bushings on the car, now quiet as a church mouse