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I'd say that secret to this and everything else, including bike maintenance, is in a good preparation. If done properly first time, as I mentioned above few coats of Danish over 3-4 days (some of it applied to underside as well), it would never come to this state.
What Gillies meant and I concur is that it takes 30 min max to ensure all is tip top for years to come. I used IKEA or lemon/orange oil from TK MAxx which goes on around taps once a month in the eve before going to bed - 3 minutes to apply, leave 20 minutes and remove any residue. Done.
But nothing will keep it nicely looking if water is left unattended on the wood, so a cloth to wipe and spills near by taps is needed. Hence that blue square one on top of my knife block in the pic above :)
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That level of upkeep is unacceptable to me but I take your point!
On the other hand it was fucked when moved in and oiling it more frequently (it’s had a few attempts) wouldn’t have stopped water going down the back of the worktop or between the sink and the worktop underside.
I’m going to cut/route out most of the damaged wood out to fit the replacement unit and anything else will be scraped back/sanded before sealing. Ideally with some kind of cheap tanking resin - this kitchen is on its way out tbh.