of course I look things up after the fact, my Col. Conk and Ogallala melted like butter into my wooden bowls, then I created a monster with the Caswell Massey.
It is ruined?
It is ruined?
didn't know you can't nuke tallow soap
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of course I look things up after the fact, my Col. Conk and Ogallala melted like butter into my wooden bowls, then I created a monster with the Caswell Massey.
It is ruined?
Yes, but then again Caswell Massey is a pretty bad soap to begin with, so you're not out much.
In fact, this may be one case where what looked to be bad fortune turned out to be good fortune.
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I was going to say, if you absolutely HAD to ruin a soap, that'd be the one to ruin.
I admit, I do use a microwave. And I am a soaper.
You have to be cautious though. Don't set the micro at a minute and a half and go outside for a smoke.
10 - 12 seconds and it's soft enough to compact. If you throw it in the microwave and wait for it to liquify, you're living dangerously.
You have to be cautious though. Don't set the micro at a minute and a half and go outside for a smoke.
10 - 12 seconds and it's soft enough to compact. If you throw it in the microwave and wait for it to liquify, you're living dangerously.
Melt tallow soaps in a double heavy duty ziplock bag in a pot of water on a very slight simmer... after milling/grating them.
I use a double boiler method, same concept as the ziplock bag in hot water.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_boiler
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_boiler
Well that's about milling, not melting. I do just mill my soaps though. Seems to be too much of a messy process to try to melt it down a bit.
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I second that! and yes, I tried to melt just a regular house soap and that was an interesting experiment
Pick up one of the cheap "olive garden" style cheese graters and save yourself some trouble.
I don't get why people wouldn't just grate it. Its easier for me.
Pictures please!
