Comments on: Blog Readers Challenge Questions Answered, Part 1 http://blog.thesage.com/2009/05/01/blog-readers-challenge-questions-answered-part-1/ Thoughts and ideas from the world of Majestic Mountain Sage. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:20:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Andee http://blog.thesage.com/2009/05/01/blog-readers-challenge-questions-answered-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-361 Andee Mon, 04 May 2009 18:33:55 +0000 http://blog.thesage.com/?p=2241#comment-361 jaspersgarden- This is great. All of these things are fine. Send the pics and verbage to me at <a href="blog@thesage.com" rel="nofollow">blog@thesage.com</a>. The test batch for HOT process will be hard if you use a Crock Pot. The heating band is up the side, not on the bottom. But try a mold that has a plastic bag lining the mold. Then there are no dishes! I don't see the problem with a small vs. large batch of soap. Both sizes require the same amount of knowledge and respect to handle the batch. I think this came from somebody thinking that since they were working with a small batch, they didn't have to take the same precautions that are needed with a large batch. We want all the pics that are on this topic! jaspersgarden-
This is great. All of these things are fine. Send the pics and verbage to me at blog@thesage.com.

The test batch for HOT process will be hard if you use a Crock Pot. The heating band is up the side, not on the bottom. But try a mold that has a plastic bag lining the mold. Then there are no dishes!

I don’t see the problem with a small vs. large batch of soap. Both sizes require the same amount of knowledge and respect to handle the batch. I think this came from somebody thinking that since they were working with a small batch, they didn’t have to take the same precautions that are needed with a large batch.

We want all the pics that are on this topic!

]]> By: jaspersgarden http://blog.thesage.com/2009/05/01/blog-readers-challenge-questions-answered-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-349 jaspersgarden Fri, 01 May 2009 16:50:52 +0000 http://blog.thesage.com/?p=2241#comment-349 Oh Andee!! I would LOVE to be a guest writer for the Hot Process Soap blog ;o) What do you need? Recipe, equipment needed, step by step, times? I alread have the pics too (2 different batches) and thanks to my digital camera - they show what time it was at each stage - cool beans!! I'll need a few days to organize my pics, get out my recipe (I save ALL of my recipes - complete with my little notes) Where should I send the pics and verbiage? Via email? Just let me know Andee!! OK - on to the "test batches" answer you so graciously gave - LOL! The reason I don't do test batches is not b/c it's a waste of ingredients. No no no, it's b/c of the clean-up ~ I HATE doing dishes!! I don't have a sink in my soap shop, so everything has to be carted into the house to be washed...such a pain! So when I make soap, it takes the same amount of equipment/dishes to make a 1 # batch as it does a 4 or 5 # batch. But with a 5 # batch, I get more bars of soap, hence it's worth carting all my dirty dishes into the house to wash them!!! That's my excuse - and I'm stickin' to it!! But on the serious side, I have heard/read that it's more dangerous to work with a small batch as it is to work with a larger one - I'm talking about the small amount of lye needed for a test batch. I heard/read this way back in the day, and unfortunately - it stuck in my head....I have made one test batch in 10 years and I was sooo nervous!! I was dropping things, second guessing myself, etc. It was a nightmare - ALL b/c someone put that in my head. It's funny what sticks in your head, then trying to change your ways later. Thank you for the opportunity Andee! I'm very excited! Kathy Oh Andee!!
I would LOVE to be a guest writer for the Hot Process Soap blog ;o)

What do you need? Recipe, equipment needed, step by step, times?

I alread have the pics too (2 different batches) and thanks to my digital camera – they show what time it was at each stage – cool beans!!

I’ll need a few days to organize my pics, get out my recipe (I save ALL of my recipes – complete with my little notes)

Where should I send the pics and verbiage? Via email? Just let me know Andee!!

OK – on to the “test batches” answer you so graciously gave – LOL! The reason I don’t do test batches is not b/c it’s a waste of ingredients. No no no, it’s b/c of the clean-up ~ I HATE doing dishes!! I don’t have a sink in my soap shop, so everything has to be carted into the house to be washed…such a pain! So when I make soap, it takes the same amount of equipment/dishes to make a 1 # batch as it does a 4 or 5 # batch. But with a 5 # batch, I get more bars of soap, hence it’s worth carting all my dirty dishes into the house to wash them!!! That’s my excuse – and I’m stickin’ to it!!

But on the serious side, I have heard/read that it’s more dangerous to work with a small batch as it is to work with a larger one – I’m talking about the small amount of lye needed for a test batch. I heard/read this way back in the day, and unfortunately – it stuck in my head….I have made one test batch in 10 years and I was sooo nervous!! I was dropping things, second guessing myself, etc. It was a nightmare – ALL b/c someone put that in my head. It’s funny what sticks in your head, then trying to change your ways later.

Thank you for the opportunity Andee! I’m very excited!
Kathy

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