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What would you like to know about rendering fat? The basic process is to cut the fat into 1/4" pieces. Put just enough in the bottom of a pot to cover it one layer thick. Put it on a medium/low heat and stir it. You want to keep the heat low so that the grease never hits the smoke point. If it...

Ok, if it is not going to harden into a bar then what suggested uses for the soft soap? Thanks to everyone for your input.

IrishLass, that is a great Idea! Snappyllama, I look at it but it was way too expensive. I do have a 1950's crank hand blender, I may give it a shot. I spent 4 hours hand stirring the last batch before I gave up so as long as it is less than 4 hours Im good. lol Right now I am doing small...

Does anyone know where I can find a cordless stick blender? Could I use a milk frother in place of an actual stick blender? Im trying to find a way to do this without readily available electricity.

So it will never harden up?

Im using commercial Lye (Potassium Hydroxide) KOH

I used Raccoon this round, I have 15lb of raccoon fat and a couple of lb of opossum fat. I did not see that in any of the lists you posted and I did an internet search but did not find anything. I started with a small batch because I was testing, so I used 141.75g of rendered raccoon fat, 18.99...

I've made soap in the past but it involved collecting natural lye and concentrating it tell an egg floated showing about a quarter sized spot. Then adding oil and when it was ready taking the soap from the top of it. Like they did in the 1800's lol I decided to give it a shot a few days ago...