Cure time

[Fishel Tessler]

I'm a newbie, 5 batches in.
If I don't cut a batch into bars, how do you figure cure time? (Is it called a soap log?)

For those who will wonder why, for sanitary reasons... thankfully I host many guests and would like them to be able to shave off a slice and use that.

 

[Soaped]

I'm a newbie, 5 batches in.
If I don't cut a batch into bars, how do you figure cure time? (Is it called a soap log?)

For those who will wonder why, for sanitary reasons... thankfully I host many guests and would like them to be able to shave off a slice and use that.

I cannot give you a definite answer about cure times but I can say that in my experience if soap takes too long to be cut it may be extremely hard to cut or crumble when cut.

If you cut the soap into small sample size pieces then the guest may be able to use as needed.

 

[MelissaG]

Cure time doesn't change. It will be four to six weeks. If you wait to cut it into bars, it will be too hard to cut if it's cold process. We tend to use log and loaf interchangeably.

You may like to make hotel sized bars, or you can create thin slices yourself. If you leave the people to do it, they won't know how much they need.