Cutting salt bars

[osso]

I made my first batch of salt bars yesterday. I used 90% coconut oil, 10% rice bran oil with a 20% super fat and salt at 50% weight of oils. I unmolded and cut within 2 hours and the loaf was still warm and firm, but soft. I suspect I could have waited a tad longer to cut at this percentage of salt.

Anyway, for those of you that make salt bars in a loaf mold, do/have you used a wire cutter to cut? I used a regular blade soap cutter because I was unsure of how it would go if I used the wire. I'm thinking it would be fine as long as the loaf is not super hard.

 

[Obsidian]

I've not used a wire cutter on my salt bars but I don't see why it wouldn't work. Just make sure the loaf hasn't hardened too much.

 

[osso]

Thanks, I will give it a try next time.

 

[Forsenuf]

I use my wire cutter on my salt bars and they cut fine while they're still warm and softish.

 

[Chay]

I never cut my salt bars before they are completely cured. I use a wire cutter otherwise they crumble when you cut.