No More Fighting CO Out of the Jar!

[Susie]

I was fighting the last bits of CO out of a jar, and just had it with bits flying all over and knowing more was going to be left in the jar. I popped it into the microwave for a minute and conveniently poured the remainder neatly into the bucket on the scale. I though hmmm...about that new jar....so I put it in there for 2 minutes and poured my oil right into that bucket with no muss and no fuss.

Why, oh why have I never thought about this before???

 

[Lindy]

I much prefer my solid oils in buckets. Makes life sooo much easier.

 

[DeeAnna]

Thanks for the tip, Susie!

I found out quite by accident that lard comes out of its bucket MUCH easier if I use a little metal spatula to remove it like taking a brownie out of the pan. Much nicer than a spoon or scoop, which is what I'd been using. I just grabbed the spatula out of total frustration one day -- the only thing that was close to hand. Twas a very happy accident!

 

[Luv2Soap]

Oh! Love this tip!!! I had a heck of a time last night with the lard and the coconut oil because little pieces were flying out as I tried to get it out of it's container.

 

[Cindy2428]

I use a SS ice cream scooper. I tried cutting it, every type spoon I had and finally "borrowed" my husband's scoop. :roll:

 

[Susie]

See, you give a hint, you get a hint.

 

[dixiedragon]

I get my CO in 50 lb buckets from Soaper's Choice. I save all of my lard buckets, and then I melt the CO. In the summer I just put it outside, in the winter I put the whole bucket in a sink of hot water. Then I pour the CO into the lard buckets and label them.

 

[Lindy]

I love the idea of ice cream scoop. Hmmmm - need to hit the second hand store....

 

[Little-Bits-N-Pieces]

I don't know what brand you are using, but I thought of the microwave trick with the Luanna brand from walmart.... darn jar almost caught fire! LOL!

 

[dixiedragon]

I melted a jar from Camden Grey in the microwave.

 

[Susie]

It was exactly LuAnna from Walmart. Just a minute for the partial jar, 2 minutes for the full one. Our micro is not a really strong one, though.

 

[DeeAnna]

Luanna CO -- if you want to microwave the container, make sure the little foil bits on the top of the container are ALL gone. Not a speck nor shred.

That will help a lot.

Don't ask me how I know this....

 

[Susie]

Oh, yeah. I hate those little foil bits left on anything. It is one of my pet peeves. I keep a utility knife just for that purpose.

 

[Seawolfe]

I often put the jars in a Pyrex or bowl of water to heat it more evenly, poor soap makers double boiler

 

[Dana89]

LOL Susie. I have been doing that too for ten months before I thought to put it in the microwave. I get LouAnn CO and the mouth is so small! I would even put the jar in water on low heat on the stove. The microwave right above it just staring at me!! lol

 

[madpiano]

Here in the UK CO is sold in bottles - glass bottles with a narrow neck, like old fashioned Coca Cola bottles and they have a metal ring on them, that is impossible to remove - I have no idea who thought about selling coconut oil (and Palm oil) like this in a country where the weather is too cold for CO to go liquid 12 months of the year....

I use CO for cooking as much as I use it for soaping and every time I look at the CO bottle I shake my head in disbelief....

 

[hmlove1218]

I tried that with a jar of louana once and my microwave lit up like the fourth of July lol. Apparently I didn't get all of the metal seal off of the mouth of the jar.

 

[The Efficacious Gentleman]

I am so blessed - I get my CO in 500g packs like butter. Can cut off what I need and wrap it back up with no issues. I pity you all with your jars and bottles and whatnot.

 

[kchaystack]

Yeah it is just as easy to pop it in a crock pot with some water in it as a double boiler. I do not have a microwave in my basement, and I climb those stairs enough as is so I just use that. And it was how I got my CO and PO out of the stupid 1 gallon jug I got from Soaper's Choice that would not fit in my microwave anyway. It is now in 1 qt paint buckets with lids.

No need to worry about exploding microwaves!

 

[dixiedragon]

Here in the UK CO is sold in bottles - glass bottles with a narrow neck, like old fashioned Coca Cola bottles and they have a metal ring on them, that is impossible to remove - I have no idea who thought about selling coconut oil (and Palm oil) like this in a country where the weather is too cold for CO to go liquid 12 months of the year....

I use CO for cooking as much as I use it for soaping and every time I look at the CO bottle I shake my head in disbelief....

How bizarre! Can you post a pic? Is it weird that I want one of these bottles?