I am in the middle of making soap and my thermometer rolled off the counter and broke!! I have had nightmares about this happening! Guess I will finish by touching the outside of the pans and wing it. Last time I checked the lye was 120 degrees and the oils were around 115 degrees. I usually soap at around 95-100. Hope I get this right!!! Wish me luck!
Yikes!!!
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Soaplady22
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-ouch-
The reason I have SS thermometers!
You can do it!! Good luck! But I'm sure you will be fine.
The reason I have SS thermometers!
You can do it!! Good luck! But I'm sure you will be fine.
soapbuddy
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Sorry about your thermometer. I go by touch. If the soap pot and the lye pitcher is warm to the touch, I know I'm good to go.
What's the danger of not matching temps of your oils and lye? I used to be very exacting about this, until one day I just wasn't. I too use the "touch" method, if anything at all. Sometimes I work near-room temp oil, especially if it's a castile, and very warm lye and it doesn't seem to make a lick of difference in the final product...
Sorry I'm hijacking the thread!
Sorry I'm hijacking the thread!
chrisofcups
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When I first started soaping I mixed with lye water at 135 (not knowing any better) and it didn't seem to cause any problems at all. I am still very impatient having to wait for temperatures to drop between 90-110.
judymoody
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When I bother to take temps at all, I use DH's laser thermometer - point it at lye or oils and instant readout. As long as the lye and oils are somewhere between 95-115, I'm good to go.
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judymoody said:
I use this also. Got it on amazon for $15.
