AmbersCandles Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Newbie here, just wanted to give a shout out to www.prestowax.com for telling me about this forum . I bought on of their melters last month , LIFESAVER 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chariste Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Love my presto melters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaritamama Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Honestly, I remember the days of melting wax over a double boiler in the kitchen, and I celebrate the day I discovered the presto melters. And those with the added spigot are a godsend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 I went from the double boiler method straight to a professional melter. But I would have been happy with a presto pot with a spigot too. I just hated the double boiler method. Ugh!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lummers Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Hi all, Totally new here, been creeping on the forums for a while now, and have found that there's a lot of wonderful people here with great knowledge, best of all, you're all willing to share! So I do have a few questions as I'm trying to speed up production. Should I go with a professional melter? Or presto? Thinking future proof/cost savings down the road. Also do you just dump the scent in the Presto and mix? Or do you still pour into jugs, mix, and then pour? Sorry, just completely new to the candle making and finding the double boiler my major bottleneck in producing candles fast enough. Thanks and appreciate any comments/feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 6 hours ago, Lummers said: Hi all, Totally new here, been creeping on the forums for a while now, and have found that there's a lot of wonderful people here with great knowledge, best of all, you're all willing to share! So I do have a few questions as I'm trying to speed up production. Should I go with a professional melter? Or presto? Thinking future proof/cost savings down the road. Also do you just dump the scent in the Presto and mix? Or do you still pour into jugs, mix, and then pour? Sorry, just completely new to the candle making and finding the double boiler my major bottleneck in producing candles fast enough. Thanks and appreciate any comments/feedback. Equipment choices all depends on your production levels. As far as which side you scent, again it depends. Unless I am making a full melter full of a single scent, I scent the pouring pots. I don't love scenting the ,elder because then I need to fully clean it before the next batch. I use my big melter for several waxes, making it challenging enough to clean between batches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Does the direct of heat from the presto pots (versus double boiler) have any negative effect on the wax? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lummers Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 14 hours ago, TallTayl said: Equipment choices all depends on your production levels. As far as which side you scent, again it depends. Unless I am making a full melter full of a single scent, I scent the pouring pots. I don't love scenting the ,elder because then I need to fully clean it before the next batch. I use my big melter for several waxes, making it challenging enough to clean between batches Thanks for the feedback! My production level is still low relatively, but I've definitely out grown the double boiler method. I currently melt my soy wax (CB-Xcel) to around 185 let it sit to about 180/175 add my scent in a Pyrex (pouring pot) then mix well, I usually mix until the temps drop to about 150/140, let it cool until 120, before pouring into my container jars (Libbey 10.9oz) I just don't find this efficient when I'm making batches of 20 a day. Like I said I'm new still, so trying to figure out my processes still. Much appreciate any feedback and if I should go forward with the Presto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 I would move up to a presto pot. Two sizes are available retail right now. The larger of the two holds enough wax for 25 of my 8oz tins. I can line up several to keep wax at the ready, pouring about 100 in a short session. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lummers Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 5 hours ago, TallTayl said: I would move up to a presto pot. Two sizes are available retail right now. The larger of the two holds enough wax for 25 of my 8oz tins. I can line up several to keep wax at the ready, pouring about 100 in a short session. That's awesome feedback. I'll look into purchasing one! Can't wait and excited now. I'm thinking either the 12lb or the 25lb aluminium. Thanks again TallTayl.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbradshaw Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 This is really helpful feedback - does anyone use the model with the built in thermometer? Or are you just going with the basic model and using your own thermometers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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