mcornwell Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 can i use regular mixer? ya know the hand held one. i have all my oils measured out and now it wont start. i go through more of these things. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 CP? My answers below are for CP... Probably hold for HP too, but won't swear to it.I usually use a stick blender, not a mixer. The mixers whip too much air in for me.You can always use a whisk (carefully, not to whip in air) or even a spoon. But these can take a lot longer. Some recipes it doesn't matter with, since they trace quickly. In fact, most of my first batches I did with just the whisk cause they traced really fast with the SB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibiscus Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 I've used a hand mixer from the very start. I don't have any issues with my soap and air. I've done cp,cphp and liquid soap.It is my understanding that as long as you keep the beaters submerged there should be no problem with air. As far as that goes I have made small batches and the beaters were not fully submerged and I still don't have any problems. One thing I've learned about soaping is it's really just like cooking anything from scratch. If you are doing a small batch simply tilt your bowl to cover the beaters if you are still concerned about air....but I really doubt there will be any problems. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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