Kymber Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 I made goats milk soap today in a slab mold....set it in the oven (didn't turn oven on before or after) and threw a towel over it and left for town. Got home and it didn't gel to the edges. I hate when it does that! Anyway can I turn the oven on about 170 and force it to gel the rest of the way??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecandlespastore Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 If its already solid and opaque again it might be a lost cause, but never hurts to try:smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Ho now - I did it successfully (well pretty successfully) 2 days after the fact when I discovered my log had only partially gelled!. So I would say yes - but beware of overheating because if the outside is hardened it will crack if it feels the need to expand... I would say to definately preheat the oven and turn it off before sticking it in - since you need heat on the outsides only I would think htat would do it.When I did it the corners ended up a bit odd and it had a kinda crackly "skin" look which I planed off, but the rest of the log was perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kymber Posted December 18, 2006 Author Share Posted December 18, 2006 Yea I tried it and it didn't really work very well......it gelled to about 1/2" from the edges. Major irritation since GM usually doesn't even require insulation to get it to gel. Oh well next time I will set it in a "warm" oven and cover it with a towel and see if that does the trick. I for some odd reason have trouble getting my slab molds to gel completely to the edges. Started putting them all in a warm oven and that helped with most. But didn't want to overheat this since it was GM. Oh well...try again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindym Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Try just warming the mold before you pour. That is what I do in the winter when it is cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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