quiet girl Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 I've been looking into HP and LS, and I REALLY want to try making a batch of one or the other in my crockpot. Maybe this is a no brainer question, but if I make a batch of soap in it does that mean that I can't ever use it again to make pot roast? I was thinking that since the soaponification happens during the cook, than the lye should really effect the pot too bad... am I wrong? If so... I think I could do with out pot roast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibiscus Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 I've never used my croc for anything but LS or HPBS and rebatching. I don't mix my soaping equipment with my cooking stuff...you can always use a stock pot for the LS. I've never done that because the croc works so well but I intend to see what it's about eventually. From my understanding of the stock pot is that you use it as a double boiler but I am crazy enough to use direct heat but thats just me.:rolleyes2 Crocks are always on sale so invest in one thats for soap use only...honestly it is on my top five list of best soap making equipment investments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudsnwicks Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 You can probably pick up a used crock pot at a yard sale for something like $5. It will be best to have a separate one because soaping is addictive and you wouldn't want your dinner to be held up by a batch of soap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiet girl Posted November 9, 2007 Author Share Posted November 9, 2007 Thanks for the advice... your right, I think it would give me the willies to cook in a crock pot after making soap in it. I'll keep my eyes open for sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benthere-donethat Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 There's no lye left when you're done with the soap--leave it overnight, it saponifies and turns to soap. It's soap; there's no lye left--it's not any different than washing the crock out with dish soap. (Kathy Miller says as much at her site) I still understand not wanting to mix soap dishes with regular dishes, but it's something to think about... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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