ashncandles Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I've been using tons of paper towels cleaning the wax from my broiler and pouring pot after each batch. Is there an easier trick I havent figured out yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I always use paper towels, sometimes though if you lay a few out on a sheet pan and turn your pour pot upside down, you use less. A low temp oven will help too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Some people buy more pouring pots so they have one for each scent. I don't have the room or the money for extra pouring pots so I also use lots of paper towels to clean them out between pourings. But I find it helps to keep the pot on a warm hot plate or flat griddle so I can pour off more residual wax and save my paper towels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grama Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I do like Candybee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Me three. I DO use a lot of paper towels, but I find I can use them until they are pretty much saturated IF I use heat to melt the wax residue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Broiler? My pour pots sit in a pan. I take maximum of 2-3 paper towels to clean them out -- most of the time two. Explain why you are cleaning a broiler please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursenancy Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I use different pour pots for each type of scent, eg floral, fruity, bakery, put them in my roaster oven after I pour to get excess wax out, and when I make several batches in a row, I do light colors first, then darker. I don't clean my pots thoroughly until I'm done for the day. I don't find that the small amount that may be in the pot affects my scents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelleyBean Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I only use a few paper towels, but in the long run I feel I should own stock in them lol. If I let it get to the point of the wax getting solid, I just zap it with the heat gun and continue to wipe it out. I'm lucky though in that when I pour I have my daughter who helps me and I just hand off the pouring pot to her to clean out as we go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashncandles Posted May 7, 2009 Author Share Posted May 7, 2009 Broiler? My pour pots sit in a pan. I take maximum of 2-3 paper towels to clean them out -- most of the time two. Explain why you are cleaning a broiler please.Broiler pot. Looks like a spaghetti pot with one inside another so the water surrounds the pot...I dunno, that's what I call it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 No need to clean out your melting pot if it's just plain wax. I have 2 pour pots for each scent. That saves me tons in paper towels, hot water and soap...not to mention time! But, you have to have the space for 80+ pots! Mine stack, so it isn't to space consuming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynnS Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Lots of paper towels.Never have a problem with colors left on my other candles I make or any problem with the scents. As soon as the candles are poured I wipe the pour pot clean.Never have any problems. LynnS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Broiler pot. Looks like a spaghetti pot with one inside another so the water surrounds the pot...I dunno, that's what I call it.You mean double boiler? How come you're having to clean this out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mparadise Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I don't wipe out my double boiler either, I just dump the water and go if I don't plan on using it the next day. If I do I just leave it in and pop a cover on it. That said, I use a presto without the spigot for my double boiler (for repours & really small batches only) and 2 with spigots as my main melters. I put the pour pots in the boiler to melt everything down, pour off as much as I can then it usually only takes 1-2 papertowels to clean. During the summer I throw them in a paper bag and take them camping with us as fire starters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbie73 Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I too use a whole lot of paper towels. I put the pour pot in the oven and melt any hardened wax, then wipe it out. I take a cookie sheet and put foil over it and then put paper towels on top of the foil. I do this because sometimes I turn my pour pots upside down that way the paper towel absorbs the wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daves'sHomemade Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 I use lots of paper towels for the same reasons stated. My wife always knows where to go when she needs them. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in KY Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 I use a lot too and found some cheap ones at GFS, Gorden Food Service. Don't know if they are around you all. Regular price $5.99 for an 8 pk. at least I don't have to wait for a sale to get that price. I should try news papers, I plenty of them laying around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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