icecold Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 What is the best thing to use for curing soap? Before I make my first batch I just want to make sure I have everything on hand. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grannyscandles Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 I don't know about the best thing but I have a couple of backing racks I use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misty Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 I use a commercial bread rack that has the pans that slide in. Mine has 20 slots for pans. I love it, because it takes up a small space, and I can cure a lot of soap on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyme1911 Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 I use a commercial bread rack that has the pans that slide in. Mine has 20 slots for pans. I love it, because it takes up a small space, and I can cure a lot of soap on it.That is what I was thinking about using....where is the best place to find one? What would be considered a fair price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 I use a wire storage rack. It gives the soap the ability to air on all sides without having to flip it or mess with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousBoutique Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 I use a wood shelving unit from ikea with extra shelves, there is about 6" between each shelf.. its deep enough to get 12 bars (from one log) in a row, I stand them up in a row and can have about 20 logs curing at one time, and it was around $20 for the shelf and $10 for an extra set of shelves.. If you dont need all that space yet, cookie racks work just fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayougirl Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 The first day or two after cutting, I leave them on bake cooling racks. Then transfer to a open weave plastic basket to go onto wire shelves (in the laundry room) with fans blowing on them. I put an index card with batch #, recipe, date made and how many bars were in the batch in the front of the basket, so I can figure out when to transfer them. I put them in 18" long cardboard box to sit on another wire shelve in my DD's room (until next month when she comes back home) where the cured soap sits-index card gos on front of box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 I use plastic shelves from walmart , they are ventilated and hold a lot of soap. The soap will react with some types of metals.( for the life of me I can't remember which ones). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misty Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I got my rack off of ebay. It was brand new, for $150. The trays are $10 each, from the same dealer, brand new. I got four trays to start with, but will be getting more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueH Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I bought a large bakers rack at a yard sale and then place a bunch of stackable cooling racks on the shelves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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