Thanks for the good wishes! I alternate between high and low depending on what stage the soap is at, usually high heat at the start to avoid false trace, then low for the rest of the cook. (I actually use a stainless steel pot on my stovetop.) I've been finding it easier to just use high heat...
I wanted to share my newest mistake! I'd say I'm a beginning soaper... I've made maybe 20-30 batches? And I had a very successful soap with honey in it, at about 1 tbsp per pound. It was cold process, but since then I've done almost exclusively hot process since I like to use hard oils and...