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Has anyone rendered lard using the Instant Pot (pressure cooker) method? I’m doing the low-heat method and wondering how it compares.

I bought my usual 'high oleic' sunflower oil along with a bigger jug of sunflower 'frying' oil that had an even higher amount of monounsaturated fat listed in the nutrition info. I thought i'd check it, remembering this post: If i'm calculating correctly, the sunflower oil labelled 'high...

Just wanted to share a photo of my very ashy soleseife. In photo, top soap is after 4 week cure. Middle bar is cut in half. You can see the rind of ash. Bottom bar is after washing the bar. Has anyone experienced this amount of ash with their soleseife?

Does anyone have experience using Japan wax in their recipes? I bought some to make lotion bars and thought i'd experiment with it in soap. It contains 80% palmitic acid and the melting point is lower than beeswax. I had quick trace as expected but that could also be due to many other factors.

Hey everyone, I joined about a month ago so an introduction is overdue. My soapmaking adventure was set off by a week-long horrible rash after using of all things, a Marius Fabre Savon de Marseille 72% Olive oil soap. I've always loved artisan soaps, and this was upsetting. There are only...