cleaning your utensils

[heatherg23]

I did my first MP soaps....I have dried soap base on the Pyrex cup and my spatulas and other utensils that I used to make my 4 bars and I can't see myself scrapping the dried soap off any more then I have been.

How do you get that dried soap off. Is putting it in hot water enough? will it loosen it up?

Thanks!
Heather

 

[deb8907]

Try putting the pyrex cups and spatulas in the refrigerator for a bit and the soap should peel off easily.

 

[Genny]

I just throw them in the dishwasher. If you don't have a dishwasher, then hot water will get it off just fine.

 

[SmallThings]

I fill mine with super hot water from the faucet and let them sit for a bit. The stuck-on soap with turn into a squishy blob and fall right out

 

[sperry]

This will sound a bit goofy

RE: Pyrex measuring cups. I make sure that I tip the cup before the M&P hardens. This usually assures that there is at least one place where there is 1/4" (or something) of soap when it hardens. I then use my fingernails to start peeling the soap off of that spot. (Careful: Don't jam hardened soap under your fingernails!) I find that virtually 100% of the hardened soap peels off the pyrex once you get it started.