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Over the long weekend I built a wooden soap mold that will hold about 40 bars of soap (depending on thickness of the bar cut) and I was eager to try it out, so on Monday I made a twin batch, one of pure lard and one of pure tallow, The total batter weight was 5.6 kilos, and I took it out of the mold & cut it this morning. I'm very pleased with the mold and the two test batches; the tallow in particular looks great.
The mold just as I finished working on it.

Showing my first attempt at a freezer-paper lining.

The lid! I'm glad I was able to make this lid up with scraps from the project, it worked out great.

The double batch, revealed as I took the side of the mold off to release the loaf.

Prying the loaves apart (I poured them one after the other and put a layer of freezer paper between them)

The lard bars. I crinkle-cut these so I wouldn't get them mixed up with the tallow bars.

The tallow bars, cut with a wire cutter to 7/8" thickness.

(By the way; can anyone tell me the right gauge wire to use? The .022 I bought is far too fragile.)
If you're curious about the recipe, here you go:
The mold just as I finished working on it.

Showing my first attempt at a freezer-paper lining.

The lid! I'm glad I was able to make this lid up with scraps from the project, it worked out great.

The double batch, revealed as I took the side of the mold off to release the loaf.

Prying the loaves apart (I poured them one after the other and put a layer of freezer paper between them)

The lard bars. I crinkle-cut these so I wouldn't get them mixed up with the tallow bars.

The tallow bars, cut with a wire cutter to 7/8" thickness.

(By the way; can anyone tell me the right gauge wire to use? The .022 I bought is far too fragile.)
If you're curious about the recipe, here you go:
Component | Grams |
Tallow (Beef) | 1,925 |
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| |
Total Oil | 1,925 |
| |
Sodium Lactate | 4 tsp |
Water | 560 |
Lye | 252 |