Pringles can

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Newbie has posted a video on using a funnel and garden pipe (here is the link:
http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=51057&page=28, post no. 1085).

The lady there uses a Pringles can without lining it first. I am confused because I thought that Pringles cans were lined with aluminium and that they had to be lined before use.

Has anybody else used Pringles can without lining them first?

 

[gemsupthepoley]

I used a can and lined it but I didn't remove the bottom. I pooured the soap then had a panic as the bottom was aluminium foil. I took it outside but it never exploded

I cut off a half inch next to the bottom and all seems fine. there didn't seem to be any signs of reaction but that may have been down to luck.

 

[gigisiguenza]

I'm not sure the inside is actual aluminum foil. I think I t might be nothing more than silver colored paper with a slick coating to give it shine. I can't see them spending money on aluminum interiors for a can of chips that cost the consumer a buck. Their end production cost can't realistically be more than a nickel a can, and that's being generous. I think I'll hit Google and see if it says what the interior lining is ...

 

[MrsSpaceship]

I watched that and thought of all the chips I'd feel obligated to eat if I were to tear it away each time I used it as a mold. ;-) I want the fat in the soap, not my waistline, so I lined mine so I can reuse them.

 

[snappyllama]

Ditto to Mrs. Spaceship.

By the way, I got the crafter's choice cylinder mold to replace the pringles cans. What a pita those are... opening up, leaving a seam-line, making the loaf with a wonky side. I doubt I'll ever use it again unless there are no pringles cans to be had in the house.