AMyers
Well-Known Member
Is a slow to trace recipe also a slow to cure recipe?
As in, I wanted to try a swirl, so I chose a recipe that was "slow to trace", ran it through a lye calculator, made it up, and a week later, unmolded it to find it was still so soft I was leaving dents from my fingers.
I let it sit a few more days, and it got a bit harder, so I cut it (so impatient to see if the swirl was successful!!) and it was still quite soft inside. I'm hoping that additional surface area will help it cure and harden more effectively.
As in, I wanted to try a swirl, so I chose a recipe that was "slow to trace", ran it through a lye calculator, made it up, and a week later, unmolded it to find it was still so soft I was leaving dents from my fingers.
I let it sit a few more days, and it got a bit harder, so I cut it (so impatient to see if the swirl was successful!!) and it was still quite soft inside. I'm hoping that additional surface area will help it cure and harden more effectively.