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Here's something I'm dying to know from the experienced soapers...

It seems that the most efficient way to measure out one's fats is to do it all in one pot/container and tare out the scale for each new measurement. i.e. use one container instead of multiple containers which each need to be scraped out and washed. I realize this requires some confidence/experience/patience in order to measure accurately.

What do you do in the case where you say add a teeny bit too much to a pot that already contains other oils/butters? For example, you add 0.1oz more than you intended?

I usually weigh my stuff out separately but based on my mood sometimes I'll do it all in one pot. I've actually dumped out oils/butters because I overpoured by a small amount. I know that is soaping sacrilege but I've only been doing this for about 4 months and so I desire "ultimate" accuracy (my own scale goes to a tenth of an oz/got it from BB).

So, whaddya guys do? I can't believe that soapers everywhere are pouring perfectly accurately every time and/or dumping oils and butters every time they make a teeny measuring mistake. I know SF takes care of SOME of this but not all of course.

Inquiring minds want to know
Karri

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Hi, Karri. I always measure my oils out in separate containers, one for each oil. That way, if I overdo it, I can return the excess to the original container without worrying about it being contaminated by another oil. It's more clean-up, but I don't mind. Plus, I'd probably keep forgetting to tare the scale if I used one big pot and ruin the whole thing.

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I measure out liquids in a large pyrex that gets poured into my soap pot. I use a silicone spatula to clean out the pyrex between different oils and tare each time. If this is a larger batch, I wouldn't worry too much about 0.1 oz. extra.

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Not that I'm a vastly experienced soaper, but...

I measure all of my solids into the same glass measure; those are easy enough to scoop back out if I have to. Most of the time I'll pour all my liquid oils into the same pot out of laziness, but I pour slowly into a big tablespoon once I get close to the needed amount, then add little by little that way. (That spoon's already been used for the solid fats, so it's not an extra thing to wash! ) I usually measure in grams, so any missteps are REALLY obvious, ha. .1 oz though, I wouldn't sweat it. In a 1lb batch, that's less than 1% of the weight; you've just got a tiny bit more superfat.

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