How to Render Fat for Soap Making

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	How to Render Fat How to render fat for all your soapmaking projects. Yes, it is possible, but please remember that this can be dangerous. A friend of mine got severe burns once trying to render fat. A chunk of fat slipped out of his hands and landed in the hot oil, causing it to splash on his face. So if you choose to render your own fat, please remember this one thing: Be extremely careful when working with hot fats, and make sure you cook them on low heat. How to Render Fat Start Small If rendering fat for the first time, take it in baby steps. You will need to render one pound of fat more than you will need for your soap recipe. That means that if you need six pounds of lard, you will need about seven pounds of fat. How to Render Fat Continue Skimming As the fat heats and becomes liquid, the solids will sink to the bottom of the pot. Slowly pour the liquid into a clean pot and throw away the solids. Allow the fat to cool to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Then add an equal amount of lukewarm water. Bring the fat and water to a gentle simmer and cook, covered, for 15 minutes. How to Render Fat Cool Things Down Set your pot outside overnight to chill, or put it in your refrigerator. In the morning, the fat will have risen to the top. The remaining unwanted solids will be in the bottom of the pot. Using a spatula, remove the top layer of fat. If there is a jellylike substance on the bottom of your fat, scrape that substance off and throw it away. You only want the pure, hardened fat. Reheat Your Fat Then break up the hardened fat into chunks and put it into another pot. Add an equal amount of water and one large potato cut in half. Cover the pot and simmer for 15 minutes. Allow it to cool overnight. Then lift the fat out of the water and scrape the bottom clean. Congratulations! You now have rendered fat for your next soap recipe. Either use it right away or store it in the freezer for future use. This recipe comes from the book, Milk-Based Soaps: Making Natural, Skin-Nourishing Soap by Casey Makela. More Great Make it Yourself Recipes Learn to make heavenly scented perfumes for fun and profit with this resource. Make your own fragrant bath salts at a fraction of the cost. Read more. This recipe for lotion leaves your skin soft without feeling greasy. Find out about it here. Ready to learn how to make your own soap? Try this great recipe! Read more. Make your own bath powders and massage oils for luxurious gifts. Learn more Learn more. Why you should be making your own cleaning products at home. Learn more. Learn to make your own safe, environmentally friendly household cleaning products. Learn more. Want to be truly self reliant? Learn to render fat for your own homemade soap. Learn more. Make your own unique perfume. Learn more. Learn to make all natural soaps in less than an hour with this helpful video. Learn to make an excellent cleansing cream recipe that will nourish as well as clean your face. Learn more. Glycerin soaps are great craft projects for the family and make wonderful gifts. Ready to make your own glycerin soaps? Learn more. Learn to make a homemade balm that smells as delicious as it feels. Learn more. Making your own shampoo is beneficial not only for cutting down on costs, but also cutting out many harmful chemicals. Learn more. Olive oil infusions, made by flavoring extra virgin olive oil with dried herbs makes a great gift and could be a crafty business opportunity. Learn more. New! Comments Have your say about what you just read! Leave me a comment in the box below. Return from How to Render Fat to Home	Build Your Own Chicken Tractor! *You Can Build a Chicken Tractor* Provides you with step-by-step instructions on how to build a chicken tractor and also provides helpful information on how to get free wood and how your chickens can pay for themselves. Click Here learn more. Search This Site: Subscribe to my free ezine! Successful Homesteading is a bi-weekly e-zine covering everything about self-reliance and the healthy, frugal life. Imagine! Great tips on organic gardening, self reliance, frugal living and frugal recipes on a regular basis and sent straight to your ebox! Click here to subscribe. How I'm Earning an Income at Home with This Website I was determined to stay at home, but also needed a little extra money to make ends meet. Then I learned about Site Build It! When I started this website I had virtually no web building skills. Now I am earning a great part-time income, working from home and having the time of my life. You can too! Site Build It! has an easy to follow, step-by-step program that will show you how to build a successful website that brings in the traffic you need to get the income you want and start living the life you want to lead. Want to learn how? Click here.
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