Re: beeswax

["Tim Moyer" <wmharps@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ludo Beckers wrote:
> I soak'em the dangerous way. That is, in a pot 
> straight on a low flame.

There are far safer ways to handle beeswax.  Heating a flamable 
substance, even to a low temperature, over an open flame is a 
disaster waiting to repeat itself.  It is far safer to heat beeswax 
on an electric element on a low setting.  Safer still is a double 
boiler, where the wax is further separated from the heat.  In all 
cases, keep the heat settings as low as you can to achieve melting.  
There are devices made specifically to melt wax (used in the 
cosmetology industry), which presumably are safety rated.  

For example (no affiliation, etc.)
http://www.kera-ban.com/pots.htm


- -tim