SOONER OR LATER YOU MAY FIND THAT YOUR DOUBLE BOILER CAN NOT KEEP UP WITH YOUR DEMAND FOR HOT WAX.WHILE COMERCIAL WAX MELTERS CERTAINLY HAVE THEIR PLACE IN A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT,PRICE FOR A COMERCIAL MELTER CAN SET YOU BACK AT LEAST $600.00.FOR MANY HOME CANDLE MAKERS THAT KIND OF INVESTMENT IS SIMPLY NOT PRACTICAL WHILE THEY ARE TRYING TO GROW THEIR BUSINESSES OR IF THIS IS JUST A HOBBY FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY GIFT GIVING.ENTER THE PRESTO KITCHEN KETTLE OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE PRESTO POT.
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Sooner or later you may find that a double boiler just can't keep up with your demand for hot wax. While commercial wax melters certainly have their place in a production environment, prices for a commercial melter may set you back at least $600. For many candle-makers that kind of investment simply isn't practical while they are trying to grow their business. Enter the Presto Kitchen Kettle, often simply referred to as a Presto Pot.
In this article, we are going to attach a spigot to make a used Presto Pot handier for our purposes. With a spigot attached, we can easily dispense molten wax directly into our pouring pitcher. Some candle-makers will prefer to mix dye, fragrance oil, etc. directly in the Presto Pot. Others will prefer to do the mixing only after the melted wax is in the pouring pitcher, in essence leaving only clean wax in the melter. It is really up to you and probably depends on the size of the batches you typically do. Here we go.
