Quote: I used mini loaf silicone molds and the mold works great but the size is not quite what I wanted. The bars came out a bit small. Then I tried a silicone loaf mold and while it worked, the loaf was wider at the top than the bottom, longer too but that was not as noticeable. The long wooden molds with silicone liners might be best but they just cost so much the shaped soaps might be better for gifting so I'm leaning to bakeware on Amazon. I found a snowflake pan/mold last night that I'm really considering.
I too have been looking for a good mold. I prefer rectangular bars - no particular reason why, I just do. I bit the bullet and bought this one with the silicone insert.
http://www.brambleberry.com/18-Bar-Unfinished-Birchwood-Mold-P5168.aspx
Now that I bought it, it will make me make some soap and practice.
please make a batch and let us know what you think of it.
Next soaping question:
I got my last batch of lye from Amazon and it was Essential Depot. Is that the best place to get lye? I had someone tell me to get it from Duda but I'm not sure I want to get 50 pounds of it. And I'm going to come off as a bit of a prude, but I don't even like their label. I would end up painting it or covering the entire label with stickers of some sort.