What Is The Fastest Way  To Melt  Beeswax?

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How to melt beeswax in a microwave – you just don’t. I know a lot about beeswax – I have analyzed it for thousands of hours. 

What happens if you melt wax in the microwave? It either melts or explodes. The chances are about 50/50.

How to melt beeswax in a microwave?

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Wax explodes if you heat it too fast and it reaches its flash point. Burning beeswax is just a nasty nasty thing.

What is the fastest way to melt beeswax?

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This will depend on how finely broken up the wax is. If it is in small pieces it melts faster. 

How long does it take to melt beeswax?

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How long does it take to melt beeswax?

 Work on half and hour to safely and gently melt a pound of wax chips in a double boiler. 

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What temperature does beeswax melt at?

145° F approximately. This varies from race of bee to race of bee. But that is a good average.

 set your house alight and burn your skin/kill you/somebody else. Wax and microwaves are a bad combination.

What happens if you melt wax in the microwave?

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ADVICE

This can result in some wax getting burnt – my general advice is if you want to have nice healthy wax, melt the wax slowly.

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