It turns out that sometimes procrastination is good. For instance, I've been intending to make the Crisco type stove and heaters for the upcoming power outages / camping trips / Zombies laying siege to the castle, etc ... and it's a good thing I didn't try it before coming across this video. THANK YOU!
@ Doug Earnest i'm glad you got to see my video! and thanks for reading the description area. i was having lots of requests from viewers that i get into the whole "crisco candle' thing so i bought about 80 bucks in supplies and started experimenting. goal was to make several types of crisco "candles and cookers' and it turns out that most of the ones i saw online and tried have huge and dangerous flaws in them that nobody seems to point out. i ended up doing a complete 're-think' or 're-imagination' of the whole thing and came up with this unit (to address all the safety issues that typical crisco candles have).
you bet. glad to help. i didn't know about the dangers of a lot of the online 'crisco candle' designs until i built and tested them for a while (meaning several hours). all the experiments trying those designs are on video so maybe i'll post a video just on that (wicks falling over, candles bobbing around in the hot grease etc...)
I keep seeing things like this and find them very helpful. Guess I Need to Buy Some WICKS ! I have a can of Crisco in the pantry that got shoved to the back that is Way Old that I'm now saving for just such a need.
That reminds me of when I lived in the Midwest (before cellphones) where a vehicle can go off into a country ditch in the snow and get stuck. I made a heat source with a coffee can and some coiled up cardboard and filled it with some wax. If you go off into the ditch when it's really cold you can always just light the cardboard and it heats the inside of your vehicle until someone finds you. I also had a couple chocolate bars for energy and some sand to provide traction for the tires.
I’m totally grateful that I came across this video cause now I know that you can’t burn this Crisco candle down to the bottom like you would a soy or beeswax candle. I believe you just saved me from burning down the house during a power outage. I was going to try this method next since the other waxes cost 3 times more than that tub of veggie lard. Thanks for sharing ✌️😎👍
Instead of using fresh good crisco that can be used for cooking, what we do is save all the grease from when we cook in pickle jars. Not the liquid drippings, the solidified (grease). This comes in handy when you need to cook and have a power outage etc. We use in the summer when the wood stove would be too hot. P.s. search for floating wicks.
be very very careful if you try those 'long lasting' crisco ideas. most if not all do not work anywhere near as good as some videos claim. one tip. never put a wick (or a candle) in a tub of crisco. crisco tubs are made of cardboard.
You can buy bulk candle wax for a tad less than crisco and not have to worry about the potential for a flash fire when something distracts you. Does the 'crisco candle' burn hotter than a regular candle? I've seen you use tea lights to cook before and am curious if there is an advantage to using crisco or if it is just a convenience thing. Thanks for sharing!
Excellent... I have almost the same brick setup. I like burning wood sometimes. If the bricks fall apart I just replace them. If you need wicks I have gotten an entire roll, pretty cheap from amazon (EricX Light 100% Organic Hemp Wick,200 FT Spool,) $4.51 includes tax. I just tie it to a small washer or nut to hold it down. No waste just cut what you need. Nice video
I like how you explain about how long it’s safe to burn and what to watch out for when it comes to danger signals, like a grease boiling and flash fires. Would it also be efficient if you made a three-wick crisco burner?
hi there and thanks. i definitely thought it was important to include safely information since we're burning grease. you could burn one two three or 4 wicks. three probably wouldn't cook very well. 4 is the way to go if you will be cooking with it. one tip: use pans that are made of thin metal. they work 100 times better than regular pans. camping cookware is usually made of very thin metal and should work awesome. the best place i've found to buy thin metal pans is actually thrift stores. they usually have lots.
@@desertsun02 Ok, thin pans. Got it. I currently use a single electric burner. If I’m going to do a crisco burner, I’ll need to get some bricks or tile like you have and also a steel grill thingy (don’t know the name for it). It’s fun to imagine roughing it even though I have all the comforts. I really like your channel. 👍🏼
You can easily cook with that if the grease gets out of control just cover the can and boom fire goes out use it now like 3 times a week works perfectly just don't touch it or move it before it's off and cools down
There is one concern I have with grease as a cooking fuel, once that grease is really hot if you spilled water or had a pot boil over you could have a fireball and possible serious injury.
What happens to the extra wick pieces that you cut off from the top???? Can't they be used for the other new clean-outs? Do you need a brand new wick with the base each time you make new??? Otherwise it looks like Beeswax candle waste. Please explain. Because I have all the stuff now to make them including the wicks! Thank you...
hi there. i just save the part i cut off for other projects. the wicks come in packs of 100 for around 5 dollars (so they are pretty cheap). i can't use the part i cut off because it doesn't have the little piece of metal connected to it.
@@desertsun02 Oh, gotcha! That's what I figured so are you confirming they are meant to be single use each candle? I was concerned about the waste. Now I don't, as I think I understand, and you are so very helpful I really appreciate it!
Easier way to make Crisco candles is put the can in a warm area (oven on low, etc) and it will be a lot easier to scoop into your container (whether it's glass or metal). If you put in glass, you can further liquify Crisco in the microwave, let cool a bit and stick birthday candles in it.
Wow that's a cooka !! Just in time for the cold Sunday. 78° right now and it's hot to me. 74° inside I was trying to keep it 73° but decided to cook another batch of mac and cheese. Keep baking soda on hand fire. I would put the candle in a larger can with baking soda in it that way if you get a flame up your going to have time to get it out. A cinder block should work too , again something inert on the bottom the brick should store some of the heat ?
the power (the best that i can figure) is 80 watts per wick (or 320 watts total). that's a regular length wick. it's close to 400w if the wicks are a little long. if you use thin steel pans it works awesome
What a great idea! I wonder if you can turn off one or two wicks (say by smothering them) thereby reducing the cooking temperature for simmering? (I wonder if they will spontaneously light up again).
hi and thanks. i only burned all 4 at a time but you could burn just one or two or three if you wanted to. i'm close to 100% sure that they wouldn't spontaneously light.
It's an old hack, and it works, but I prefer to use olive oil instead. It's less messy, quicker to set up, and has a cleaner burn. I get at least an 8-hour burn from a salmon tin of similar size using three candle wicks, and it's self-extinguishing in the unlikely event that you knock it over. Never once had a tin burst into flames, even when it's burned continuously from full to empty. There again, I wouldn't expect it to as olive oil has a very high flashpoint.
Have you calculated the overall cost of cooking a meal with his method? This vs tealight candles. In a survival situation, I would think you'd be better off with a design that keeps heat more efficiently, since resources will be valuable. I'm going to pick up a can of crisco and play with it a bit. Great video.
@@desertsun02 I'm sure there are. I'm a prepper trying to figure out the most practical way to , well... be prepared. Leaning toward tea candle cooking since lard's useful life is not that long. I have an excellent solar cooker already but I want to be prepared to cook in any condition.
@Mike Smith in terms of solar cooking, i think that parabolic cookers are a must. (preferably a lightweight foldable one). they are great because they can cook things in as little as 2 to 10 minutes. so they work great even when it's partly cloudy. all you do is wait for a small break in the clouds. solar ovens are good too (but you've got to have almost no clouds for those to work and they take many hours). i also like 12v 'solar panel' cooking because you can have the panel outside but the pan inside. you just need the 12v pan for that.
@@desertsun02 Solar may not be as viable for a while as people would think. In the worst case scenario, within 2 years, 98% of the population of North America would starve to death because of a nuclear winter. Many would freeze to death. The amount of soot in the atmosphere would be incomprehensible. Not to mention, if there were a large scale EMP, your solar charger equipment would be fried (not sure about the solar 12V cooker). I think within a couple of weeks of an EMP, we would want to venture outside as little as possible due to safety. The bottom line is that I'm looking for a way to cook where the material won't go bad and the cooking won't draw zombie survivors. I've ordered candles from Amazon and I may store those in quantity. I will check out the solar panel cooking. The solar panels themselves should survive an EMP with no problem.
@@mikeholman4284 I'm collecting candles for indoor cooking as well as light. You're right about going outside, you will be killed immediately by zombies.
hi there and thanks. as part of my experimenting i tried b-day candles but they are SUPER dangerous to use with crisco. the crisco melts fast and the candles all pop up (fall over) and float around. they could easily fall out of container and cause a fire. please do not use birthday candles.
hi. i always stick with the crisco brand. that way you know what you're getting. generic brands may contain other ingredients and who knows how that may change things. it may not burn very well if you use a generic brand or it might not be safe to burn. you never know.
I've tried the multi-wick Crisco candles but the wicks fell over and the flame went out when the Crisco melted all the way to the bottom. I hadn't thought of using the can top to hold the wicks. Thanks.
Mine melt, too, how are you keeping your wicks up? I use very thin beeswax candle inserted in Crisco, but sometimes still melts the wick. Sometimes I stop after some hours and pour off liquid to a separate container. and then relight candles.
Next time you are at Walmart get a seasoning that goes Wonderful with eggs. $2 Badia complete , seasoning that stuff is included. You're welcome. It doesn't have pepper it more garlic and onion powder.
i never checked but are cat food cans the same size and made of the same metal as tuna cans? if they are the same as tuna cans and if they have a solid metal top (not a pop-top) then i think they would work.
Great stove. Which do you prefer out of all the stoves you have made. I would guess the alcohol one burns cleaner and doesnt smell. Also like the oil one and this one
hi. i don't know that i have a preference. i'm usually the most "stoked" about the ones i've recently made so it's hard for me to judge. they all have their pluses and minuses so it really depends on a persons individual needs or circumstance. lately i've been focused on off-grid stoves that can be used indoors
my can opener cuts the whole lid off, so you can replace it and fully cover the can. could you poke holes for the wicks on that and prevent potential grease fire? (IOW, cover the crisco but leave the flames above it)
hi there. no, don't do that. the problem with doing that is that it would trap the 'grease fumes' in the can. a lot of what a grease fire is is the fumes catching fire (based on what i read). if your lid is too big just use tin snips and cut it down so it fits in the can. just don't cut it too small
Hi does it need to be ventilated? And would generic crisco work? Lastly may eye add fragrance if not using it to cook? My home is moist due to tree overhanging....using candles to constantly dry it out. Love ,love love your channel btw
hi there. the good news is that it's small enough that it does not need to be ventilated. i also noticed literally zero odor or smell even when i sat in front of it for an hour. but maybe my nose is bad - who knows. i would not use anything but genuine crisco. who knows what might be in a generic brand. not a risk worth taking imo. i would not add fragrance to it because you just never know how it might react with hot grease.
hi. that's unfortunate. i wonder what other similar item you could use. maybe other commenters can give ideas (free free to share the countries name if you like. that might help people figure you what else you could use)
Can you please start doing your videos with a carbon monoxide detector. Your videos are good however I have been curious if any CO2 is being emitted. Trying to gain facts in case in indoor power failure use.
hi there. fumes is not an issue with units that are this small (not even close). you could burn 3 units at a time and still no issue. i rarely talk about it but for 8 years now i've had a top-end CO detector just the other side of the tv on the wall). the projects i do are never more than 3 to 10 feet from it. in all 8 years it's never gone off. remember that it's just 4 flames (it's equivalent to burning 4 'taper style' candles in a table-top candelabra). those typically hold 5 and are totally safe.
hi. it's nowhere close to that easy (to make a safe and reliable one). doing that is just asking for problems. they use special machines that pull the oxygen out of the mixture as it's coating. plus the coating is timed not to mention it has to have a correctly mounted base.
@@desertsun02 I designed all the dipping and wicking contraptions for the local Charmwick candle company. All they do to drive off H2O and O2 is to boil the cotton string in boiling paraffin for 20 minutes and then pull them out straight. Some makers soak them in salt water first to embed NaCl , but we could never tell the difference in burning, The bases are just metal disks or cheap thin washers you put on by dipping.
my goal is to make sure everybody makes this unit as safely as possible. i can't encourage people to try to make their own straight, rigid and well burning wicks. i can foresee to many problems if they don't know exactly what they are doing. i don't want anybody getting hurt is the bottom line. professional candle companies know exactly what they are doing.🙂
hi there. caution: never use birthday candles with this. they will pop up and float around when crisco melts. they could easily fall out. very dangerous.
It turns out that sometimes procrastination is good. For instance, I've been intending to make the Crisco type stove and heaters for the upcoming power outages / camping trips / Zombies laying siege to the castle, etc ... and it's a good thing I didn't try it before coming across this video. THANK YOU!
@ Doug Earnest i'm glad you got to see my video! and thanks for reading the description area. i was having lots of requests from viewers that i get into the whole "crisco candle' thing so i bought about 80 bucks in supplies and started experimenting. goal was to make several types of crisco "candles and cookers' and it turns out that most of the ones i saw online and tried have huge and dangerous flaws in them that nobody seems to point out. i ended up doing a complete 're-think' or 're-imagination' of the whole thing and came up with this unit (to address all the safety issues that typical crisco candles have).
Oh my goodness... thank you for pointing out the danger of the boiling oil and smoke. I never thought about that. Safety first.
you bet. glad to help. i didn't know about the dangers of a lot of the online 'crisco candle' designs until i built and tested them for a while (meaning several hours). all the experiments trying those designs are on video so maybe i'll post a video just on that (wicks falling over, candles bobbing around in the hot grease etc...)
@@desertsun02 -- that would be a great video!
I really appreciate all the work involved in testing out the various crisco candles you've seen! Thank you!
I keep seeing things like this and find them very helpful. Guess I Need to Buy Some WICKS ! I have a can of Crisco in the pantry that got shoved to the back that is Way Old that I'm now saving for just such a need.
yep, they (the wicks) last for years and you'll have them when you need them ✔
That reminds me of when I lived in the Midwest (before cellphones) where a vehicle can go off into a country ditch in the snow and get stuck. I made a heat source with a coffee can and some coiled up cardboard and filled it with some wax. If you go off into the ditch when it's really cold you can always just light the cardboard and it heats the inside of your vehicle until someone finds you.
I also had a couple chocolate bars for energy and some sand to provide traction for the tires.
A project even I can do! Your grease reminds me of when we use to save grease during the war effort, it was a precious commodity.
I’m totally grateful that I came across this video cause now I know that you can’t burn this Crisco candle down to the bottom like you would a soy or beeswax candle. I believe you just saved me from burning down the house during a power outage. I was going to try this method next since the other waxes cost 3 times more than that tub of veggie lard. Thanks for sharing ✌️😎👍
i'm glad the video helped you 🙂👍
This would be a really good controlled heat for baking out of a dutch oven.
Excellent work as usual.
hi there and thank you 👍
Thank you for sharing Sir. I just learned something new today.
Very welcome
Instead of using fresh good crisco that can be used for cooking, what we do is save all the grease from when we cook in pickle jars. Not the liquid drippings, the solidified (grease). This comes in handy when you need to cook and have a power outage etc. We use in the summer when the wood stove would be too hot.
P.s. search for floating wicks.
Awesome idea. I have learned to use a can of crisco to make a candle that lasts a month burning full time
be very very careful if you try those 'long lasting' crisco ideas. most if not all do not work anywhere near as good as some videos claim. one tip. never put a wick (or a candle) in a tub of crisco. crisco tubs are made of cardboard.
How did you do it?
Good video , thanks for sharing , God bless !
@Michael 58 thanks and thanks for watching! 👍
You can buy bulk candle wax for a tad less than crisco and not have to worry about the potential for a flash fire when something distracts you. Does the 'crisco candle' burn hotter than a regular candle? I've seen you use tea lights to cook before and am curious if there is an advantage to using crisco or if it is just a convenience thing. Thanks for sharing!
I think it’s an emergency situation thing. Like if there’s nothing else to burn use your Crisco I sure would not be eating that stuff.
Excellent... I have almost the same brick setup. I like burning wood sometimes. If the bricks fall apart I just replace them. If you need wicks I have gotten an entire roll, pretty cheap from amazon (EricX Light 100% Organic Hemp Wick,200 FT Spool,) $4.51 includes tax. I just tie it to a small washer or nut to hold it down. No waste just cut what you need. Nice video
This is awesome!! Thank you for this tutorial! I really appreciate your thorough instructions!
you're welcome! 🔥
I like how you explain about how long it’s safe to burn and what to watch out for when it comes to danger signals, like a grease boiling and flash fires.
Would it also be efficient if you made a three-wick crisco burner?
hi there and thanks. i definitely thought it was important to include safely information since we're burning grease. you could burn one two three or 4 wicks. three probably wouldn't cook very well. 4 is the way to go if you will be cooking with it. one tip: use pans that are made of thin metal. they work 100 times better than regular pans. camping cookware is usually made of very thin metal and should work awesome. the best place i've found to buy thin metal pans is actually thrift stores. they usually have lots.
@@desertsun02 Ok, thin pans. Got it. I currently use a single electric burner. If I’m going to do a crisco burner, I’ll need to get some bricks or tile like you have and also a steel grill thingy (don’t know the name for it). It’s fun to imagine roughing it even though I have all the comforts. I really like your channel. 👍🏼
Very good and helpful video my Friend. Thumbs up~John
You could make ones with one and two wicks for a lower temp
yep, you might get up to 12 hours if you only use one wick
You can easily cook with that if the grease gets out of control just cover the can and boom fire goes out use it now like 3 times a week works perfectly just don't touch it or move it before it's off and cools down
Great video. I wonder how long this would last if you filled a paint can with crisco. How much heat would it produce? Could it heat a small area?
There is one concern I have with grease as a cooking fuel, once that grease is really hot if you spilled water or had a pot boil over you could have a fireball and possible serious injury.
hi. you definitely have to be careful when using crisco as a fuel.
You maybe put links of items you show us. And make some money too. Well deserve. Thankyou for all you teach me😊
Oh yes big can of tuna or chicken I will make them pot clow keep warm inside the winter.
That is awesome.. will have to try that
Please do!
What happens to the extra wick pieces that you cut off from the top???? Can't they be used for the other new clean-outs? Do you need a brand new wick with the base each time you make new??? Otherwise it looks like Beeswax candle waste. Please explain. Because I have all the stuff now to make them including the wicks! Thank you...
hi there. i just save the part i cut off for other projects. the wicks come in packs of 100 for around 5 dollars (so they are pretty cheap). i can't use the part i cut off because it doesn't have the little piece of metal connected to it.
@@desertsun02 Oh, gotcha! That's what I figured so are you confirming they are meant to be single use each candle? I was concerned about the waste. Now I don't, as I think I understand, and you are so very helpful I really appreciate it!
Easier way to make Crisco candles is put the can in a warm area (oven on low, etc) and it will be a lot easier to scoop into your container (whether it's glass or metal). If you put in glass, you can further liquify Crisco in the microwave, let cool a bit and stick birthday candles in it.
Wow that's a cooka !! Just in time for the cold Sunday. 78° right now and it's hot to me. 74° inside I was trying to keep it 73° but decided to cook another batch of mac and cheese. Keep baking soda on hand fire. I would put the candle in a larger can with baking soda in it that way if you get a flame up your going to have time to get it out.
A cinder block should work too , again something inert on the bottom the brick should store some of the heat ?
done this a few times never cooked an egg on it though
the power (the best that i can figure) is 80 watts per wick (or 320 watts total). that's a regular length wick. it's close to 400w if the wicks are a little long. if you use thin steel pans it works awesome
What a great idea! I wonder if you can turn off one or two wicks (say by smothering them) thereby reducing the cooking temperature for simmering? (I wonder if they will spontaneously light up again).
hi and thanks. i only burned all 4 at a time but you could burn just one or two or three if you wanted to. i'm close to 100% sure that they wouldn't spontaneously light.
I wonder could I use this in a small ethanol fireplace? It comes with a wick already in it.
Can you use a taller can for a longer burn time or will the wicks fall over?
Awesome job!
It's an old hack, and it works, but I prefer to use olive oil instead. It's less messy, quicker to set up, and has a cleaner burn. I get at least an 8-hour burn from a salmon tin of similar size using three candle wicks, and it's self-extinguishing in the unlikely event that you knock it over. Never once had a tin burst into flames, even when it's burned continuously from full to empty. There again, I wouldn't expect it to as olive oil has a very high flashpoint.
You sounds like T.J. Miller
Have you calculated the overall cost of cooking a meal with his method? This vs tealight candles. In a survival situation, I would think you'd be better off with a design that keeps heat more efficiently, since resources will be valuable. I'm going to pick up a can of crisco and play with it a bit. Great video.
hi. i haven't done the detailed calculations on cost. my main focus was on safety. i'd seen lots of designs that were not safe.
@@desertsun02 I'm sure there are. I'm a prepper trying to figure out the most practical way to , well... be prepared. Leaning toward tea candle cooking since lard's useful life is not that long. I have an excellent solar cooker already but I want to be prepared to cook in any condition.
@Mike Smith in terms of solar cooking, i think that parabolic cookers are a must. (preferably a lightweight foldable one). they are great because they can cook things in as little as 2 to 10 minutes. so they work great even when it's partly cloudy. all you do is wait for a small break in the clouds. solar ovens are good too (but you've got to have almost no clouds for those to work and they take many hours). i also like 12v 'solar panel' cooking because you can have the panel outside but the pan inside. you just need the 12v pan for that.
@@desertsun02 Solar may not be as viable for a while as people would think. In the worst case scenario, within 2 years, 98% of the population of North America would starve to death because of a nuclear winter. Many would freeze to death. The amount of soot in the atmosphere would be incomprehensible. Not to mention, if there were a large scale EMP, your solar charger equipment would be fried (not sure about the solar 12V cooker). I think within a couple of weeks of an EMP, we would want to venture outside as little as possible due to safety. The bottom line is that I'm looking for a way to cook where the material won't go bad and the cooking won't draw zombie survivors. I've ordered candles from Amazon and I may store those in quantity. I will check out the solar panel cooking. The solar panels themselves should survive an EMP with no problem.
@@mikeholman4284
I'm collecting candles for indoor cooking as well as light.
You're right about going outside, you will be killed immediately by zombies.
Great video. Would you try this with b-day candles in place of wicks and see if it burns longer?
hi there and thanks. as part of my experimenting i tried b-day candles but they are SUPER dangerous to use with crisco. the crisco melts fast and the candles all pop up (fall over) and float around. they could easily fall out of container and cause a fire. please do not use birthday candles.
great burner!
thanks! 🔥👍
That's AWESOME👏
THANKYOU👍👍
Your Very Welcome 😊 (and thanks for watching and commenting!)
Ótima diga Parabéns muito bom isso 👍
hi. i'm glad you like it ✔
Wow thank you for the share!
you bet. thanks for watching 🙂
I love your videos. Let me ask a stupid question.does it matter if the shortening is all vegetable?
I am going to make this! Thank you!
hi. i always stick with the crisco brand. that way you know what you're getting. generic brands may contain other ingredients and who knows how that may change things. it may not burn very well if you use a generic brand or it might not be safe to burn. you never know.
How do you shut it off?
I've tried the multi-wick Crisco candles but the wicks fell over and the flame went out when the Crisco melted all the way to the bottom. I hadn't thought of using the can top to hold the wicks. Thanks.
Mine melt, too, how are you keeping your wicks up? I use very thin beeswax candle inserted in Crisco, but sometimes still melts the wick. Sometimes I stop after some hours and pour off liquid to a separate container. and then relight candles.
Next time you are at Walmart get a seasoning that goes Wonderful with eggs. $2 Badia complete , seasoning that stuff is included. You're welcome. It doesn't have pepper it more garlic and onion powder.
Awesome! I go through a zillion cat food cans per month!
i never checked but are cat food cans the same size and made of the same metal as tuna cans? if they are the same as tuna cans and if they have a solid metal top (not a pop-top) then i think they would work.
Great stove. Which do you prefer out of all the stoves you have made. I would guess the alcohol one burns cleaner and doesnt smell. Also like the oil one and this one
hi. i don't know that i have a preference. i'm usually the most "stoked" about the ones i've recently made so it's hard for me to judge. they all have their pluses and minuses so it really depends on a persons individual needs or circumstance. lately i've been focused on off-grid stoves that can be used indoors
@@desertsun02 Thanks for the replies. that makes sense. I guess ill try them out. Happy 2022 !! 🍻
my can opener cuts the whole lid off, so you can replace it and fully cover the can.
could you poke holes for the wicks on that and prevent potential grease fire? (IOW, cover the crisco but leave the flames above it)
hi there. no, don't do that. the problem with doing that is that it would trap the 'grease fumes' in the can. a lot of what a grease fire is is the fumes catching fire (based on what i read). if your lid is too big just use tin snips and cut it down so it fits in the can. just don't cut it too small
Hi does it need to be ventilated? And would generic crisco work? Lastly may eye add fragrance if not using it to cook? My home is moist due to tree overhanging....using candles to constantly dry it out. Love ,love love your channel btw
hi there. the good news is that it's small enough that it does not need to be ventilated. i also noticed literally zero odor or smell even when i sat in front of it for an hour. but maybe my nose is bad - who knows. i would not use anything but genuine crisco. who knows what might be in a generic brand. not a risk worth taking imo. i would not add fragrance to it because you just never know how it might react with hot grease.
@@desertsun02 thanks a plenty
It's my second time asking this, is there any hope you'll give celsius/centrigrade readings for your temperatures?
i try to remember. with this one i mention temps of 230F and 300F near the end of the video. that would be 110C and 148.88C 🙂👍
Will that burn longer than saturated cotton balls or toilet paper in Isopropyl alcohol?
3 hour burn time on Crisco so I say yes
They don't sell Crisco or vegetable shortening in my country :(
hi. that's unfortunate. i wonder what other similar item you could use. maybe other commenters can give ideas (free free to share the countries name if you like. that might help people figure you what else you could use)
Do you have access to lard? Or coconut oil? Petroleum jelly would work in a pinch too
Hi do you know if eye can mix crisco with regular candle wax?
hi. i wouldn't do that.
@@desertsun02 ok thanks
I have cats. Can I use a cat food can or does it have to be a tuna can?
hi. as long as it's solid steel it should work
@SleepyMann61
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It’s best if your cat eats tuna! Burns at a high temperature due to cat food flavors.
Can you please start doing your videos with a carbon monoxide detector. Your videos are good however I have been curious if any CO2 is being emitted. Trying to gain facts in case in indoor power failure use.
hi there. fumes is not an issue with units that are this small (not even close). you could burn 3 units at a time and still no issue. i rarely talk about it but for 8 years now i've had a top-end CO detector just the other side of the tv on the wall). the projects i do are never more than 3 to 10 feet from it. in all 8 years it's never gone off. remember that it's just 4 flames (it's equivalent to burning 4 'taper style' candles in a table-top candelabra). those typically hold 5 and are totally safe.
To make "professionally made wicks" just boil cotton string in hot wax or crisco.
hi. it's nowhere close to that easy (to make a safe and reliable one). doing that is just asking for problems. they use special machines that pull the oxygen out of the mixture as it's coating. plus the coating is timed not to mention it has to have a correctly mounted base.
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I designed all the dipping and wicking contraptions for the local Charmwick candle company. All they do to drive off H2O and O2 is to boil the cotton string in boiling paraffin for 20 minutes and then pull them out straight. Some makers soak them in salt water first to embed NaCl , but we could never tell the difference in burning,
The bases are just metal disks or cheap thin washers you put on by dipping.
my goal is to make sure everybody makes this unit as safely as possible. i can't encourage people to try to make their own straight, rigid and well burning wicks. i can foresee to many problems if they don't know exactly what they are doing. i don't want anybody getting hurt is the bottom line. professional candle companies know exactly what they are doing.🙂
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That's because physicist/engineers like ME know how to do everything.
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Would cotton string from a mop head work?
You spend $5 on the candle wicks on Amazon but you need to spend $25 to get it sent free. Amazon is the biggest rip offs.
hi there. you can probably find those wicks on sites like ebay or aliexpress too (plus craft or hobby stores might have them).
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Thank you. Have a blessed year.
To test it, could take the stove outside where you can let it catch fire safely and see what happens if you burn it dry.
UPDATE:
200 Birthday candles ($10@Amazon) Work the same for WICKS!
you're welcome!
hi there. caution: never use birthday candles with this. they will pop up and float around when crisco melts. they could easily fall out. very dangerous.