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Cooking & Baking

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10. I'm a little afraid of trying the microwave, to be honest

Wed Jan 8, 2020, 01:17 AM

Jan 2020

I'll try heating them in either a double boiler or in the slow cooker with a water bath and see what happens.

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Crystallized honey [View all] csziggy Jan 2020 OP

I run out of suggestions after double boiler. eppur_se_muova Jan 2020 #1

I've been using my electric tea kettle to heat the water csziggy Jan 2020 #2

I found out the hard way that microwaving is not the answer. :) eppur_se_muova Jan 2020 #3

I dug out my never used double boiler csziggy Jan 2020 #5

You were right the first time, cut open and scrape out honey. flying_wahini Jan 2020 #4

I was really hoping to keep the honey bear jars for reuse. csziggy Jan 2020 #6

This doesn't help, but matt819 Jan 2020 #7

Yeah, I usually buy the local tupelo honey csziggy Jan 2020 #9

Microwave will eliminate crystals. Do it slowly with low power. sinkingfeeling Jan 2020 #8

I'm a little afraid of trying the microwave, to be honest csziggy Jan 2020 #10

I live alone and have carefully microwaved my little, sinkingfeeling Jan 2020 #11

OK, maybe I'll try with the clover honey csziggy Jan 2020 #12

UPDATE: I heated the three honey jars in the microwave and it worked! csziggy Jan 2020 #14