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Granular golden syrup - how to make more runny
littlemoney
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I have a plastic squeezy container of golden syrup which is slowing forming sugar crystals and solidifying. When this happended with a tin of golden syrup I stood the tin in a bowl of very hot water which is what I would also do with honey . What can I do with syrup in a plastic which I am not sure if I could stand in very hot water?
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No reason you can't stand it in a bowl of hot water; with honey I have put it in the microwave so suspect it would work with syrup as well. Just do it a few seconds at a time and keep checking it until it's runny - it won't take long.
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Check the little recycling symbol of the squeezy container. Plastic 4 (LDPE) can be heated to 65C, whilst plastic 5 (PP) can be heated to 82C. Which maybe why the latter more is used for microwaveable containers.
So don't use boiling water, just very hot.If you've have not made a mistake, you've made nothing3 -
Thanks The plastic container has a number 1 on the base with the letters PETE. Do you know how warm this can be heated to please?RAS said:Check the little recycling symbol of the squeezy container. Plastic 4 (LDPE) can be heated to 65C, whilst plastic 5 (PP) can be heated to 82C. Which maybe why the latter more is used for microwaveable containers.
So don't use boiling water, just very hot.
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Google is my friend, so 160F is the highest fill temperature, apparently. My guess is you'd be OK at 65C?If you've have not made a mistake, you've made nothing1
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