How do you 'decrystalize' honey?

My_Butt

My honey bear is solid as a rock. What's the best way to make the honey runny again. Haha...

I've heard letting him soak in hot water works, and I know microwaving him does not work... That's how the last honey bear left us. May he R.I.P.

He'll be soaking in his hot bath until a better idea pops up.

swirlybee

I usually just microwave it a few seconds at a time.

bioklutz

Be careful when you microwave honey. It heats up REALLY fast.

kgirlhart

I have heated it in the microwave. I get my honey locally from a friend who keeps bees and that is what she told me to do. I think heating it in a bowl of hot water would work too.

HippySkoppy

Yeah heating in the boiling water is a much safer idea than microwaving......just keep topping up with fresh water till all the crystals are gone and your golden.

Queenmunchy

I run under hot water and turn the bottle. It usually works.

RodaRose

Soak in hot water

snowflake930

I put my bottle in a pan of simmering water until it totally liquefies.
Make sure you take the cover off of the jar or bottle while it is in the simmering water.

yarwell

Heat, time, perhaps dilution with a bit of water. As the time part is important a microwave is probably the wrong tool.

AngryViking1970

My husband and I keep bees. Our honey is just strained without heat, so it crystallizes really fast. There's nothing wrong with it in the crystallized state, but if you need it to be liquid heat a pot of water to simmering, take it off the stove and put your open jar in the pot for about 30 minutes.

Lizzy622

I gave up on honey bears and use a wide mouth jar. Even when it is crystallized I can get a spoonful out for my tea.

My_Butt

AngryViking1970 wrote: »

My husband and I keep bees. Our honey is just strained without heat, so it crystallizes really fast. There's nothing wrong with it in the crystallized state, but if you need it to be liquid heat a pot of water to simmering, take it off the stove and put your open jar in the pot for about 30 minutes.

I was using a knife to just scrape it on toast, but my little bear has crevices that are holding onto the honey. I have a giant refill jar in the cupboard that never crystallizes, but I like honey bear cause he's aesthetically pleasing.

MelodyandBarbells

Lizzy622 wrote: »

I gave up on honey bears and use a wide mouth jar. Even when it is crystallized I can get a spoonful out for my tea.

This is great. I think I'll decrystalize mine and empty it into a little ziplock Tupperware container. I store mine up side down for easy access but my building is poorly insulated and the whole thing just looks frozen solid. I actually drizzle honey over fruit, so this was really starting to affect my preferred diet...

My_Butt

JaneiR36 wrote: »

Lizzy622 wrote: »

I gave up on honey bears and use a wide mouth jar. Even when it is crystallized I can get a spoonful out for my tea.

This is great. I think I'll decrystalize mine and empty it into a little ziplock Tupperware container. I store mine up side down for easy access but my building is poorly insulated and the whole thing just looks frozen solid. I actually drizzle honey over fruit, so this was really starting to affect my preferred diet...

I've noticed that my refill container that I store in the pantry has never crystallized, while the honey bear that is out on the counter is solid as a honeycomb. Not sure what the difference is, but mr bear is gonna be in the pantry once I get my honey smooth.

lyttlewon

My_Butt wrote: »

JaneiR36 wrote: »

Lizzy622 wrote: »

I gave up on honey bears and use a wide mouth jar. Even when it is crystallized I can get a spoonful out for my tea.

This is great. I think I'll decrystalize mine and empty it into a little ziplock Tupperware container. I store mine up side down for easy access but my building is poorly insulated and the whole thing just looks frozen solid. I actually drizzle honey over fruit, so this was really starting to affect my preferred diet...

I've noticed that my refill container that I store in the pantry has never crystallized, while the honey bear that is out on the counter is solid as a honeycomb. Not sure what the difference is, but mr bear is gonna be in the pantry once I get my honey smooth.

Is it the thickness of the container? My beehive shaped honey is thicker than my honey bear. The honey bear crystallizes when the temperature of my cupboards change.

My_Butt

lyttlewon wrote: »

My_Butt wrote: »

JaneiR36 wrote: »

Lizzy622 wrote: »

I gave up on honey bears and use a wide mouth jar. Even when it is crystallized I can get a spoonful out for my tea.

This is great. I think I'll decrystalize mine and empty it into a little ziplock Tupperware container. I store mine up side down for easy access but my building is poorly insulated and the whole thing just looks frozen solid. I actually drizzle honey over fruit, so this was really starting to affect my preferred diet...

I've noticed that my refill container that I store in the pantry has never crystallized, while the honey bear that is out on the counter is solid as a honeycomb. Not sure what the difference is, but mr bear is gonna be in the pantry once I get my honey smooth.

Is it the thickness of the container? My beehive shaped honey is thicker than my honey bear. The honey bear crystallizes when the temperature of my cupboards change.

I have a little orange blossom honey container and a giant clover honey container. Both are about the same thickness plastic as honey bear.

grinning_chick

Related: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/11/tests-show-most-store-honey-isnt-honey/

My_Butt

grinning_chick wrote: »

Related: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/11/tests-show-most-store-honey-isnt-honey/

I've seen this on Facebook. Luckily, I live close to the country that I can go to farms and get honey. I just refill honey bear with my real honey because he's cute.

I like going to the farms here in Ohio (walnut creek) because they have different types of honeys. I tried a really dark one that tasted amazing. I don't remember what that one was called.