My PolyD got solidified, can I still use it somehow?

Nigel · 03-05-2011, 04:21 PM

My PolyD got solidified, can I still use it somehow?

If so, how? TIA

fourstubbs · 03-05-2011, 07:00 PM

I have never experienced hard polyd, but the first thing to come in my mind is to heat it up in the microwave for a few seconds?
Or, like brown sugar, put a piece of bread in it, maybe it will take some of the moisture and soften up?
what about using one of those microplane graters on it and see if you can shave some granules off?
I hope this helps.

rosethorns · 03-05-2011, 07:05 PM

I have the same problem as Nigel. I've tried the microwave , it didn't help. So I will try the bread . Thanks

fourstubbs · 03-05-2011, 10:57 PM

I've heard a slice of apple will work too.. (for brown sugar)

Nigel · 03-06-2011, 09:35 AM

Thanks ya'll. I'll try the bread. I don't think it's grateable, but that's a good idea. It's as hard as a rock. lol

If all else fails, maybe I can use it for a bowling ball or a door stop. ROFL

Soobee · 03-06-2011, 10:47 AM

Would it melt? Then you could make a polyD syrup.

Dottie · 03-06-2011, 01:39 PM

I'd put it in a ziplock bag and beat the dickens out of it lol.

Nigel · 03-06-2011, 07:40 PM

If the bread doesn't work, I'll try beating it and then melting it and then I might have to give up on it. Too bad it's a 5lb bag too.

Soobee · 03-07-2011, 03:46 AM

Nigel, let us know what, if anything, works.

cgarza · 03-07-2011, 10:02 AM

When that happens to me, I heat it up in a small saucepan on the stove. It turns into liquid, and you can use it in recipes.

LadyTexun · 03-07-2011, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soobee

Would it melt? Then you could make a polyD syrup.

What Soobee said.
Mine did the same thing, I just put a little water with it... hot water, until it melted. The result was a thick, karoish, light gold syrup. I still use it occasionally.

jlatislaw · 03-07-2011, 07:02 PM

Mine did the same thing. I did what Dottie said - beat it to death. It did work though.

sistertzu · 03-07-2011, 09:08 PM

I put some in my coffee grinder that was lumpy. It worked to break it up, I had to wipe out the grinder because the polyd left it sticky.

fourstubbs · 03-07-2011, 09:34 PM

I wonder how "not" to have it get hard in the first place, any suggestions?

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03-05-2011, 07:00 PM	#2
fourstubbs Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Last Frontier Posts: 1,925 Gallery: fourstubbs Stats: 225/220/142.3/135 WOE: IDEAL PROTEIN Start Date: Restart July 2012	I have never experienced hard polyd, but the first thing to come in my mind is to heat it up in the microwave for a few seconds? Or, like brown sugar, put a piece of bread in it, maybe it will take some of the moisture and soften up? what about using one of those microplane graters on it and see if you can shave some granules off? I hope this helps.

03-05-2011, 07:05 PM	#3
rosethorns Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puyallup. WA Posts: 4,501 Gallery: rosethorns Stats: 252/140/150 WOE: atkins I eat non allergic food Start Date: restarted 1-07	I have the same problem as Nigel. I've tried the microwave , it didn't help. So I will try the bread . Thanks

03-05-2011, 10:57 PM	#4
fourstubbs Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Last Frontier Posts: 1,925 Gallery: fourstubbs Stats: 225/220/142.3/135 WOE: IDEAL PROTEIN Start Date: Restart July 2012	I've heard a slice of apple will work too.. (for brown sugar)

03-06-2011, 09:35 AM	#5
Nigel Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,067 Gallery: Nigel	Thanks ya'll. I'll try the bread. I don't think it's grateable, but that's a good idea. It's as hard as a rock. lol If all else fails, maybe I can use it for a bowling ball or a door stop. ROFL

03-06-2011, 10:47 AM	#6
Soobee Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,888 Gallery: Soobee WOE: Atkins Start Date: September 2000	Would it melt? Then you could make a polyD syrup.

03-06-2011, 01:39 PM	#7
Dottie Administrator Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: S.E. Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 68,513 Gallery: Dottie WOE: JUDDD calorie cycling plan	I'd put it in a ziplock bag and beat the dickens out of it lol.

03-06-2011, 07:40 PM	#8
Nigel Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,067 Gallery: Nigel	If the bread doesn't work, I'll try beating it and then melting it and then I might have to give up on it. Too bad it's a 5lb bag too.

03-07-2011, 03:46 AM	#9
Soobee Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,888 Gallery: Soobee WOE: Atkins Start Date: September 2000	Nigel, let us know what, if anything, works.

03-07-2011, 10:02 AM	#10
cgarza Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Garland, TX Posts: 381 Gallery: cgarza WOE: Atkins Start Date: July 2002; Jan 2005	When that happens to me, I heat it up in a small saucepan on the stove. It turns into liquid, and you can use it in recipes.

03-07-2011, 07:02 PM	#12
jlatislaw Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: SW Mich Posts: 1,497 Gallery: jlatislaw WOE: JUDDD Start Date: June 18, 2012	Mine did the same thing. I did what Dottie said - beat it to death. It did work though.

03-07-2011, 09:08 PM	#13
sistertzu Resident crazy dog lady Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ca Posts: 5,121 Gallery: sistertzu Stats: 244/goal -90 Atkins/IF WOE: VLC/no grain/ minimal dairy Start Date: originally march 08 but every day is a fresh start	I put some in my coffee grinder that was lumpy. It worked to break it up, I had to wipe out the grinder because the polyd left it sticky.

03-07-2011, 09:34 PM	#14
fourstubbs Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Last Frontier Posts: 1,925 Gallery: fourstubbs Stats: 225/220/142.3/135 WOE: IDEAL PROTEIN Start Date: Restart July 2012	I wonder how "not" to have it get hard in the first place, any suggestions?