CandleScience Candle Making Pitcher

For months I have been spilling wax every time I poured, but then I got this and it is perfect. Pours directly into my candle jars without spilling a drop or dripping down the side. Totally worth it!

Great pitcher. Perfect size

It’s what I expected and did the job!

Perfect size. Nice and big with a comfortable handle.

I bought this pitcher to (no surprise) use for melting wax to make candles. I usually melt 1 or 2 lb of wax at a time, but I've done as little as 8 oz, and you can definitely melt a little more, though maybe not a full 4 lb unless it's all melted (just guessing; I haven't tried to put in 4 lb of wax chips myself). It's aluminum, so it's lightweight, but the handle is *not* aluminum, which makes it cool and safe to touch even when the wax is being heated. The spout also makes pouring into containers or molds very easy, though sometimes I get a bit of wax dripping over the side, because the metal cools very easily, the very last bit of wax usually seems to get solidified on the inside of the pitcher before it can pour out. To clean, I fill the pitcher 1/2 or more full with water, then use a large squirt of dish soap and heat it until the wax residue melts and dissolves, paying particular attention to the spout area. I usually also wipe down the outside, but in general, it's very easy.The pitcher seems reasonably well constructed, though I've only had it for a few months now. I plan to keep using it for a while and don't see any signs of how it wouldn't last; if I had to guess at the first point of failure, maybe it would be the handle falling off. But it's definitely OK now.PS - For those who care, Candlescience sells this item on their website as well for a bit less than it is on Amazon as of the time of my writing. If you're ordering other things from them on their site anyway, it may be cheaper, even including the cost of shipping. However, if you are not and have Amazon Prime (or super saver), it's better from Amazon. They also claim on their website that it is now made in the US, whereas the pitcher I got from Amazon several months ago said "made in China." I'm assuming they will all be US-made, as Candlescience's site said, as the old inventory is run out of (or if you order directly from them).