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I do not own an extractor and have several shallow supers of honey to take off. I have a friend who is a long time beekeeper. He has never owned an extractor either. What he does is that he cuts his honey out of the frames in chunks into a pan. He gradually heats up the honey until the wax melts and comes to the top as he stirs the pot. When all of the wax is melted he allows the pan to cool and the wax hardens. He takes the cake of solid wax off the top of the pan and bottles his honey. He then starts the process all over again until finished. I asked him if he ever had problems with the honey scorching and he said no. Has anyone had any experience with this method? I would like to buy an extractor and hope to some day. I only have 5 hives and don't think it is time to buy an extractor until I build up my colonies. Any help here would be appreciated,