I use the solar melter for brood comb and, as mentioned, it doesn't give up a lot of wax. Some, yes...but not a lot. After I get what I can I scrape it into an old pail and then in the winter when I'm looking for "bee" work to do, I'll put it all in a cotton bag or tied up t-shirt and drop it in boiling water. A few beers later I turn off the heat, squeeze the bag out and leave it alone. The next morning I lift the wax off the top and scrape the bottom of the little junk that's on there (as mentioned above). For me, that's work enough and although it makes me feel good that I salvage a bit more wax I do have to wonder if the effort is worth the results. Anyway, that's my .02!