I'd agree, original thread pictured looks really thin. Any of the last two mentioned would work. I as well remove a single strand and use 3 inside the coil. All four will work but it is pretty snug and once juice gets there I'd think the absorbtion would choke out and not fully get to the coil. I've got bottles ranging from 50-70 PG, so I pull apart the 4-strand yarn into four singles and use two of them as "flavor wicks". I do this only as a precaution to avoid flooding and to date have not had a burnt or dry hit.
Note, my wife picked up the S&C (white or ecru version, can't recall, you don't want the colored version..stay natural) b/c Walmart was out of the P&C. Later she picked it up also. In head to head, we just felt the S&C provided a better & strong flavor over the P&C. Note, given these balls of yarn are handled by customers, employees and go through who knows what before reaching the store...I do boil a foot or two at a time for about 20 minutes and let air dry overnight. I just set this cleaned cotton in a tupperware dish (no cover) and snip off some when time to rewick. I'd suggest storage in an open or breathable container. I kept my first batch in a zip locked baggie, must not of been 100% dry b/c after a bit it started to discolor inside the baggie. Tossed the lot and boiled some more...
Note, my wife picked up the S&C (white or ecru version, can't recall, you don't want the colored version..stay natural) b/c Walmart was out of the P&C. Later she picked it up also. In head to head, we just felt the S&C provided a better & strong flavor over the P&C. Note, given these balls of yarn are handled by customers, employees and go through who knows what before reaching the store...I do boil a foot or two at a time for about 20 minutes and let air dry overnight. I just set this cleaned cotton in a tupperware dish (no cover) and snip off some when time to rewick. I'd suggest storage in an open or breathable container. I kept my first batch in a zip locked baggie, must not of been 100% dry b/c after a bit it started to discolor inside the baggie. Tossed the lot and boiled some more...
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