The ingots were easy and effective to us, making it simple to guess how much i needed to wax my homemade cheese. The wax itself melted easily and uniformly and required very little additional handling, and was easy to recover, cool and shape for reuse afterwards. On the cheese itself, it seems to have covered well and be holding well. This is my first time doing this, and whilst time will tell, I'm very happy with the results so far.