I just finished making a batch. It does need a large saucepan, that stuff foams like nothing else when adding the soap. It does increase in temp pretty quick once that foam is gone. I got mine to 460, it got noticeably thinner so I pulled it from the heat and stirred til it gelled up. I added the beeswax, kept stirring til it got even thicker. Poured into a disposable Al pan and it is now cooling.
As a person not used to dealing with things that hot, outside of lead, I didn't find it a challenge to make at all. 20 to 30 minutes of time, doesn't stick bad either. Matter of fact, the stuff gives off more soap smell than anything.