ducksterman,
I have died zonker strips in a coffee carafe on a hotplate and they came out fine. I used a candy thermometer to find the right setting on the hotplate and then marked it so I don't have to check the temperature every time I dye something. The temperature should not be over 140 degrees. I don't know if that method will work with kool-aid. I have been using either Rit or "FlyDye".
Steve
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"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went"-Will Rogers
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went"
Will Rogers