I starch my pieces in a dish pan. Just the other day I had a 6 yd. piece to starch and decided to chop it into smaller sections to fit their purpose. Cut into 6 sections and then hung them on skirt hangers to dry over the sink. I wring them out as best I can before hanging. Within a couple hours they're ready to be pressed. Since the starch is in a dish pan, I can return it to the gallon jug I use to mix it up when I need it. I also make up my own starch using the vodka recipe plus add additional liquid starch to make it even more stiff as I like.