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is Blowin Smoke!
There are several solutions in the market for SV cooking. These are basically a combination of:
If you don’t know how to work safely with electricity DON’T try this. Learn before you start. I take no responsibility to any damages for anyone trying this or anything like this. Try at your own risk.
So I read about the parts I need and understood the most important one is the thermostat. Looking at working projects and recommendations for its accuracy, I bought this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-90-250V...-f-w-Sensor-/171203309489?hash=item27dc832fb1
but it’s not the only kind and there are probably better\cheaper. This one is ~$8. It was ordered and I’m waiting for it to arrive. I couldn’t find a similar one online in Israel and it’s too hot and damp outside to go to electronic supply stores looking and not knowing if what I get is good enough. So ordered on ebay. Now waiting...
I got a 6.5 litre slow cooker at a local electronic store. Cost NIS99 ~$25. You can go cheaper here with other water heaters and regular pots you have at home.
A water pump at a local aquarium store. I bought the smallest cheapest one NIS49 ~$13.
Wires, wall socket and a wall plug were in my tool shed, so $0 for me… it should be about $5-6 at a hardware store.
Total materials cost ~$46-52 so far.
I’ll also get a nice plastic box to install the electronic parts in. After I get a good measure of size and wiring. This is both for esthetics but more important for safety. So that will be ~$5.
Bought ziplock food grade bags. I guess they were ~$4.
Again: If you don’t know how to work with electricity DON’T START. LEARN BEFORE YOU TRY. Or just buy a commercial device. Be a responsible adult.
Next steps will be when the thermostat unit arrives. Connect all the parts. Make some trial runs with just water. Cook a steak in the SV. Sear it on the grill. Eat the steak. Enjoy the steak(?). Fine tune the temps and the times. Make another steak. Repeat until perfect MR. Install all the parts in a nice box. Invite guests. Make some steaks. Listen to praises. Retire.
I will update as things progress...
- A heat element.
- Thermostat - sensor, controller and adjustable digital display
- Water pump - circulating the water
- w/o water pot - some you place in your water pot, others are built into an electric pot
If you don’t know how to work safely with electricity DON’T try this. Learn before you start. I take no responsibility to any damages for anyone trying this or anything like this. Try at your own risk.
So I read about the parts I need and understood the most important one is the thermostat. Looking at working projects and recommendations for its accuracy, I bought this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-90-250V...-f-w-Sensor-/171203309489?hash=item27dc832fb1
but it’s not the only kind and there are probably better\cheaper. This one is ~$8. It was ordered and I’m waiting for it to arrive. I couldn’t find a similar one online in Israel and it’s too hot and damp outside to go to electronic supply stores looking and not knowing if what I get is good enough. So ordered on ebay. Now waiting...
I got a 6.5 litre slow cooker at a local electronic store. Cost NIS99 ~$25. You can go cheaper here with other water heaters and regular pots you have at home.
A water pump at a local aquarium store. I bought the smallest cheapest one NIS49 ~$13.
Wires, wall socket and a wall plug were in my tool shed, so $0 for me… it should be about $5-6 at a hardware store.
Total materials cost ~$46-52 so far.
I’ll also get a nice plastic box to install the electronic parts in. After I get a good measure of size and wiring. This is both for esthetics but more important for safety. So that will be ~$5.
Bought ziplock food grade bags. I guess they were ~$4.
Again: If you don’t know how to work with electricity DON’T START. LEARN BEFORE YOU TRY. Or just buy a commercial device. Be a responsible adult.
Next steps will be when the thermostat unit arrives. Connect all the parts. Make some trial runs with just water. Cook a steak in the SV. Sear it on the grill. Eat the steak. Enjoy the steak(?). Fine tune the temps and the times. Make another steak. Repeat until perfect MR. Install all the parts in a nice box. Invite guests. Make some steaks. Listen to praises. Retire.
I will update as things progress...
