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Home made cold smoke generator. These halogen bulbs. Very easy to find. I think HD has them also. http://www.harborfreight.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_12990.jpg dcarch

I will be curious about this device in how it can keep good temperature for deep frying. I think for a PID controller algorithm (if that is the electronics used) to work best the quantity of food has to more or less remain constant. dcarch

You can't tell the wattage of a mixer very well. The name plate wattage may not be the actual wattage it draws. It depends on what you are mixing. There is only one way to tell, that is if you connect it to a watt meter. BTW, it is perfectly legal to have more outlets on a line than the rating of total connected load, depending on your local Code. dcarch

1. Pasteurize milk to make yogurt. 2. Make perfect eggs. 3. make tea, coffee. dcarch

I seem to remember GE(?) came out with a stove which has a probe for you to cook sous vide. dcarch

Actually, that is one appliance which will never need temperature control. It is self regulating by definition, at exactly 250F, always. dcarch

Suppose Meld turns the gas fire to very low and a breeze blows out the flame. Meld senses the temperature is getting low and turns the gas way up in an attempt to raise the temperature.!!!!! What would happen? dcarch

Poor reviews.(Amazon). I don't see the use of this item. If you need to use the oven to finish anyway, why not also use the oven's broiler (IR heat) to sear? dcarch

There is a lot of guessing, of course. To make calculation simpler, assuming a 12" x 12" bag. That would be 144 x 2 = 288 sq. in. Assuming 1 psi of pressure, then every inch of the bag will be stretched by 288 lbs of tension. Can the plastic be strong enough softened under 212F of heat to take 288 lbs of stretching? Assuming it can. the temperature inside will be about 216F. For reference, the temperature inside a pressure cooker is 250 F. dcarch

Here's one I did. Happy Easter to all! dcarch

The air pressure inside a sealed plastic bag is not going to be high enough to create higher temperature. Any higher temperature generated will not be significant enough to get from the surface of the carrot to the interior in such a short time based on the thermal conductivity of the carrot. The only difference, based on your statement, possibly, some "ceramic" dish can actually heat up under microwave, but not a plastic bag. dcarch

Cooking in 155F water, no part of the turkey will in 40F to 140F danger zone for more than two hours. Meat gets pasteurized quickly in 155F. OTOH, thawing a big frozen turkey in a refrigerator can take up to a week. Having the outside of turkey at close to 40F uncooked for a week is problematic in my thinking. dcarch

Much shorter time than thawing by any other method. dcarch

Every year, I SV the entire frozen turkey in it's original packaging. One minor problem, the giblets will be cooked inside the turkey as well. I have also done the entire ribs the same way. dcarch

Why should there be any difference? dcarch

"---now if I can just get over my fear of the bag exploding.--" When you seal your bag, put a little rolled up paper towel at the corner where the seal is. This way the bag will still inflate but the paper will let some steam out without bursting the bag. dcarch

Microwave cooking is different than any other cooking methods in how it reacts with food. Very complicated and somewhat unpredictable, depends on the food, and each microwave oven. Food thickness, weight, moisture content, electrical conductivity, placement inside the microwave, standing wave pattern inside the microwave ---------. With a new microwave feature, the so called inverter technology, that is one more factor to consider. dcarch

"----more than one ATM of pressure in those Blue Bags, any way you look at it." Estimating the total surface area of the balloons = 60,000 sq. in. Estimating the truck weight = 60,000 lbs All you need is 1 lb / sq. in. to lift the truck. A pressure cooker works with 15 lb/sq. in. ATM = 14 lbs/sq. in.? dcarch

It is very much a function of the total surface area of the bag. If you use a very large bag, put it under a big truck, you can actually lift up the truck by simply blowing with your mouth. A big tractor trailer can be lifted up with a leaf blower and air ballons. Similarly, a huge sports arena air structure is supported by only a few small fans. Very little pressure is needed. dcarch

Here in NY, Bananas regular - $0.79 a lb. Discount -$0.49 a lb. Special sale - $0.29 a lb, just the outside skin with blemishes, inside perfect ripeness. I have been eating lots of bananas the past 6 months. Chinese stores, live crabs $9.99 a lb. Crippled live crabs, a leg missing or a claw missing, 1/2 price. dcarch

1. Food inside a vacuum bag is not under vacuum using a Foodsaver type of "vacuum" machine. It is just airless. 2. Food is subjected to vacuum inside a chamber vacuum machine. Once it is outside the machine, it is no longer under vacuum, even it is in a sealed bag. 3. There is very little pressure inside a hot blown up bag. Plastic is soft when it is hot. 4. IMHO, cooking inside a sealed "vacuum" bag in a microwave is not that much different than cooking in a container inside a microwave. dcarch

mm84321 - what a fantastic way to usher spring! Beautiful. Ninagluck - Very skillful manchego croquettasery. liamsaunt - White clam pizza is my favorite kind of pizza. Paul Bacino - Yes, those stuffed shells look perfect. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A few recent meals dcarch Corned beef, Green Mac & Cheese for St. Pat's Day Used Corned beef seasoning pack to sous vide the chicken Used corned beef brine to corn the pork Stir fried chicken with pickled cabbage, cantaloupe rind.

"If a tree falls in a forest and no one there to hear it---------------------" 1. If a customer is so insulting to a serving staff to cause him/her to spit in his/her food, it would not be the first time he/she is eating spit. 2. If a serving staff is so crazy to spit in a customer's food, he/she would be a regular recipient of unemployment benefits. dcarch

Sometime ago. "Excuse me DC, do you have anymore sugar? Your jar is empty" "Yes. I have a bag on the very top shelf in the pantry, next to the refrigerator." "Thanks. Found it. By the way, in case you are looking for them. Your Playboy Magazines are also up there." dcarch