Abe

Hey Guys, Just wanted to check in about the power of Nomiku. Because of evaporation and heat conduction, especially above 70 C, the power put into the water will not 100% go into thermal mass of water, so the Wolfram Alpha calculation will not be accurate. Our PTC heaters do have a variable power output with temperature. The peak is between 60-90C, where we found higher power to be most critical. The rated power is 1150W, but below 50C, the power can be below 800W. We highly recommend starting with hot water, which will put Nomiku in a higher power zone. The best way to measure the power output of Nomiku is to use a Kill-a-Watt or similar device to measure the electrical current. The motor/display/controller consume less than 10W, and the switching efficiency is around 99%, so power in is an accurate way to determine heating power. Regarding the power box, in our use, having the Nomiku body water resistant and the power box a small distance away has been more safe from a spill and drop standpoint. When a lot of bags are going in and out of the water, it's easy to drip some water on the body, and so we didn't want direct access to high voltage wiring there. It's quite difficult to get water from a spill into the power box body if it is lying flat on the counter. In addition, we've had more than one polyscience bite the dust from condensation in the body. There's really no way to prevent condensation if the body is open. Having the power box was a worthwhile trade-off for a lot of reasons. Please contact me at info [at] nomiku [dot] com if you have any more questions. Thanks for your interest! Abe

It takes an hour to pasteurize per inch of steak. 57 C for 1 hour, take it out, pat it dry, sear it, and eat it! Good luck