110,618
edits
Homemade sous-vide slow cooker conversion kit: Difference between revisions
Homemade sous-vide slow cooker conversion kit (view source)
Revision as of 16:50, 3 January 2015
, 3 January 2015no edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
Well I still have a space and cost issue, however, if I can prove its worth with the following undertaking, I may still purchase one. To this end I intend to build an experimental PID thermostat to control my [[:Category:Slow cooker recipes|Morphy Richards 6.5 litre slow cooker]]. There are limitations, firstly, I don't know if will even work. Secondly, although the accuracy of the controller is to .1 ° C, I doubt that control of this accuracy can be realised using a slow cooker and finally I won't be using a pump to circulate the water bath. However, for £27 ($41) for the components, compared to £353 ($568) for a [http://www.amazon.co.uk/SousVide-Supreme-EUSVK-00001-Water-Oven/dp/B004ZLCCUG/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1410257010&sr=8-4&keywords=sous+vide+oven new sous-vide cooker], I'm willing to take a chance. | Well I still have a space and cost issue, however, if I can prove its worth with the following undertaking, I may still purchase one. To this end I intend to build an experimental PID thermostat to control my [[:Category:Slow cooker recipes|Morphy Richards 6.5 litre slow cooker]]. There are limitations, firstly, I don't know if will even work. Secondly, although the accuracy of the controller is to .1 ° C, I doubt that control of this accuracy can be realised using a slow cooker and finally I won't be using a pump to circulate the water bath. However, for £27 ($41) for the components, compared to £353 ($568) for a [http://www.amazon.co.uk/SousVide-Supreme-EUSVK-00001-Water-Oven/dp/B004ZLCCUG/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1410257010&sr=8-4&keywords=sous+vide+oven new sous-vide cooker], I'm willing to take a chance. | ||
Update 1: Maybe it will work. I've just seen a commercial version of the kit I'm building ([https://freshmealssolutions.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73&Itemid=100086 SousVideMagic controller]). Quite expensive though at $169! | |||
<GoogleBanner></GoogleBanner> | <GoogleBanner></GoogleBanner> | ||
==== Primary components ==== | ==== Primary components ==== | ||