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===Home made sous-vide bath from a crock-pot === | ===Home made sous-vide bath from a crock-pot === | ||
[[User:JuliaBalbilla|Julia]] first kindled my interest in a [[sous-vide]] cooker in January this year, but I have to be honest, the cost and limited space in my already full kitchen has held me back so far. Nevertheless, after only a little reading of ''Modernist Cuisine The Art and Science of Cooking'', I was convinced I must have one! | [[User:JuliaBalbilla|Julia]] first kindled my interest in a [[sous-vide]] cooker in January this year, but I have to be honest, the cost and limited space in my already full kitchen has held me back so far. Nevertheless, after only a little reading of ''Modernist Cuisine The Art and Science of Cooking'', I was convinced I must have one! | ||
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''Update June 2015'' A similar kit is now available from Amazon (Prime) for £17.99 - Note: the thermocouple is not suitable for liquid immersion. | ''Update June 2015'' A similar kit is now available from Amazon (Prime) for £17.99 - Note: the thermocouple is not suitable for liquid immersion. | ||
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Image:Final Home made sous-vide slow cooker conversion kit.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The final version. I'm now perfectly happy with this! | |||
Image:Home made sous-vide slow cooker conversion kit first test.jpg|300px|thumb|right|First trial using cheap steaks, ''lid removed to show vac-pac hanging system, otherwise known as bamboo skewers!'' | |||
Image:Home made sous-vide slow cooker conversion kit.jpg|300px|thumb|right|[http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00HVA23CK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00 PID temperature controller, thermocouple & solid-state relay] Amazon.co.uk | |||
Image:Waterproof thermocouple.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The thermocouple supplied was unsuitable, however a [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Probe-Thermocouple-Temperature-Measurement-Sensor/dp/B008MU0Q2M/ref=pd_sim_sbs_diy_10?ie=UTF8&refRID=0H79PXW5WSGF4PZV6ECX waterproof thermocouple] from Amazon.co.uk was £2, delivered! | |||
Image:Heath Robinson is in the house.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Heath Robinson: Calibrating and testing | |||
Image:This thermocouple worked.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The best thermocouple for this task - ''see notes'' | |||
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==== Primary components ==== | ==== Primary components ==== | ||
* [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00HVA23CK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00 PID controller] (£26.99 with free delivery (Amazon Prime) | * [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00HVA23CK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00 PID controller] (£26.99 with free delivery (Amazon Prime) | ||
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