jack wrote:
> Mark Thorson wrote:
>> I first learned about this product from an article
>> about sous-vide cooking. It's a precision temperature
>> controller that can turn a crockpot into a suitable
>> device for sous-vide cooking (that's French for "food
>> poisoning").
>>
>> http://auberins.com/index.php?main_p...bebffe05eeed32
>>
>>
>> I've been thinking this could have some other uses.
>> For example, a chocolate temperer is nothing but an
>> automatic machine for cycling through a series of
>> temperatures, plus a stirrer. With this controller,
>> I could enter the temperatures manually for the same
>> result, except I'd have to also stir it manually.
>> I've been thinking about getting a chocolate
>> temperer for several years, and this unit (plus a
>> crock pot) could handle several pounds of chocolate
>> per batch.
>>
>> Another possibility is for making stock. Perfect
>> crystal clear stock requires controlling the
>> temperature right below the boiling point. This
>> device could automatically control it right on
>> the button. Perfect stock, every time, no effort.
>>
>> I've already got the crock pot, which I haven't
>> used for years. This device might make it much
>> more useful. And at only $139.50 -- a whole
>> $0.49 below my "no buy" threshold -- well, I spill
>> more than that on eBay without thinking twice
>> about it.
>>
>> I just need another good use for it to push me
>> over the top. I've been thinking it might be
>> useable as a PID controller for the espresso
>> machine I've been thinking about buying, though
>> mounting the temperature sensor might be a problem.
>
> For that money I would expect at least a computer interface or a little
> screen, and some software to set temperature profiles. Added GPS
> capability to compensate for height above sea level might be left as an
> option.
>
> Not a bad idea though, but not if I had to pay money for it. Making one
> up from a salvaged PLC and an old temperature sensor is definitely an
> option for when the next shipment of round tuits arrives.
>
> j.
Hey, I have a pallet of Round Tuits. Would you be interested in buying
them? I'll give you a really good price if you take the whole lot...