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proteus
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I hope this is not too off-topic and if it is i apologize.
The story:
For my mom's birthday i got her this device:
YouTube - Hamilton Beach® Set 'n Forget® 6 Quart Programmable Slow Cooker with Spoon Lid (33967)
even when i ordered it i knew it would break because its cheap chinese **** but the reviews were good and the price was right so i gave it a shot.
unfortunately it worked quite well and my mother loved it, so now that it broke ( it broke within a month ) i am working on an alternative.
perhaps the best feature was the auto shut off based on meat probe temperature. i couldn't find a replacement slow cooker that offered a probe so i ordered this ( should be getting it on the 7th ):
YouTube - Nesco 12 Quart Roaster Oven
and have to provide thermometer separately. i was going to use ET-732 at first and then i read ( on this forum ) that its probes are not water resistant. now these devices ( slow cookers ) work almost as steamers with the juice dripping down and boiling in a closed space - there is massive condensation everywhere. Hamilton Beach used a unique probe design that kept all of the wire outside the cooking vessel with just the tip going in through the lid, conveniently avoiding the water issue.
So my question is - if i use ET-732 probes inside a slow cooker ( or oven roaster used as a slow cooker ) will the massive steam/vapor damage the probes ? ( i e-mailed maverick with the same question but got no response )
unfortunately something like thermapen is not a very good solution in this case because it takes 5 hours for the slow cooker to do its job and my mother doesn't have a 5 hour attention span. with the Hamilton Beach it shut off by itself when done, so for a replacement i want something that at least will sound an alarm.
ps: would it be possible to use a thermal sensor to control a switched 120V outlet to shut the unit off automatically ?
ps: we specifically want to use it as a SLOW cooker - meaning i want to keep maximum temperature VERY low for health reasons. in other words using higher temperature to get rid of condensation is not an option.
The story:
For my mom's birthday i got her this device:
YouTube - Hamilton Beach® Set 'n Forget® 6 Quart Programmable Slow Cooker with Spoon Lid (33967)
even when i ordered it i knew it would break because its cheap chinese **** but the reviews were good and the price was right so i gave it a shot.
unfortunately it worked quite well and my mother loved it, so now that it broke ( it broke within a month ) i am working on an alternative.
perhaps the best feature was the auto shut off based on meat probe temperature. i couldn't find a replacement slow cooker that offered a probe so i ordered this ( should be getting it on the 7th ):
YouTube - Nesco 12 Quart Roaster Oven
and have to provide thermometer separately. i was going to use ET-732 at first and then i read ( on this forum ) that its probes are not water resistant. now these devices ( slow cookers ) work almost as steamers with the juice dripping down and boiling in a closed space - there is massive condensation everywhere. Hamilton Beach used a unique probe design that kept all of the wire outside the cooking vessel with just the tip going in through the lid, conveniently avoiding the water issue.
So my question is - if i use ET-732 probes inside a slow cooker ( or oven roaster used as a slow cooker ) will the massive steam/vapor damage the probes ? ( i e-mailed maverick with the same question but got no response )
unfortunately something like thermapen is not a very good solution in this case because it takes 5 hours for the slow cooker to do its job and my mother doesn't have a 5 hour attention span. with the Hamilton Beach it shut off by itself when done, so for a replacement i want something that at least will sound an alarm.
ps: would it be possible to use a thermal sensor to control a switched 120V outlet to shut the unit off automatically ?
ps: we specifically want to use it as a SLOW cooker - meaning i want to keep maximum temperature VERY low for health reasons. in other words using higher temperature to get rid of condensation is not an option.
