Hi all,
I'm trying to figure out what I need for a DIY sous vide project, but using an existing rice cooker for heating. Looking at the popsci article, they suggest auberins for a "plug and play" version (http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_ ... x&cPath=13) but it seems pretty expensive compared to what can be bought from lightobject. Am i missing something? the PID, the thermocouple and the relay are what seem to be needed when using a rice cooker or crock pot and that all seems to be within a $50 price range total (the only complete-project DIY instructions I've found are done by creating your own heat source/tub which I already have in a rice cooker!)
Anyone know what I'm talking about? Is there something else I'm missing?
thanks for the help...
DIY sous vide question
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Re: DIY sous vide question
You've covered it. The only important question is where to put the thermocouple, and in a small vessel like a crock-pot or rice cooker, it won't matter very much. I'm not familiar at all with how the pros do it, but I would perhaps put the t-couple in an unbreakable closed-end tube (stainless steel?) and seal the open end around the cable with silicone/RTV to waterproof it, then make sure the cable itself doesn't go in the water. Someone clever could probably make a hole through the cooking vessel's wall or bottom and seal the t-couple in it in such a way that there are no leaks, which would be even better...
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Re: DIY sous vide question
clarification here - the ETC-PT100WP2M sold here is fully submersible, right?
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Yes
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