oddball question

twhitehousescat

a dishwasher would not allow the lemon to work , not sure about a steamer

a large pan of water works however I am now officially banned from the kitchen , as it boiled over and left a frothy mess

my only settup is kettles of water (if I can go back in kitchen) and a 13a socket

the idea is simply to boil and simmer for 10 mins , not steam

ariarnia

Apodemus wrote: »

Unless you use a pressure cooker, it is simply not possible for water to exist at a higher temperature than 100 deg, so there is no risk of the temperature being too high.

Yes, if we were talking pure water. For example, sea water boils at around 104 degrees and even tap water can boil at 100.5deg (depending on impurities).

I doubt anyone that frequents these forums knows for sure what impact 500ml of lemon juice (which has a higher boiling point than water at around 175deg according to a quick search) would have on the boiling point of the resulting (quite acidic) solution.

Thus the question of if the temp being over 100 would damage the components (no, given we now know they're metal) and the suggestion from other posters a thermometer may be helpful.

Hopefully the OP will report back on the results of their experiment?

twhitehousescat wrote: »

a dishwasher would not allow the lemon to work , not sure about a steamer

a large pan of water works however I am now officially banned from the kitchen , as it boiled over and left a frothy mess

my only settup is kettles of water (if I can go back in kitchen) and a 13a socket

the idea is simply to boil and simmer for 10 mins , not steam

I think the fryer would work if it were sufficient capacity to hold the components.

If you're now leaning away from that option, would a primitive 'oil drum over a fire' setup in the yard work?

twhitehousescat

thanks , the pan on the cooker works good , would a primitive 'oil drum over a fire' setup in the yard work , umm , no yard to work in , just a garage/workshop at rear of terraced house , my offer of changing the oil in "her" deep fat fryer (to test this) was declined

I would think a DFF with a 2 l plus capacity would be ok , "her" DFF takes 2l , and is only half full

hay ho , I will buy one , if it does not work valentines day is almost on us

ariarnia

twhitehousescat wrote: »

thanks , the pan on the cooker works good , would a primitive 'oil drum over a fire' setup in the yard work , umm , no yard to work in , just a garage/workshop at rear of terraced house , my offer of changing the oil in "her" deep fat fryer (to test this) was declined

I would think a DFF with a 2 l plus capacity would be ok , "her" DFF takes 2l , and is only half full

hay ho , I will buy one , if it does not work valentines day is almost on us

At least this sounds like something you've had to do before (you know the pan on the hob works) so likely something you're going to want todo again sometime.

Consider it an investment?;)

greyfox

Wouldn't it be simpler to buy a "standalone" electric hob & a cheap saucepan, which you could use in the workshop? That way you can control the temperature of the water & keep it at a true simmer.

Wilko sell a double ring version for £12. (This is actually cheaper than any of the single-ring versions I've seen, but if you Google "boiling ring" you'll see others.)

http://www.wilko.com/microwaves-mini-ovens/wilko-double-electric-hob/invt/0435827?gclid=CN23n4OQ_9ECFdIy0wod7CIH8Q&gclsrc=aw.ds

twhitehousescat

it will be a thing done on a regular basis , perhaps 2 times a week , I get paid for cleaning and rebuilding old motorbike carbs , up to recently I used my ultrasonic cleaner and expensive cleaning liquid , however an ultrasonic does not remove oil or stains , but the 2 x 50p bottles of lemon , the carbs come out internally (air passages) and externally clean ,, win win , but alas no longer in the kitchen!

a DFF would be small/ neat and less trouble than a hob unit sat on the bench

Wi88le

Rather than a deep fat fryer you can also get multi cookers or even electric pressure cookers for not much money

The_all_new_me_2

Check out "Sous Vide" on Amazon

Pop_Up_Pirate

Callie22 wrote: »

Presumably though you are doing this to get the components grease free? I wouldn't think that you could ever clean a deep-fat fryer well enough to make it completely grease free. You'd probably get fat floating on the surface of the water which would attach itself to the components as you pulled them out of the solution. I can't really think of anything else that you'd be able to use. Some slow cookers can get quite hot on the 'hot' settings, so you might possibly be able to get a bit of a simmer one of those, and you'd be able to scrub the bowl clean before using it.

I put my DFF in the dishwasher to make it grease free

beautiful_ravens

I keep an old saucepan and a single electric hob in my shed for candle making, like this one -

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Uq-x0-MHL._SY355_.jpg

It isnt very big, but very useful.