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- WE'VE IMPROVED THE TEMP CONTROLLER: This is NOT a humidity controller! Simplified operation, larger power, wider control range, standard U.S. outlet, enhanced waterproof sensor probe. Get the new version right now. NO WIFI connection!
- HEATING OR REFRIGERATION WORKING MODE: Switch between heating mode and refrigeration mode according to the settings and device you plug into the controller. NO wifi connection!
- MAX LOAD: Rated for 10A,1100W at 110V. Outlet not compatible with 2 hot lines 220V plug (Celsius or Fahrenheit Read-out).
- PLUG AND PLAY: Insert the probe and then set ON & OFF temp. This temperature regulator will turn your device on/off as programmed to keep temperature between the desired range. Comes with a 3m(9.8ft) probe sensor. Measure range is -58 ~ 230°F(-50 ~ 110°C).
- WIDE APPLICATIONS: Our thermostat outlet is widly used for seedling germination, home brewing, fermertation, rooting, sous vide, incubation, pet breeding, aquarium, heaters or cooling devices such as heat mat/lamp, refrigerator/frezzer....
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Color | White |
Height | 1.8 Inches |
Length | 4.9 Inches |
Number of items | 1 |
Weight | 1.04 Pounds |
Width | 3.9 Inches |
Sous Vide EQUIPMENT is WAY overrated. It has finally started to come down in price, but honestly, you can sous vide with a $30 temperature controller and a thrift store slow cooker (which, honestly, most people already have). I get excellent results with that exact setup.
I've seen people get great results with a Styrofoam ice chest, a thermometer, and tea kettle on the stove. They were able to maintain the temp within a few degrees by just checking once an hour.
I just got one of these for $27. Worked great.
Anything to hold the temperature should work. I should say, there are even easier methods to ghetto-rig a sous-vide.
Also, if you're interested in sous-vide at all (which IMHO you should be, it's amazing), and you're on a limited budget, I've heard that this guy gives great results when you combine it with a cheap manual crock-pot.
>Despite the fact that you're burning them to create the smoke that you're tasting, if a cigar is COLD when it burns, it doesn't taste as good as a cigar at room temp when it burns.
Are you tasting the cigar or the smoke? Because the very existence of smoke means that a very specific combustion temperature has been reached. Not to mention, it wouldn't take long at all for a "cold" cigar to come up to room/body temp, especially if you smoke outside and/or hold it in your (warm) mouth. I don't think this is anywhere near as big a deal as you're making it out to be. And if it is, your wineador is probably running colder than it needs to.
As to the mold issue, I've not ever had a single issue with condensation in my wineador. The biggest issue with generic wine coolers (like mine) is the inbuilt thermostat. They're total hot garbage. When I first got mine, I set it to 66°, but it just ran constantly. The hygros inside were reading >50° and still the cooler kept going. These days I run a cheap chinese ETC (Electric/Digital Temperature Controller) between my wineador and the AC socket, and even that one is MILES better than the built-in temp controller. It cools it to a specific range (I've got mine set for 68.5-70) and then shuts off. Since installing it, I've not seen a single drop of condensation in my wineador. My humidity is rock steady and I can smoke everything just fine directly out of the wineador.
tl;dr - A cheap ETC will solve literally every issue you mentioned.
You can use this device with just about any slow cooker or turkey roaster. It is similar to the Codlo others have linked here but way cheaper. I have never used the Codlo to know if it is worth it but the Willhi controller has been running strong for many uses.
Oh, for sure. It's all about the right tool for the right job. Slow cookers are better for braising type applications. Chicken breasts don't braise well.
> And also, just because I like being contrary, all you need to do sous vide is a styrofoam cooler, a thermometer and a zip top bag.
Speaking of right tool for the right job, this is like hammering a nail with a rock. It's possible, but so time and attention consuming, it's hardly worth it.
I have one of these which works great with my slow cooker. They don't work with the fancy programable slow cookers, but who needs one of those anyway. lol
Different species like different temperatures. Blue oysters do well in the 55-65 F, pink oysters are a tropical species so they like it considerably warmer. It should be a relatively stable temperature. You could get a space heater and hook it up to a thermostat controller.
Either bulbs or ceramic heaters should work just about the same. Best to use a thermostat like this to control the temperature.
This, yes.
Looked up bug-kill temps, and what you need is 133°F in the center of the wood for 30 minutes. Make it two hours per inch, I'm guessing.
Make a box out of polyiso board and foil tape, and make sure there is good air circulation. A hair dryer might work for circulation and for heat. Control thermostats are pretty cheap.
I'm clueless so sorry for the full link. This is the device. Plug the crock pot into it, and it into the wall. It regulates temp by turning the crock pot off and on to maintain constant temp.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00V4TJR00/ref=pd_aw_sbs_328_of_20?ie=UTF8&dpID=51rY7vQjRCL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_SL500_SR100%2C100_&refRID=1VVXTWS8E0BGQZ9RPRZ0
Dammit, I just bought this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00V4TJR00?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00 will this one suffice?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00V4TJR00/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This is what I use. Plug controller into wall. Crock pot into controller and temp sensor into water.
Generally I set temp on controller. Set crock pot to high. When it gets close to temp I switch to warm add food and wrap in blanket. Doesn't very to much temp wise.
No no no. All you need is $50.
$25 on a crock pot and $25 on this:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00V4TJR00/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It'll self regulate the crock pot water to whatever temp you want. A bit less elegant, but way cheaper and you can still crock pot stuff like normal.
Check out this DIY solution I found.
I'm planning on building something like this soon. For the temperature control, I'm planning on using this instead.
I bought two of these and they work great
WILLHI WH1436A 110V - 240V Digital Temperature Controller Thermostat Switch NTC 10K Sensor, Improved Version https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00V4TJR00/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_73huybVEFMJM9
Right now one of them is keeping my beer in the garage at 50 even though it's -5 outside
Sorry. I have actually have a digital temp controller that switches a circuit on and off based on low and high settings. I hooked it up tonight and set low at 90 and high at 90.7. When it hits 90.7 it shuts off and seems to float up to 91.4 then starts cooling. Circuit (uth) turns back on at 90 but floats to about 89 before it starts warming. So basically I have it set to always be between 89 and 91.4. Thank you for your help.
Edit: this is the control. Overkill for this application but I already had it laying around from a different project.
WILLHI WH1436A Temperature Controller 110V Digital Thermostat Switch Sous Vide Controller NTC 10K Sensor Improved Version https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00V4TJR00/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_dfI2Cb2QX8AEA
Color C-41 and E-6 are actually pretty easy when you get over the film sweats. The biggest problem to solve is how to get the chems to temperature and keep them there. Before I upgraded my system I used a crockpot and a home brewing temp controller.
Temp Control
Crockpot
Set the temp controller plug your crockpot into that and fill with water. The temp controller will turn the pot on and off to keep the chems with a degree or so.
I've been taking ice baths for a bit now using plastic water bottles as reuseable ice cubes while filling the tub daily. I have a nice jacuzzi tub available most of the time that is great, but lugging the ice bottles around (my tub is on the 2nd floor, and my freezer is on the 1st floor) and having to re-freeze them every day can be a PITA - as well as having to use new water each day instead of the ability to recycle. My next solution is a chest freezer, which I intend to set up as soon as I am able.
A few tips from my research:
Put the heat mats on a thermostat to avoid the temperature running away on you, or getting too cold if you leave them unplugged.
Pet store thermostats tend to be flaky in my experience. I've had decent luck with units WILLHI and Inkbird. Something like this WILLHI would probably work just fine for you; it has a waterproof and easily replaceable temperature probe you can snake into the tank and leave the control box out on your desk (or wherever) safe from the high humidity in the tank.
I have a 250 watt heater on a thermostat switch. I spent a lot of time picking these out and they work great.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VXEJ6PC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00V4TJR00/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Yes, its just a regular fridge connected to relay that cuts power once the desired temperature has been achieved.
The cigars in the boxes I toss a boveda 69%rh. I usually have to take a couple sticks out of a new box, depending on its design, to allow space for the boveda pack.
I normally check the boxes for a decent seal before tossing them in the fridge. Reason being the RH does dip down to about 40-50rh once the fridge turns on. I haven't had any issues with any of the cigars thus far.
The thermostat I use is
WILLHI WH1436A Temperature Controller 110V.
I'm using this and this in a turkey roaster. Unless you really need the WiFi component, that controller seems a little high.
You can control the temp with an external regulator like this one
Would this be one
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00V4TJR00/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This is $27.50.. any concerns for this as this is what I'm using?
Hi there. Stumbled on your post while looking for sous-vide recipes... Anyway, I do think some people would want a slow cooker with a variable temperature setting. That being said, this turns it into a more complicated machine as you add a very big variable.
I think part of the appeal of a slow cooker is its simplicity, and adding the temperature variable would make the product more complicated and expensive for a function that only a few would actually use.
Also, just adjusting the temp accordingly as you suggest could cause a lot of recipes to have a piece of meat in there for a really long time. In sous-vide cooking it works because it is in a plastic bag and all the meat juices stay in there. If you do not use the plastic bag, the juices will just get dissolved into the cooking liquid and you would end up with a very sad piece of meat (or sauce).
I just bought this little device: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00V4TJR00/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1T3LOAKNUUM9N to allow me to use the slow cooker the way you want. I think in the future once people really figure out sous-vide, you will see slow cookers with that function though.
I am using this thermostatic controller which is working well for me on my wineador. I have it come on at 69F and off at 65F.
We have an aquarium fan hooked up to a thermostat and it works wonderfully at keeping the Temps in whatever range I specify. We have it at 61-64°.
LONDAFISH Aquarium Chillers Aquarium Fan Fish Tank Cooling Fan Marine 2 Fan https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FCJGZ4H/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_TljSCb3ETB7D6
WILLHI WH1436A Temperature... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00V4TJR00?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Oops, definitely more expensive than I remember.
Here’s the Heater (definitely recommend!): AmazonBasics 500-Watt Ceramic Small Space Personal Mini Heater - Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074MX8VN5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_LEw2DbP4KC16G
I think this could be incredible for a grow-tent.
I already had the heater as a small-room heater, which was why I thought it was only $30 🤦🏽♂️
Here you go: Willhi Wh1436
This is very nicely done. I just wanted to mention though for anyone who might think this is beyond their ability, I've had good results with an analog crockpot and the following controller that the crockpot plugs into. It's a smaller chamber and there is no active circulation, but it gets the job done for some pretty awesome steaks. Still if able though, I would make one like this guys.
Sorry, I don't know how to link other than the full URL on mobile. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00V4TJR00/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_udiJwb9S6EN5W
I made a diy sous vide with a crock pot plugged into one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/WILLHI-Temperature-Controller-Thermostat-Improved/dp/B00V4TJR00
Works great for me.
You could do scrambled eggs and reasonably thin frittata. Poaching eggs should be pretty easy if you've got a kettle as well.
If you buy this temperature controller unit (shop around though, you should be able to get a better price if you look) then you can turn your rice cooker into a sous vide cooker, all you need is ziplock bags.
With enough insulation you should be fine, assuming heat won't ever be a problem. Alternatively you can grab one of these and a heater:
https://www.amazon.com/WILLHI-WH1436A-Heating-Temperature-Controller/dp/B00V4TJR00/
So I could plug my humidifier into this
Then plug a portable AC unit into this
And I should be good to go. Thank you for the suggestion!
I got ahold of an old fridge on the cheap to set my fermenter in, and bought this temp controller. The idea is, you stuck the thermometer in your fridge, and plug the fridge into the device. and the device turns on when it’s too cool, off when it’s too hot. Keeps my fridge at pretty steady temps, and can be adjusted to fit some pretty wide ranges.
You don’t need to buy this one; there are plenty like it. But it’s cheap, easy, and effective.
https://www.amazon.com/WILLHI-WH1436A-Temperature-Controller-Thermostat/dp/B00V4TJR00/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?keywords=fridge+temperature+controller&qid=1563569773&s=gateway&sprefix=fridge+tem&sr=8-9
FWIW, I purchased this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Willhi-Wh1436-110v-Temperature-Controller/dp/B00V4TJR00/ref=sr_1_2?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1467920542&sr=1-2&keywords=willhi+temperature+controller
One of these, one of these, and one of these. Don't have any pictures, but its a pretty simple set up. You set the temp you want it at, set the window to .1 or .2 degrees. Don't plug the heater into the controller's outlet unless its underwater, otherwise you blow the fuse. Probably a good idea to start with hot tap water and add some boiling water from the kettle. The heater will keep the water up to temp, no problem, but it can take a while to raise the temp from room temp. I always make sure nothing is going to touch the heater in the water. I'm not sure, but it could probably melt a bag. I have a length of high-themp CPVC pipe that I put over the pot or cambro, and use binder clips to suspend the heater and sensor.
When I get a larger setup with multiple animals I will go with one of the high end systems...at this juncture, its a little overkill.
Perhaps https://smile.amazon.com/WILLHI-WH1436A-110V-Temperature-Controller/dp/B00V4TJR00/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1483826875&sr=8-6&keywords=plug+thermostat