I was thinking, if shiny=reflected heat, would painting the bottom of the pot black with high temp bbq paint and then putting tinfoil or something below the propane burner help aid effeciency and get things hotter for less propane?
Painting the bottom of the kettle/pot black?
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There is an in depth thread on this very topic from a few years back where some experiments were conducted...
I can't find it though....IIRC either no paint really held up to the flame or that the benefits were inconclusive.
I think the op measure propane useage between the painted and unpainted kettle doing a boil to determine if it was more efficient.
I can't find it though....IIRC either no paint really held up to the flame or that the benefits were inconclusive.
I think the op measure propane useage between the painted and unpainted kettle doing a boil to determine if it was more efficient.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/blackening-kettle-bottoms-193615/
FWIW polishing the sides WILL dramatically decrease heat loss.
I agree that the blackening of the BK bottom is a waste of time and money. By the time you buy the high end paint needed for this, you could have built a heat stick...that WILL work 99% better than the paint.
FWIW polishing the sides WILL dramatically decrease heat loss.
I agree that the blackening of the BK bottom is a waste of time and money. By the time you buy the high end paint needed for this, you could have built a heat stick...that WILL work 99% better than the paint.
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