First time testing out the new Kal clone.
I had a 5500w element in the HLT and a 4500w in the boil kettle, off of a 50 amp panel. My boil kettle is a 35 gallon Bayou stainless pot.
First time trying to boil water in the BK, and I could only get it to 208 degrees with the 4500w element. I figured the element didn't have enough juice in the large pot, so I switched it to the 5500w. Same problem. The Thermapen was also reading 208, in line with the PID. Just to make sure, I took the Thermapen to the stove and put it into a hard boiling pot of water, but it only read 210. Odd that the Thermapen and PID are each off by 2 degrees, but that means I only got to 210 while in the boil kettle.
Here is a video of what it looks like when it's at 206-208 degrees. Is this really a rolling boil? Will it suffice?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76zww3Z65Pc&feature=youtu.be
I had a 5500w element in the HLT and a 4500w in the boil kettle, off of a 50 amp panel. My boil kettle is a 35 gallon Bayou stainless pot.
First time trying to boil water in the BK, and I could only get it to 208 degrees with the 4500w element. I figured the element didn't have enough juice in the large pot, so I switched it to the 5500w. Same problem. The Thermapen was also reading 208, in line with the PID. Just to make sure, I took the Thermapen to the stove and put it into a hard boiling pot of water, but it only read 210. Odd that the Thermapen and PID are each off by 2 degrees, but that means I only got to 210 while in the boil kettle.
Here is a video of what it looks like when it's at 206-208 degrees. Is this really a rolling boil? Will it suffice?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76zww3Z65Pc&feature=youtu.be