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I watched it until the truck door opens. As though I could make sure someone was going to help the poor critter. SMH

I took it for granted that your display shows 1%. Whether that indication is accurate is an entirely seperate issue. I'd be willing to bet the actual output is something more than 55w. After all, that's in the weak-incandescent-lightbulb range.

The physics of boiling water are very strange. It doesn't take a lot of energy ( 1 BTU per 1 Lb. per 1 °F ) to increase temperature to the boiling point. However, it then takes, IIRC, 980 BTU per lb. to start boiling, with no increase in temperature. How weird is that? Anyway, once boiling...

The, admittedly few, journalists I have met were the most comprehensively ignorant people I've ever spoken with. They seem to understand almost nothing about the world outside of journalism school and their offices and studios. I'm sorry if this steps on some toes, but this is my honest...

The number one requirement for manufacturers is customers, I think. Service jobs don't create wealth, just move it around. No miners, farmers, builders, makers, etc. means no wealth creation. These CEOs need to read Adam Smith.

Maybe if she took her napkin off her head painters would stop staring.....

No suprise, really. Anything west of Richmond or Worcester is mythical to a lot of east coast folks. Did you read the last line? "New Mexico was became a U.S. state in 1912." They done good in grammar class, too.

Chthulu Fthagn!

It's ok, they don't eat very much.

I'm thinking that circulation of the boiling water would be the issue. Large holes, say 1/4" or bigger, will allow heated water to rise, so that colder, denser, water can reach the heating surface. A solid or fine mesh bottom basket, not so much. In the worst case, a steam bubble forms and...

You may well be right. I used some relectix and duct tape on a Charlie Papazian-style mash tun years ago. It worked well enough, but to be honest I just hated the appearance of it. Kind of ragged and unfinished looking, I suppose.

Sounds practical to me. If suitable fittings aren't available off the shelf, it wouldn't be too difficult to drill a TC blank to fit a 1/2 NPT weldless bullhead fitting. Probably a dozen better ways, just have to think about it.

Probably not as good as reflectix (sp?) or similar materials. Since my concerns were more avoiding contact burns and being machine washable than thermal performance, I believe it will serve. What I really wanted was wooden slats and brass bands like an 1830s locomotive boiler, but I'm much...

Ok, here it is with the lace removed.

I asked my daughter to stitch up an insulated wrapper for my boil kettle. I couldn't find black quilted fabric to match the HLT, so I bought white. This is what she presented to me just now.

Welcome to Abu Ghraib Military Prison. Or maybe San Francisco City Limits? I dunno, I'm out.

Arabic for Do Not Enter?

Mine is on the lid. Used a 90° elbow and a weldless TC fitting. There's pictures here somewhere. The best part is that you don't have to wonder how to clock the thing, just rotate the lid to the best position.

Nice rig! I like the neutral-color paint on the wood. Pulls it all together, makes it look like a planned system instead of a gaggle of spare parts flying in formation.

Thank your son for me, Dan. I had to participate in a few funeral ceremonies. I was proud and willing, but it was the toughest duty I ever had to perform. Thank G_d for the Marines!