Best place for the element?

[Merleti]

I've seen the element in tubes and some in the pot itself. Where is your preference and why?

 

[iijakii]

The tubes are for a RIMS system and something entirely different.

 

[rwc_617]

Better not to directly heat grain with a hot element unless you want to burn it. Use an element to heat fluids like water and wort.

 

[branman]

Use the element in a RIMS tube for recirculating, and in the hlt and bk for heating water and boiling the wort. If you are wanting a herms then you will need a coil in the hlt and won't need the rims tube (or 3rd element). Hope that helps

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

On table, periodically.

 

[Weezy]

Or go induction....