BK's? Wider= greater rate of boil-off?

[cyberbackpacker]

I am in search for a larger BK so I can move away from split boils... in my understanding having a shorter/wider pot lends itself to greater boil-off versus a similar capacity BK that is tall/slender. Is this correct?

TIA.

 

[flyangler18]

Yup, that's exactly right. It's a function of surface area.

 

[The Pol]

Yup, that is right on...

 

[cyberbackpacker]

Perfect... I am not a science/math guy, so wanted to make sure.

 

[The Pol]

There is actually a thread on here where we calculated how many watts/BTUs of heat it will take to get a specific boil off rate, in a specific vessel, with a specific volume present. There is some amazing info on here!