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Tonight was it's first run; Everything seemed to go very smoothly.
That's a 62Qt. cooler.
Inside of it are white racks, just like the things under the steamer in the pics.
They seem to provide more than adequate lift and load-bearing properties for the hardware cloth basket that rests on top of them.
After the steamer got going, it took about a half-hour for the substrate to reach 160F.
I unplugged it at about 162F, then plugged it back in 5 minutes later because the temp dropped below 160F.
The temperature regulated itself perfectly; I simply let the steamer run for 2 hours and the temp stayed dead-on at 160F.
There are two 6mm holes drilled in the lid, one of which is occupied by a meat thermometer in the photographs.
The weights were added because the lid starts to warp after prolonged exposure to heat, sagging down in the middle and allowing excess steam to escape around the edges.
This thing is filled with composted horse manure, a brick of expanded coir, a handful of used coffee grinds and a cup or so of hydrated lime.
I took Hippie's suggestion, and placed a thin layer of straw on top of the hardware cloth to prevent the other goodies from falling through.
This poop's cooling down as I type.
Pictures of the pasteurization's aftermath and the inside of the cooler will be here tomorrow.
There's a LOT of substrate in there, and the Wagner had no problem keeping it at 160F.
Hopefully, I got the moisture somewhere close to correct.
Until I open the lid tomorrow, I can only dream.
This is way way way way way better than pasteurizing in hot water, assuming that the thing worked.
I see no reason why it shouldn't work...
Everything went like clockwork on this project... Too easy...
Anyway... My friend's cat liked it too... Pilleurizer? Pasteurillo? Either way, the warm hose apparently made a good pillow. That cat didn't move very much for two hours.
Looking forward to tomorrow's results
Peace,
AS