ChefSteps Centrifuge X1 or X3?

I see that in the ChefStep videos with the centrifuge you use the Fiberlite™ F14-6x250LE (1,500ml capacity) Fixed Angle Rotor in a Thermo Scientific centrifuge.

In the links to equipment under the recipes that use a centrifuge it takes you to an Amazon site for the Thermo Scientific Heraeus Multifuge X1 Centrifuges, 120V. In my discussions with Thermo Scientific the F14 rotor does not work with the X1 Centrifuge. The highest capacity high speed rotor for the X1 is the F15-6x100y (600ml capacity) Fixed Angle Rotor.

What centrifuge does ChefSteps use?

Note, I will most likely get the X3 with the F14 rotor as the price is only ~15% more for more than twice the capacity.

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Chris_Young_80640

Sorval Legend XFR

Tim_Sutherland_52834

Thank you.

Do you find you use the refrigeration with the unit, or with a 10 minute spin it doesn't matter?

grant

It totally matter depending on the product, why you are spinning it and what material the rotor is. Yes, we use the refrigeration every time. We could get by without it bug it would be more limiting. Most of the the units are refrigerated to compensate for the friction that is generated as well as the product.

Tim_Sutherland_52834

If you had the choice of a refrigerated unit that could spin 600ml or a non-refrigerated unit that could spin 1,500ml what would you choose?

Assume you are regularly cooking for 8; seated and plated dinner parties for 12-16 (once a month); buffets/passed Hors d'oeuvre 40-50 (every 6-8 weeks). Product to be spun would be recipes from ChefSteps and MC before finding other stuff to put in battles to see what happens.

Chris_Young_80640

Hmmm, tough call, but I'd probably go refrigerated. Makes it possible to solidify things by chilling while spinning, which makes separation much easier.