Alternative uses...

I started a 24-hour cook this afternoon for dinner tomorrow. I then started working on this evening's meal. One of the ingredients I needed was honey, of which I have several jars. Unfortunately, all of my jars had crystallized. It is possible to recover honey from that condition but usually requires a pan of water on the stove, great patience and a lot of watching.

And then I realized that I had a big tub of temperature-regulated water sitting on my counter...

Long story short, Joule does a fantastic job of bringing honey back to life after it has crystallized.

I thought I would share this and see if anyone else has found any other 'non-standard' uses for their Joule.

Happy cooking!

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FrankM_3301

Here are two:

1. Joule heats my water for chemex coffee every morning. Fits in my Yeti thermos...95C in just a couple of minutes.

2. I place my sour dough in a bowl, then in a water bath at 25 or 26C for proofing.

lockgavin

You just float the bowl in there or put it on a trivet or something? I used to do something similar with a hot bowl of water and an old comforter package.. worked great.

FrankM_3301

Bowl fits into cambro in such a way that it won't sink or tip. About a third (maybe less) is under water. Covered in plastic wrap...I've also used a square cambro and just floated it. It depends on what I am making and how frequently I need to access to stretch and fold...etc.

tmacy1656

That's a great idea. I live in Wisconsin and getting bread to rise in the winter can sometimes be interesting. I'll definitely keep this in mind!

FrankM_3301

Works like a charm!

Shachar_183567

I use it for creme fraiche and kefir.