• smackjack@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Now I’m curious. Would this actually work? Just how hot does that heating plate get?

    • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Here’s the problem: a coffee pot gets hotter when there’s water going through it.

      The same heating element that warms the bottom of the carafe also heats a small section of tubing meant to boil water. This, along with a simple check valve, forms a bubble pump, which is how the hot water gets up to the coffee grounds.

      There’s a thermal switch that allows full power when that coil of water is below a certain temperature, and when it gets hotter than that, it switches to a lower power mode, because with no water to boil, all it needs to do is keep the carafe warm. I don’t have the numbers in front of me but I doubt it would get hot enough to properly cook chicken.

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        2 months ago

        I don’t believe it, and I am afraid someone will try it and get salmonella.

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      1 year ago

      It boils stuff so at least 212*F. You’d need a lot of time to cook it.

      You could boil it I guess. Boiled chicken isn’t TOO bad.

    • Ech@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Looks like it hits at least ~170oF, so you could slow cook tiny meals in it.