I like the way you are thinking. Assuming you mean a 16 quart stock
pot, sounds like an interesting plan. Canners often have racks to set
the jars on while they are sterilizing, that might be good enough, if
it is high enough. Would you want a glass teapot? I see some with glass
pouring handles, metal handles and lots with plastic. Maybe a glass
french press coffee carafe would work a little better. I am not
convinced you need a vent hole, since the lid would naturally open
slightly to vent some steam. And you could let it boil for a few
minutes uncovered to get rid of any volatiles.
I am not sure it would be any cheaper for me, though. Plus I would have
to monitor it to some degree. If it were electric, I could just let it
go. Hmmm, maybe a crock pot distiller.
Kathryn
On Jun 27, 2008, at 9:31 AM, M. G. Devour wrote:
Silvia writes:
Has anyone used this unit to make their distilled water?
http://www.canningpantry.com/waterwise-1600.html If so what were the
pros and cons?
That's an interesting item, Silvia. Too bad we don't have anybody with
experience with it. I'd be interested, too.
I'd recently thought about building some kind of stove-top distiller,
since natural gas is still relatively cheap and I could keep it running
on the stove most days. We're spending a buck a gallon for distilled
and go through 20 gallons a month or more.
I wonder if the 16 gallon stock pot with glass lid I saw at the store
the other day would be useful as a distiller? I could invert the domed
glass lid, moving the knob to the "wrong" side and put a collection
vessel inside on top of a wire grate or metal stand. The steam should
condense on the lid and run down into the collector.
There's a small vent hole in the lid. I expect at least some of the
volatiles would escape through the vent. If the collection vessel
overflows, no big deal. I'd want the collector to have a wire handle on
it, like the kind on a paint bucket, so I could lift it out with a hot
mitt and pour off the contents... maybe a teapot?
Hmmm... sounds like a $50 project versus a $350 product.
Comments or suggestions anyone?
Mike D.
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