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superdav95:
--- Quote from: JW_Halverson on February 12, 2023, 01:18:11 pm ---You might get a little more conversion if you turn it up and monitor it closely. In my experience 180F/82C is about as high as you want to go. Higher temps WILL extract more, but I feel you lose strength, too.
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Yes. I’m curious to see how it works out. Sounds like others here have tried it so that’s a good sign. This particular crock pot or slow cooker has a “keep warm” setting which doesn’t get over 62 degrees. When I make my sturgeon glue I don’t let it get past 65. For that I just used a large stock pot on a single burner on low and monitor it closely. I had to play with it a bit but once you get it set you can walk away from it but would never leave it overnight like I have been doing with this sinew glue batch.
I decided to try something else too. I took my brawn mixer and purée the mix of soft bit until all chopped up small bits. I’m gonna let this sit and stew at the 60 degrees one more day and call it good. The great thing about doing it with the crock pot is the convenience of it with being able to let it go overnight. It’s gonna be a lot of glue which is nice and not as labor intensive as before.
willie:
--- Quote from: bjrogg on February 11, 2023, 12:28:53 pm ---if I use one of my wife’s crockpots can it be cleaned up good enough for her to use again? Or will I just have to buy her a new one?
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if you just start out by buying her a new one, your day will end with an attaboy instead of an Oh S#!%
--- Quote from: superdav95 on February 12, 2023, 04:25:35 pm --- The great thing about doing it with the crock pot is the convenience of it with being able to let it go overnight. It’s gonna be a lot of glue which is nice and not as labor intensive as before.
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you might be able to make it run a bit warmer at the "warm" setting with a towel over the top. ie experiment with some light insulation. maybe inside a cardboard box also
bradsmith2010:
you could make jello too ;D
Del the cat:
I bought a small deepfat fryer and spot clibrated for hide glue:-
https://bowyersdiary.blogspot.com/2010/04/glueing-up-ashcherry-bow.html
Del
bjrogg:
--- Quote from: willie on February 12, 2023, 08:53:10 pm ---
--- Quote from: bjrogg on February 11, 2023, 12:28:53 pm ---if I use one of my wife’s crockpots can it be cleaned up good enough for her to use again? Or will I just have to buy her a new one?
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if you just start out by buying her a new one, your day will end with an attaboy instead of an Oh S#!%
Thanks Willie. I’m usually a Oh $@it kinda guy. You know. Better to beg for forgiveness than to plead for permission.
In this case I might consider your option though.lol
Bjrogg
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