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Posted by Peter Fairbrother on April 24, 2008, 9:45 am
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bugbear wrote:
> For culinary purposes, I wish to make
> a heat diffuser for my gas hob.
>
> For low heat simmering, gas is not ideal;
> you need a head diffuser, or (very) thick
> soled pan to work well.
>
> My cunning plan is to make
> a copper hotplate; a rather simple
> piece of fabrication, comprising
> a copper disc (slab!) around 6-8mm thick,
> and around 7-8 inches diameter.
>
> Can anyone advise on the feasibility
> of this, and also indicate where I could
> the material, and any guessed as to cost?
>
> Of course this project is trivial
> enough that a should a copper rod of
> adequate diameter be available, a machine cut
> slice of stock is the finished item...
>
> BugBear
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Copper-Sheet-155mm-x-205mm-x-6mm_W0QQitemZ120250078774QQihZ002QQcategoryZ98641QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
-- Peter Fairbrother
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Posted by Peter Fairbrother on April 24, 2008, 10:01 am
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Peter Fairbrother wrote:
> bugbear wrote:
>> For culinary purposes, I wish to make
>> a heat diffuser for my gas hob.
>>
>> For low heat simmering, gas is not ideal;
>> you need a head diffuser, or (very) thick
>> soled pan to work well.
>>
>> My cunning plan is to make
>> a copper hotplate; a rather simple
>> piece of fabrication, comprising
>> a copper disc (slab!) around 6-8mm thick,
>> and around 7-8 inches diameter.
>>
>> Can anyone advise on the feasibility
>> of this, and also indicate where I could
>> the material, and any guessed as to cost?
>>
>> Of course this project is trivial
>> enough that a should a copper rod of
>> adequate diameter be available, a machine cut
>> slice of stock is the finished item...
>>
>> BugBear
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>
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Copper-Sheet-155mm-x-205mm-x-6mm_W0QQitemZ120250078774QQihZ002QQcategoryZ98641QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
>
> -- Peter Fairbrother
Oh, you might look for a copper gas kettle and cut the bottom off -
they have fins on the bottom to improve the transfer of heat.
-- Peter Fairbrother
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Posted by Roland Craven on April 24, 2008, 10:58 am
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>>> For culinary purposes, I wish to make
>>> a heat diffuser for my gas hob.
Most kitchen shops sell perforated double-skin steel ones that last about 3
years and cost a few quid.
They work well and for me at any rate I've got better uses for my time.
hth
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Roland Craven
Nr. Exeter, Devon, UK
roland@petternut.co.uk
www.petternut.co.uk
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Posted by bugbear on April 25, 2008, 5:23 am
Please log in for more thread options Roland Craven wrote:
>>> bugbear wrote:
>>>> For culinary purposes, I wish to make
>>>> a heat diffuser for my gas hob.
>
> Most kitchen shops sell perforated double-skin steel ones that last about 3
> years and cost a few quid.
> They work well
They work "fairly" well; I'm on my fifth. They're £2.50
from my ocal (excellent) hardware store.
> and for me at any rate I've got better uses for my time.
Perhaps I haven't :-)
BugBear
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Posted by Adrian Godwin on April 25, 2008, 6:00 am
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> They work "fairly" well; I'm on my fifth. They're ?2.50
> from my ocal (excellent) hardware store.
>
>> and for me at any rate I've got better uses for my time.
>
> Perhaps I haven't :-)
>
Would a slow-cooker work ? Or a standalone induction hob ?
-adrian
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> a heat diffuser for my gas hob.
>
> For low heat simmering, gas is not ideal;
> you need a head diffuser, or (very) thick
> soled pan to work well.
>
> My cunning plan is to make
> a copper hotplate; a rather simple
> piece of fabrication, comprising
> a copper disc (slab!) around 6-8mm thick,
> and around 7-8 inches diameter.
>
> Can anyone advise on the feasibility
> of this, and also indicate where I could
> the material, and any guessed as to cost?
>
> Of course this project is trivial
> enough that a should a copper rod of
> adequate diameter be available, a machine cut
> slice of stock is the finished item...
>
> BugBear