• @smackjack
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    2611 months ago

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

    • Captain Aggravated
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      1811 months 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.

    • @hansl
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      211 months 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.

        • @hansl
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          511 months ago

          Oh I thought it was like a kettle he was using.

        • @smackjack
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          111 months ago

          I could see a fancy outdoorsy type of coffee maker being able to boil water. Collect your water from the river, boil it, and make some coffee.

    • Ech
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      11 months ago

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