[Sca-cooks] Can coffee urns be used for cooking?

[Barbara G. Dodge]

As far as a holding temperature, you could purchase one, process water
through it, and then take its temp.  Just make sure that you don't purchase
an electric "hot pot".  The new ones I have been seeing are a base unit that
the kettle sits on you turn it on, and the water is brought to a boil.
These are not made to hold a liquid at a hot temperature.

What about using an insulated beverage cooler.  That are great for keeping
foods hot as well as cold.

Felicia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Myers" <doc at medievalcookery.com>
To: "SCA Cooks" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 12:20 AM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Can coffee urns be used for cooking?


> Howdy,
>
> I know this is an odd question, but considering how I (and probably
> many others here) often end up cooking in substandard kitchens (like I
> did this last weekend), I figure it's worth considering.
>
> Some recipes, like sauces, will take up stove space for preparation and
> need to be kept at safe temperatures until served.  Could a standard
> $30 electric coffee urn work for this?  How hot do they keep their
> contents?
>
> I can imaging doing the prep for a sauce, pouring it into the urn, and
> then "set it and forget it" ... well maybe stir it every now and then.
> It even has that little spout at the bottom for dispensing into serving
> bowls.
>
> ... or am I totally out there on this one?
>
> - Doc
>
>
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