So this is an image of the set up I made last night to test heated steeping. There is no nicotine in this mix, as heat makes nicotine evaporate. I will add that after the steeping is done (3-4 hours) and has cooled to room temperature (about 1 hour). Further testing is required, but I did this on a light spearmint mix last night and It tasted pretty good. If I really want to know if this is working or not, I need to set up a real experiment with control groups. Thus far I'm just testing to see if it destroys the flavor or not. It does not.
Now during the heated steeping I periodically (every 30mins to an hour) come and violently shake the liquid to ensure even heating and promote even infusion. This is all theoretical ofc, but this is how chefs have been infusing oil forever. I don't see that this is any different.
The heater is a light bulb (low wattage) and some wire to give the glass jar somewhere to sit but not be so close to the heat that the liquid inside scorches. It's not a pretty set up, but once I feel this is viable I will create a more stable working model. I'm using a glass jar because heating plastic is ALWAYS a bad idea esp. when its this much heat (probably 200F) *I need to take proper precise measurements of temperature. Honestly storing anything that is meant to be ingested in plastic is not a good idea. Unless it is bio plastic.
http://th03.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2014/144/4/f/heat_steepin_my_juice__by_brentnewton-d7jlcwc.jpg
Now during the heated steeping I periodically (every 30mins to an hour) come and violently shake the liquid to ensure even heating and promote even infusion. This is all theoretical ofc, but this is how chefs have been infusing oil forever. I don't see that this is any different.
The heater is a light bulb (low wattage) and some wire to give the glass jar somewhere to sit but not be so close to the heat that the liquid inside scorches. It's not a pretty set up, but once I feel this is viable I will create a more stable working model. I'm using a glass jar because heating plastic is ALWAYS a bad idea esp. when its this much heat (probably 200F) *I need to take proper precise measurements of temperature. Honestly storing anything that is meant to be ingested in plastic is not a good idea. Unless it is bio plastic.
http://th03.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2014/144/4/f/heat_steepin_my_juice__by_brentnewton-d7jlcwc.jpg