UC vs Crockpot - Which & Why? (Simplified)

[rowdyplace]

I have both. A CP that I can keep at 150º as well as the Harbor Freight large UC. Either will hold what I need at one time.

I have read and re read the many threads (recent and older) in this forum pertaining to this subject. Each time I read a section, I seem to be swayed in THAT direction. I am a serious hobbyist with a very limited mixing experiences- not a reseller.

In as few words as possible please, which one should I use exclusively and why?

I only have room for one or the other.

Thanks for the upcoming answers!

 

[Blueser]

Simplified, the discussion has degraded in "splitting hairs" ...folks gon believe what they wanna believe...on both sides of the debate.

 

[Sl4gathor]

I would say which ever one is the least amount of hassle...
My wife hates the sound of the UC, so I took control of her SC, 4 hours in either works.....
I have put the juice in the UC after a 4 hour bath for one cycle just to shake the crap out of it when it hot.....

 

[Wingsfan0310]

Seems like it would be easy enough for you to figure out since you already have both. Make up a mix and split it into 2 bottles. Put one in each appliance. After they are done, try them and go with the one you prefer. I don't use either, I'm more of a shake and vape kind of guy.

Cheers,
Steve

 

[dannyv45]

Seems like the best of both worlds would be if you have a heated UC that can maintain a temperature of 150F then your all set.

 

[Huckleberried]

Crock pot, because that's what I have.

 

[brokepainter]

What works for me is not letting my supply get so low that I need to vape my new batch in 4 hours or less. I make my new batch and put it in my cp for a few hours to speed up steep time and I still wait a week before vaping.

 

[bcollier9253]

I have not used either, wanted to but just haven't. What I do do is.. I have a halogen clamp on desk light that I rigged a little platform on top and set my bottles there for an hour or so, shaking often, and then put em up in the cuppard uncapped overnight. Next mornin cap em and put em in a drawer for a week or so.

 

[IceCreamMan]

Three weeks beats both.

 

[Skagit]

Dehydrator No water to deal with.

 

[Sl4gathor]

I also set them on my power supply in my PC, it gets pretty warm when crunching Astropulse on my 6970.....

 

[buffaloguy]

I have tested both repeatedly. 4 hours at 150° in a crock pot or a heated UC at the same temp makes no difference. You will get the same result.

What is not necessary is any vibration/shaking after a quick hand shaking right after mixing a batch. Heat mixes juice all by itself.

Use whatever you like, heat and/or time alone is the key. Either heat steep and vape in several hours, or wait a couple weeks... same results. Ive done these tests countless times every which way I can think of. Everyone is going to have their own opinions... be they right or wrong. My advice, test for yourself and do what works best for you.

 

[mikepetro]

See my Blog post for a documented controlled test comparing both methods:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ed-steeping-ultrasonic-vs-crock-pot-test.html

 

[rowdyplace]

See my Blog post for a documented controlled test comparing both methods:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ed-steeping-ultrasonic-vs-crock-pot-test.html

Thanks Mike. I already read it twice and bookmarked it. (I feel like I spent the weekend with you. I watched your experiments - real time - this weekend. Well, as real time as one can get through a forum.. I jumped on your posts as soon as they showed up in my email alert.)

Again, thanks!!
mikeeeeeeeeeee

Thank you for all this effort. I like your "no-bull...." approach. I feel we can rely on your results.

 

[mikepetro]

Next up is to figure out what, if any, effect heat has on nicotine potency when speed steeping.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/mikepetro/6202-effects-heat-nicotine-degradation.html