Sous vide machine mk1

Scored a cheap rice cooker, vacuum sealer, and assembled a cheap digital temp controller. The result?

Sous vide machine! Works a treat. Set temp. Leave it for a couple days. Hit it with a blow torch to get some color. Meat heaven. 

Digital temp controller mk11

Trashcan smoker in background. 

Temp controller in foreground. 

My mk1 temp controller has an internal mechanical relay, it's only capable of switching 3  amp max.

Perfect for sous vide machine, or the black garlic project but Not enough for the electric skillet powering the smoker. 

So I assembled this. 

This one features an external solid state relay. So using transistors or magic or something to switch the high voltage instead of a tiny mechanical  switch. Should last far longer. I'll also use this on the sous vide machine if I'm not smoking at the same time, as it's a far better controller. 

Al