Hey guys noob here. I'm followinf the q21q21 Tek and was wondering if this would work for my pull. I plan on getting some boiled water ready and putting it in my large pot. Then I'm going to put my pie plate with my bark mix on the water until it's about halfway up the side and pour my naptha over my mix and stir for 10 or so minutes. Would this work? Does the naptha need to be warmed up before or am I good? I was going to just use the gordotek method and use a crockpot but I'm having trouble finding one the right size.

Any advice is greatly appreciated

This should work just fine. Good luck with your extraction.

While that may work, it'll be a lot simpler if you use a pan of a size that allows the rim of the pie dish to rest snugly on the edge of the saucepan.

After all, steam will do a sufficiently effective job of warming the pie dish and you won't have to stick your hands inside the (hot, steamy) pan.

So, use a smaller pan if you possibly can. Or, of course, a larger pie dish.

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Right on! Thanks for the info I have a pot that's the perfects size for my pie plate. Do you keep the water boiling on the stove while you add your naptha to your mix on top of the pot in the pie plate or do you turn the heat off first? Also how high do you want the water level? Thanks man

It is important to avoid having any naked flames, incandescent surfaces, or sparking thermostatic switches present while naphtha vapours are present. Induction hobs are probably safe, as are any other non-incandescent, electronically controlled electric hobs. It is always more prudent simply to switch off the heat while handling the naphtha.

Filling the pan with more water will allow it to stay hotter for longer but it will take longer to heat up. And the naphtha only needs to be at around 40°C anyhow. Initially it is possible to heat the lime/bark paste on the water bath with the hotplate switched on but it must be turned off before the naphtha bottle is opened.