Huge stainless pan help?

[British Red]

Ahhh ...now there is a great idea....if only I could weld

 

[HillBill]

Is there no one in your community who can? Local metal fabricator or somesuch?

Ahhh ...now there is a great idea....if only I could weld

 

[mountainm]

Steel trough or planter?

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=s...IkICoDg&sqi=2&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=768&bih=928

 

[Toddy]

Chinese supermarkets. They have enormous stainless steel pans and they also have the drop in inserts for catering warmers.

I got an enormous stainless steel hood from a fryer for a dyebath once. Now I have a huge sink that I keep beside the green house for washing out plant trays, etc. It needs a 1000mm kitchen unit to fit it into a utility room. Came from Ikea for £12 as a seconds....Typha has the dubious distinction of going shopping with me and I actually did buy the kitchen sink ...no idea how you'd support it to boil water in it though

How about an old jerry can ? Cut the top off it ?, or would a steel gas bottle work likewise ?

M

 

[British Red]

Is there no one in your community who can? Local metal fabricator or somesuch?

Yep there is now you mention it - I might need to source some stainless sheet though....

 

[HillBill]

How much you got to spend?Its never gonna be "really" cheap, but it would last a lifetime.

These guys sell it in 500mmx500mm sheets, in various thicknesses.
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/inspiredsteel

more here
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stainless...m-1-2mm-1-5mm-2mm-Various-Sizes-/261219590334

Yep there is now you mention it - I might need to source some stainless sheet though....

 

[Miniwhisk]

Is this one big enough, Red?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STAINLESS...T-STOCKPOT-BOILING-POT-STEW-POT-/220957358489

 

[British Red]

Thanks Mark - I'll have a ponder! The price of those sheets tells me why large pans are so dear

 

[Silverback 1]

One you could swim in here Red but it's 70 quids worth

http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/i...eel-cooking-pan-ideal-for-caterers/1019721701

 

[British Red]

That would do it Silverback - but I can't run to that for boiling up used frames in

I doubt his volumes too - I suspect he means 96 litres rather than cubic metres

Miniwhisk - needs to be about 25 litres minimum - 35 litres would be ideal

 

[HillBill]

It all goes on weight, Each grade of steel will have a price per gram, things seem like they can go up a lot, in just a small change in size but that small change can add a lot of weight to the total

 

[rik_uk3]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130553603687?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 Good value for money, the big pot though is only about 12" X 9" 16l capacity. I've bought three of these sets now, one for me and two as prezzies, not heavy SS but cope with a fire no problem (the pots make a good DO/oven too).

 

[santaman2000]

Ahhh ...now there is a great idea....if only I could weld

Even after you get this task sorted, welding's a skill well worth learning for a farmer.

 

[British Red]

Thanks Rik - I have a larger version of that but need to go larger still sadly - think more like "laundry" than cooking

Santaman - you are right of course and its on my "to learn" list - along with my neighbours to teach me! I am busy with bees and he is busy putting a shooting platform into a Unimog at the moment....hopefully this Winter we can find time!

 

[HillBill]

Some out of the box thinking here for you Red. ( or into the box depending on how you see it )

Couldn't you make it out of wood, well sealed obviously, and get a couple of kettle elements on some flex and just drop em in with the frames?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias=diy&field-keywords=kettle+elements

Or perhaps large tough plastic planters with the elements? They would soften a little at boiling point but wouldn't melt.
http://www.hartcanna.com/

 

[British Red]

Wood could work if I tanked it - I deally I would like to heat the water on direct heat rather than electrically though. If necessary I'll get an old Burco and heat that up

 

[mountainm]

Wood could work if I tanked it - I deally I would like to heat the water on direct heat rather than electrically though. If necessary I'll get an old Burco and heat that up

What about a galvanised bath using the same method - no tanking required?

 

[mountainm]

...or an old copper immersion heater/ still?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hercal-Co...arden_Hearing_Cooling_Air&hash=item3a818cdb46

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Copper-st...ollectables_Breweriana_SM&hash=item19dd07166f

 

[Spaniel man]

[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]Any of THESE any good for your purpose?[/FONT]

 

[DaveBromley]

have a look at ikea for a stockpot mate they are about £20 and mine is about 18" wide and aprox 14inches deep.

Dave