Has anyone used a Sous Vide to heat quench Oil?

[Outdoor Gear Dad]

Have been looking to upgrade my quench tank and was exploring the best way to heat up the oil to precision without wiring up a PID.

Then I remembered that we use a Sous Vide in the kitchen a lot. It precisely gets the water to an exact temperature and circulates it. Got me wondering if I could use that in a quench tank.

Anyone ever tried that?

 

[Larrin]

I bought one for that purpose but my wife thought it was for her and then I couldn’t use it.

 

[FredyCro]

If you use canola oil as a quenchent, you could also throw in a steak

I like the idea, I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work.

 

[weo]

If I were using an oil that required heating, I'd look for a large, commercial coffee brewer/dispenser.
But now that I did a google search to find out what a sous vide is, I don't see why that wouldn't work and I like the circulating feature.

 

[Cliff Carter Knives]

I use a very large electric turkey roaster pan. Can grab them on amazon for cheap, come with a lid and temp control.

 

[NeutronStar]

I regularly use one for cooking. I suspect it would take too long to get the oil up to temperature as they are good at keeping a temperature, but not very good at getting something up to temperature. When I use it for cooking, I start with very hot tap water and then use the sous vide to maintain that temperature. I guess you could just plan ahead and get it going long before you needed to quench.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

The best self contained oil quench pan is an electric 18 quart Necsco roaster (AKA Turkey Roaster). You can easily add a PID control to make it work at lower temps and it will be super accurate.