Boiling 2000mL+ of water on “old fashioned” electric stove top. This was a trial run for yeast starters. It is generally recommended not to boil with Erlenmeyer flasks on an electric stove. It appears it is possible with a burner plate to dissipate heat although either the flask or the plate or both are not flat because there was only a circle of contact between the flask and the plate. It boiled for over 1/2 an hour which is twice as long as you need to boil a yeast starter without cracking or exploding. Success!
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May 28th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
don’t do that again
don’t do that again