Lidil's Jam maker

[mhill20]

Hi Guys,
Has anybody used one of lidil's jam maker as a honey warmer/cabinet.Seem a good buy at £39.99 if it will do the job.
Mick

 

[psafloyd]

I'd never thought of using it in such a way. You mean put some water in and then partially submerge a honey bucket? Seals would have to be good, but anyone able to shoot this down in flames?
I have one and have used it for clearing batches of honey and works very well indeed.

 

[itma]

I have one - bought a year or two ago (for sous vide cooking, with a home-made external temperature controller).
Mine is basically an enamelled tea urn, with the heating element outside (not immersed in) the chamber and a basic mechanical (but adjustable) thermostat.
Its fine.

When first used, there was a nasty burning smell as something burned off the element -- the instructions did warn about this and pointed out that it was nothing to worry about.

But people in the UK don't generally make jam like that!

 

[Red Bee]

The temperature control went fairly quickly on mine.

 

[psafloyd]

The temperature control went fairly quickly on mine.

It does if you can't stop fiddling with your knob.

 

[For want of a better word]

It does if you can't stop fiddling with your knob.

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have one of Lidls jam makers... works well, but keep receipt if you need to return it..... an acquaintance is on his third!

 

[Nic Rhodes]

are they available again?

 

[Cazza]

Hi Guys,
Has anybody used one of lidil's jam maker as a honey warmer/cabinet.Seem a good buy at £39.99 if it will do the job.
Mick

I have one for just that purpose. Works very well indeed.
Cazza

 

[hallshoney]

i use one be careful i havnt found the thermostat to accurate.

 

[peteinwilts]

good for making 25 litre jerry cans of syrup at a time.

also use mine for warming honey

 

[hallshoney]

Jam makers back in lidils again got a second one. Even cheaper now at £29.99 and with digital control as well.

 

[Hachi]

post a link to their ad please

 

[itma]

Jam makers back in lidils again got a second one. Even cheaper now at £29.99 and with digital control as well.

Worth a note that the "digital control" makes it a bit more difficult to control the thing with a speciality external temperature controller.
As indicated earlier in this old thread, I have a PID with platinum resistance probe that controls my totally unmodified (and in warranty) old-style Lidl unit - it simply switches the whole unit on (for a few whole cycles of mains electricity) and off.
I use the Lidl mechanical thermostat (set higher than my target temperature) simply as a safety cut-out.
With the 'digital control' version, I would have to do some internal work to bypass their 'digital controls' ... probably still worthwhile though!

 

[dickndoris]

Jam makers back in lidils again got a second one. Even cheaper now at £29.99 and with digital control as well.

I don't see it on the web site?