turkey fryer heat treating

[Dalton Knapper]

Yes - the liner has to go. And someone mentioned the rocks not touching - I never worry about that and can't for the life of me think of a physics reason why that would matter. The more mass the better. Fill 'er up even if it's mostly sand. Corners are the hottest place and thin spalls are best there.

[bubby]

I never take the sand out of mine, use a garden fork to rake the rock out, bub

[Stringman]

"Wal mart sells these around most holidays for about $25. Use the heck out of it and if it burns up - take it back."

Uhh- ethically speaking, I'm not sure that's what we should be teaching the kiddies.  (Daddy, isn't that a lot like stealing?!?).

Scott

[TRACY]

I never take the sand out of mine, use a garden fork to rake the rock out, bub

Sounds like feng shu therapy yoda 

[RickB]

I lucked out and found an old Hamilton Beach cooker at the flea market last weekend for $10. It's bigger and more solid/heavier than the one I got at Walmart. Temp on the dial goes up to 500 degrees. Rick B

[chertle]

Gonna be doing this soon!! Been finding some rock that works ok......I think it will be awesome with a little heat

[Will H]

Sounds like the one I have Rick. I like mine alot, without the pan I can get around 650 on the sides and close to the bottom.

[TRACY]

Darnit! I cooked my first batch of rock this week with all the advice here for drying time and cook times and now I'm hooked! I cooked Texas rock from Seider's rock pile , local porous and grainy chert, and some buffalo river from , well , buffalo river. I am impressed with the improvement of knapping this new rock. That Texas stuff rocks! Going to have to get more when this runs out. I'm a fan of heat treated rock. No doubt the paleo people did heat treat from the artifacts I've found here and how the local chert knaps now since heat treating.

Tracy