Jim Wilkins  wrote:   
   > I drilled a small hole in the lid of a large kettle to hold a meat   
   > thermometer or temperature probe. When water or stew in it boils the steam   
   > will escape with or without the hole.   
   >   
      
   I have a meat thermometer that came with the new oven. It must connect to   
   it to have a reading but tried with water in the kettle and unsurprisingly   
   it works.   
      
   Anyway with some ballpark guesstimates found 6 hours is the amount of time   
   balancing energy use at two levels of T plus re-heating. Curious enough   
   re-heating delay option is also set at six hours.   
      
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