I put piping hot lentil soup &amp; it stays tipid warm only, after 4 hrs. Not hot like advertised. Why is that? I have done hot water treatment before.
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I haven't had any problems with the use of my thermos. I regularly put soup in mind at home at about 7:30 and I normally don't eat lunch until about 1:00 at the earliest and it has been still piping hot. I assume that you are doing everything right but I will just inform you what I do and what I've noticed. I bring water to a rapid boil, place it inside of the empty thermos and close the lid and leave it like that for 15 minutes. In the meantime I am rewarming up whatever soup I'm going to put inside of it and it's usually piping hot. I pour out the hot water and pour my soup inside. I have noticed that if I leave the soup out like if it's not placed in the refrigerator that it gets warm which is strange because you would think that it would stay uber hot, however if I place it inside the refrigerator it is really really hot to the point that I have to blow it before eating it and has steam come out. I think this is the best thermos ever. Sorry it's not working out for you.
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I have boiled mine.. and I have not. No noticeable difference although when you boil a bunch of it at a time it does release stuff into the water whether it is natural stuff or not. I usually boil for 5 mins. dump water out and boil again for a few minutes.
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Directions listed on gel pack concerning heating are, "1) Place in microwave oven and heat at full power for 30-45 seconds. 2) If more heat is desired, place back in microwave for 15 second intervals." There is nothing shown that I can find concerning heating in hot water. We have used it only for cold applications, so can not say how well it works using those directions. Hope this helps.
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When I think of hot soup in this stainless steel canister/lunchbox it reminds me of the same thing that would happen when I can tHot tomatoes- it has a sucking/sealing affect. This is what causes it not to work. I would try letting my soup cool a little before I put the lid on the conister which would prevent the sealing affect.
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It retained heat just fine for me in January. My biggest issue was that it was TOO hot for much of my labor (thanks for filling it anyway, husband). However, in the 50+ waterbirths I've attended, you need to drain some water and top it off with hot water after about three or for hours if it was almost too hot to start with. It seems to be universal for every tub I've seen used.
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My wife is using it for weeks and has no problem at all. Easy to handle and no overheating. If you are having troubles with the tip, it could be the temperature control set too high or quality control failed. Good luck.
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Water doesn't get hot, at least not on mine. I've only used it a couple of times so far. Sorry can't be of more help. Carol
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How to get it cold? Place something cold inside of it. Cold water with ice cubes would work perfectly. It does retain a cool or warm temperature for a good amount of time. If you chill the bowl then pour hot soup in it the bowl will warm. If you chill the bowl and place room temperature shrimp in it, it will not chill those shrimp---that is unreasonable. Fill it with cold content it will keep it cold longer. Fill it with hot content and it will keep it hot longer. Four hours is unreasonable. One hour maybe two probably---but boiling hot or freezing cold is just NOT going to happen. Don't plan on filling it with ice cream to eat at the beach. This is an extrodinary and beautiful bowl. It is NOT a miracle of science.
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I had a similar issue just the other day. It seemed the water temp wasn't moving. I unplugged it, let the heater sit (in the water) unplugged for about 20 minutes. Then plug it in again. I think the heater needs time to get acclimated to the water temp, before the filament or whatever starts cooking. Give that shot before you start slamming the heater against the wall. = )
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Hi Anne,Thanks for your reply - I checked the yogurt maker and it seems to be over heating - that would explain things!
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Oh boy, HB. You got so many interesting, funny, and/or stupid responses to this. Seeing as how it is now a year later, I'm sure this feed is dead, but I'm so happy I found it. Many teas steep well at 150 degrees (which is how hot this gets I believe), and anyone who has never put milk in their hot tea is truly missing out. I'm not sure if you were planning on just using water or using milk, but either way I think it's a winner.
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I suggest to soak the cups in warm water (not HOT, but little warmer than luke-warm) before pouring the hot soup...And yet, may be the soup could be not boiled hot hot...
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Not sure why yours isn't heating, but will say mine takes 30+ minutes to cook a pizza. A lot of reviews say the same thing. Return it if you can, wish I had.
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Turn it on high and run the vitamix for a few minutes. Soup will be steaming hot. If you have your recipe book it gives recipes and instruction for making a few soups I believe.
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I have boiled a large pot of water on it for pasta, a cooked large pot of chicken soup on about 3-4 for about 2 hours and it was fine. The only thing to remember is that it doesn't have that big an area the heats the pan magnetically so you would need to adjust the temperature to make sure it wasn't so high concentrated in the middle of the pot. If it's something like pasta sauce that is thinker it can burn on in the middle of pan if it is turned up too high.
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Water doesn't get hot, at least not on mine. I've only used it a couple of times so far. Sorry can't be of more help.Carol
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Yes, in my opinion. I was thinking exactly the same thing. It would simply reheat (and dilute) the the cooled water laying in the hot water pipe. If you only used small amounts of hot water each time, like washing your hands in a half bath, for instance, you may as well use cold water supply because the same water may be heated twice. For showers and dish washing it would work great and simply pass the hot water from regular tank without even kicking on and you won't run out of hot water after just 2 gallons. I think the temperature of the small tank should be 2 to 3 degrees cooler than the regular tank but good luck adjusting it that close. Thanks for asking. Yes, in my opinion. I was thinking exactly the same thing. It would simply reheat (and dilute) the the cooled water laying in the hot water pipe. If you only used small amounts of hot water each time, like washing your hands in a half bath, for instance, you may as well use cold water supply because the same water may be heated twice. For showers and dish washing it would work great and simply pass the hot water from regular tank without even kicking on and you won't run out of hot water after just 2 gallons. I think the temperature of the small tank should be 2 to 3 degrees cooler than the... » Read More Yes, in my opinion. I was thinking exactly the same thing. It would simply reheat (and dilute) the the cooled water laying in the hot water pipe. If you only used small amounts of hot water each time, like washing your hands in a half bath, for instance, you may as well use cold water supply because the same water may be heated twice. For showers and dish washing it would work great and simply pass the hot water from regular tank without even kicking on and you won't run out of hot water after just 2 gallons. I think the temperature of the small tank should be 2 to 3 degrees cooler than the regular tank but good luck adjusting it that close. Thanks for asking. « Show Less