Source of heat for boiling.....

[palmer_mike]

I have recently moved and although my wife (being very understanding about these things) has allowed me in the past to boil skulls for trophy prep in the kitchen, the hob in our new house is induction. Therefore it doesn't work with the stock-pot that i use for trophy prep usually .

so what's the best (cheapest option)? I could buy an induction converter plate and use the pan I usually use but I hear that these aren't very good. I could buy a burco boiler and do it in the workshop, but these boilers aren't that cheap even second hand. I could by a camping gas stove or an electric ring but again I want to spend as little as possible.

what do you think?

 

[deerstalker.308]

I have a gas ring in the garage with an assortment of pot sizes for varying deer sizes, currently brewing up a red stag shot over the weekend, you can get varying output KW burners from about 2.5 -7.5, I think I'm about to buy a larger output one as I struggle to maintain a boil under a large pot big enough for reds, found one the other day for £25 from an online gas shop, would never want "that smell" in the house personally!

Large Square Gas Boiling Ring

 

[jimo]

I used a blow lamp on a hose to propane bottle clamped in two pairs of mole grips.

 

[243 Stalker]

I use my gas BBQ, remove the heat coals and place the pan over the burner. I also bought a small portable gas stove from a local outdoors store for about £15, so when the weathers bad I can go in the garage. Both methods mean you can still use your stock-pot.
ATB 243 Stalker

 

[rigboot]

Suppose it depends what species you are boiling out but for Roe, I just use an old camping stove and a stainless broth pot as 243stalker mentioned above, couldn't be simpler really

For Reds, a friend has made a really simple pot stand which my wee camp stove sits under for using a larger pot, it struggles to stabilise the big pot and is a bit safer. It takes a bit longer to boil using the same stove but its not a hassle in the garage,* the pressure washer usually sorts out.

I'm sure a stove can be picked up for not much money and you can use the pots you have already.

 

[stokerbob]

where can I get a big enough stainless steel pot to boil heads up to and including fallow ?

 

[bewsher500]

where can I get a big enough stainless steel pot to boil heads up to and including fallow ?

chinese supermarket/cash and carry
​very cheap

 

[bobt]

chinese supermarket/cash and carry
​very cheap

Velly cheap?

I use an old jam pot, look in charity shops, and a £10 camping stove, the ones in a suitcase. a £1 bottle of gas is just about right to boil a head.

 

[User00001]

I have a good selection of pots, all from boot fairs for pennies.
Unless you are boiling several heads at once, round pots are very inefficient. For single roe or muntjac a loaf tin is ideal.

 

[Cootmeurer]

When I stalked with Malc this past summer we boiled my roe head out on an old coffee maker. Those large (perhaps 2 gallon - maybe 8-10 L) types that have a percolation basket. He just pulled the basket out, and filled with water. Anywhere you had an outlet you could plug in and start boiling.

 

[Cris]

Camping gas stove and range of old pans. Would never get away with doing this in the house!

 

[cwd]

for small deer and roe bucks we use an old burco boiler , the old ones are the best as the new ones rarely last us a season
​regards andy

 

[jamross65]

for small deer and roe bucks we use an old burco boiler , the old ones are the best as the new ones rarely last us a season
​regards andy

My mate picked up a couple of these boilers by going to auctions for businesses that have gone into liquidation. Most will have a boiler that had been used in an office for tea and coffee! Worth trying as they are expensive new and as you say the new ones don't last the same.

 

[cwd]

best one we have looks like a darlek ha ha an old galvanised original burco boiler i bought from a car boot for £10 have also seen them on ebay , the new ones mite be ok for light use but in my experience they are not as good as the old ones

 

[robbie rowantree]

for single heads we use an old burco, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Large-Bur...arden_Hearing_Cooling_Air&hash=item46145721dd

if we are doing mutiples we use a deep catering sink with the boiling elements at the bottom. Got the sink from a friend who was doing a kitchen rewire, works well.

R

 

[bogtrotter]

Gas ring the type that roofers use would be ideal Burco boiler but they are expensive new and not easy found s/h I use tea urns not expensive s/h the bigger ones will do 6 roe at a time, and they have enough depth to do a big red, thermostats can be a bit iffy when used constant, but I tend to bypass the thermostat that way they maintain a constant rolling boil, they take a while to come to the boil if you fill with cold water, but if you have access to water from a hot tap fill with that and does not take long to reach the boil. Mine are are electric but you can also get ones that run of a gas cylinder if power is a problem.

 

[Cyres]

I have a stainless steel dairy bucket which was going cheap at an auction, heat up in house and then when boiling transfer to a portable camping stove outside.

Good because its tapered so not so much water to heat up and use a couple of spring clamps to get position correct to ensure roe correnets don't go in the water.

Bit expensive on gas, however best alternative would be a cast iron gas ring attached via a hose to a small gas bottle.

D

 

[Cyres]

Also forgot to add if you look in a chariity shop you may be able to find an old style electric deep fat fryer (Molineaux type) which would do the job just be sure not to let it boil over. Another tip is to add a teaspoon of Vanish/Whizz oxi action to the water does a super job

D