Re: 1400 degrees?
Yep. This thing must be built out of serious quality materials. Many steels melt or at least soften at only 1350C. The linked article also states that the fat is collected by dropping into cold water to prevent it smoking but surely the water would also boil away within seconds. Maybe that is why the inventor is also looking slightly charred compared to the woman who is presumably his wife.
Actually, I think the 1400 is only the theoretical temperature of the nichrome element. The actual cooking temperature is probably only 160-180ish. Still it does sound impressive if it will vaporize any flies attracted to the smell of cooking sausages.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
