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I just felt like I was killing the planet throwing 500 plates out since I started agar, I wanted something cheap and reusable

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me too. team no-pour

Rusty2096 said:

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rumfor69 said:

Get a metal can from a big can of tomatoes. Make some chili or goulash and then you'll have a big can.

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Ok so that’s smart and I have no idea why I didn’t consider this. I used metal coffee cans, but my forearms are so dang thick it’s still a tight squeeze.

I need to make a new one. I’ll go with that when I do. Thanks.

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Not for the faint of heart but I used 1 lb propane canister TEK. Cut a propane bottle in half, welded a handle to the threaded part, heated it up and stuck it thru. Perfect 3 7/8" dia holes that my mid forearm seals up pretty well.

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You want your holes a lot bigger than that. If your arms barely fit (even worst seal) the holes, you create air currents defeating the purpose of a SAB. I know this seems counter intuitive but bigger holes (6" or even 8", even 10 inch) will all work better than 4"

Edit: I just measured 10" and that's getting really big lol

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rumfor69 said:

I dunno my forearms are pretty huge from shaking....jars

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Nerex said:

So guys, I gave a couple of agar dishes heavy contamined (lots of mold); would be OK to just throw it in the trash (perhaps outside my house) and just wash it in the kitchen? Anything recommended to not bring inside lots of spores or it's just OK to throw it outside?
I use glass Petri dishes.

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col_sandwich said:

Beginner here who just poured their first agar cups a couple of nights ago. All the info and encouragement here to not fear and get into agar has been super helpful. I used Philly Golden Teacher's agar recipe and poured into condiment cups using oven tek. Gotta start somewhere! I poured too hot, which I imagine is a common beginner mistake. Condensation obscures vision on most of the cups. Lessons learned. Thanks for helping to give folks the information and confidence to experiment with this stuff!

I poured 12. I'm looking forward to see if some/any survive the 5 day period to  see if they're good to be used. And if not, I'll just try again!

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I used Philly Golden Teacher's agar recipe and poured into condiment cups using oven tek.

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