callmehippie said:

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Use something so you don't burn your fingers put your media bottle into a controlled water bath and quickly bring it down to the proper pouring temperature. And stop guessing and burning your fingers LOL

That what I do.

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Tell me about your controlled water bath

Splittinghairs said:

Proposition 122 said:

OK, fess up. What do YOU do while waiting for the agar to cool to pouring temperature?

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Do people use inoculation loops to transfer FROM AGAR

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Proposition 122 said:

Tell me about your controlled water bath

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Used lab equipment on ebay. I think it was like $75.00 or so. Will hold right at 120 all day. Drop hot media bottles in and they cool slowly but never solidify. I can pour hours or days later, whatever I want.

RoscoeReturns said:

Used lab equipment on ebay. I think it was like $75.00 or so. Will hold right at 120 all day. Drop hot media bottles in and they cool slowly but never solidify. I can pour hours or days later, whatever I want.

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ReverendMyc said:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T81P5KN

Here is mine.
PC media bottle as per usual.
Set it to 50c place a jar in and wait for the temperature gauge to drop back to 50c.
Perfect pours.

Or use these:

covered in foil in the IP. (EDIT: forgot to say set it to Keep Warm Low after the PC cycle and wait.)

or no pour primo plates. Sometimes I pour these like regular plates, too.

Depends on my mood. So many ways to pluck a donkey.

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Nice.

Proposition 122 said:

No problem from PC heat to 120 with the glass?

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Proposition 122 said:

Borosilicate Glass OK?

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