It is heavier then I thought it would be.  Going to see about getting it adapted to the Coleman and cooking a piece of round that has been Wet Aging about 45 days.  See if it is still any good!  In the last photo you can see the small black Min & Max marks with the unit in the Cooler.  Will see where they come out once I get the lid opening drilled out!

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Since I basically get one shot at cutting out the opening for this thing, I am going to sit and reflect how best to do it before I go cut with that Dremal!

And it appears you could take that clip off, it is just not as easy as some I have seen that slip off.  It appears you would have to take a screw out of the spring in the clip.  Gonna see if I can make the entire unit fit through the top, so that is I ever have small stuff to cook it can just be attached to a stock pot!

You're using a Dremel to cut the hole? You must have far steadier hands than I do! I would get a hole saw set, and match one to the proper hole size!

A hole saw will not work with me wanting to leave the clip on, just to irregular a shape for a circular hole!

A hole saw will not work with me wanting to leave the clip on, just to irregular a shape for a circular hole!

Sounds like yer making this way harder than I would. 

Looking at the min/max water levels; it appears that yer gonna need a few gallons of water in that cooler. I don't know if that's good or bad, but it will require some attention.

This unit is supposed to handle 16 qt. or water.  Why would it required more attention then any other device with 16 Qts.?

Sounds like yer making this way harder than I would. 

I don't know if that's good or bad, but it will require some attention.

I would still do a hole saw for the main hole, then use the Dremel for the clip part of the hole. I'm not very good at precision cutting.........

This unit is supposed to handle 16 qt. or water.  Why would it required more attention then any other device with 16 Qts.?

Sounds like yer making this way harder than I would. 

I don't know if that's good or bad, but it will require some attention.

The min/max levels are pretty close to each other, and the hole yer making won't be too conducive for water/heat retention. Yer gonna get evaporation if I interpret what method yer going to do.

If I read your post correctly, yer going to make a hole that allows the clip to be in the cooler?  Sounds like a bad scenario in the long run. 

I would still do a hole saw for the main hole, then use the Dremel for the clip part of the hole. I'm not very good at precision cutting.........

Same here.  Especially the precision part.   I don't do wood or much else well.  Now you give me a cutting torch...

Mine is schedule for delivery on Wednesday while I am in Chicago.  I also have some backordered items from LEM arriving on Wednesday too.  And probably some vinyl records.  Wife will be happy with all of these packages showing up while I am out of town.

I guess we will see what happens!

Will just have to see how much evaporation there is I guess.  16 Qts. in this cooler the way I have the item in the cooler puts the water level right in the middle of min & max indicators.  I guess it will only be an issue on long cooks.  It shuts off if the water drops to low, so I cant burn it out that way. 

I am cooking this beef for a couple of hours, so that will not be a test.  But I will leave it on all night and see where the water level is in the morning!  I find it hard to believe that a 1/8" gap can lead to that much water level loss, but that is what experimentation is for!

Worse case scenario I will stuff some wet cotton balls in the gaps!

The min and max levels are pretty close to each other, and the hole yer making won't be too conducive for water/heat retention. Yer gonna get evaporation if I interpret what method yer going to do.

If I read your post correctly, yer going to make a hole that allows the clip to be in the cooler?  Sounds like a bad scenario in the long run. 

that looks like a nice cut

It was very cheap round, and should remain in the realm of jerky or Chicken Fried Steak....But it is amazing how this kind of cooking can take possible the toughest cut of beef and make it as tender as tenderloin!

Horrible pictures, was about a perfect medium...more importantly, a tenderness of a rare, which many of my family is going to like.  Tenderness of rare, looks of almost medium well!

What I have found out today is this unit will heat and circulate 24 qts., not 16.  So I can fill the Coleman right to the max line and will see where it is in the morning!  I have it set on 135°.