A few months ago, frustrated by small batches and uneven curd cubes, I decided circular pots were not for me. I thought to use hotel pans (the pans in a buffet) and I have seen here some people were using an electric chafer, which is a great idea because the temp control, but I cannot take the electrical load on my solar system. So then, I looked for the biggest hotel pan I could find, which turned out to be called a spillage pan and was approx 20"x12"x8" deep or 8.3 US gal. Now, after a few months, I am having a hell of a time finding the 8" deep pans again.
Also, the size is still too small because that will be the outer water pan, but the inner pan will have to be even smaller, and I am shooting for at least 8 gallon batches.
So I started calling around to fabricators. Thus far I got one very rough estimate of $300-500 for my custom-made ideal setup. Out of my price range... Does anyone have any ideas? I would much prefer rectangles to circular, But a large shallow circular would be acceptable. The problem being those cost like $350 if you get them stainless.
Anyway, any ideas would be much appreciated. Even just keywords I might search.
Thanks
Nitai