(Sous-Vide) Does Diameter affect Thermal Diffusion?
Fact or Fiction does diameter make a difference? Does size matter (No-pun-intended)? We've all been told or instructed to the point of nausea that it does not! In almost everything written on the subject will tell you that diameter does not make a difference. The great body of experts now accepts the substantial genuineness that diameter is of no importance. Thermal mass is never discussed. But is this true? In food groups, I Admin/Mod I've had always towed that same line until now. Before we get into the nuts & bolts, I wanted to give you a little backstory to this post's genesis. It all started back in February with this post, "The Tale of Three Ribeyes." Towards the bottom, I more or less made the assertion that size matters regarding heat transfer. I made this statement without any real data except what I believed to be correct. Some were based on conjecture and scant data. Anyhow, I got into this great conversation with a Chef named Dave. It ...