Atmos 300K

[wiam]

I was told by leader when I bought some that it was highly refined animal fat. I used it for a couple years it works good but did not like that it hardens in low temps I had to keep warming it up thoughout the boil and then it would be so thin that I would put in to many drops (could be operator error). I used cooking spray in the past and have gone back to the cooking spray but the other day my sister pointed out that some of the ingredients in the sprays are allergens to some people. I understand that they sell self pump spray bottle that you can add 100% oil of your choice and pump it up and it srays like the cooking spray stuff. So I am going to get one of those and try it next.

Nathan

10 seconds in the microwave. Also works good for warming supper 2 or 3 times.

[WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER]

I have used the Atmpos 300k for number of years and it works better than anything else I have tried. I bought a 4 ounce bottle of the organic sunflower oil this year from Bascoms to try it and what a waste of money. I has a big nutty flavor and didn't hardly work at all.

[SeanD]

Well my Atmos trial was a bust. It turned into a glob of white goo and I couldn't get it to come out as a liquid. No amount of heating, shaking, or mixing with water brought it back. I had kept it in the freezer thinking that was the best way to store it. Big mistake. I won't beat myself up too much, though. It was 25 degrees out when it was delivered and sitting on my back step when I got home. It was frozen solid when I got it.

I think I'll go back to the canola this season. It was amazing to see the foam shoot off to the sides of the pan when I gave it a quick shot. Oh, well. You live and learn.

I appreciate everyone's feedback. I think I'll go with the liquid canola out of a squeeze bottle now so I can keep better track of how much goes into the pan and avoid the extra ingredients in the spray.

Sean
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[northwoods_forestry]

I've used Atmos for 3 seasons now and I'm very pleased with the results. My sugarhouse stays pretty darn cold when I boil, so the Atmos is almost always solid. I used to store the bottle in the sap pan float box to keep it warm & liquid, but found it difficult to control the amount of drips when I added it. Now I just let it freeze solid and use a wood splinter to scoop out tiny globs to add to the sap pan float box every other firing. Much easier to control how much I add this way. If the front pan foams up I just wave the splinter over the pan by the draw off.

[BoarsNest]

I've had good success with Atmos. To keep it liquid I just place on a handle on the side of my syrup pan.20130309_101647.jpg

[red maples]

the lid will actually stay on pretty tight. I keep it in my pocket on cold days.

[nymapleguy607]

I use atmos 300. Mine was been frozen solid more times than I can count. When I boil it sets on top of the steam hood, and sometimes I will put it inside on the drip try to thaw it. For those of you that are using spray bottles of defoamer remeber that syrup travels toward defoamer, thats why they say if you are going to use it in the syrup pan to only use it in the partition closest to the draw off.

[lpakiz]

I do exactly the same with my frozen defoamer. It goes inside the hood on the stack drip collector for the initial thaw, then sits on the hood for the rest of the day. I try to remember to give the flue pan a couple drops when I shut down, then the defoamer is thawed out by the time I need it the next morning.
Just don't squeeze the bottle too hard when the plastic is soft.

[wiam]

Well my Atmos trial was a bust. It turned into a glob of white goo and I couldn't get it to come out as a liquid. No amount of heating, shaking, or mixing with water brought it back. I had kept it in the freezer thinking that was the best way to store it. Big mistake. I won't beat myself up too much, though. It was 25 degrees out when it was delivered and sitting on my back step when I got home. It was frozen solid when I got it.

I think I'll go back to the canola this season. It was amazing to see the foam shoot off to the sides of the pan when I gave it a quick shot. Oh, well. You live and learn.

I appreciate everyone's feedback. I think I'll go with the liquid canola out of a squeeze bottle now so I can keep better track of how much goes into the pan and avoid the extra ingredients in the spray.

Sean
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Freezing was not the problem. That is where mine lives during off season. Has for years with no problem.

[happy thoughts]

No amount of heating, shaking, or mixing with water brought it back. ]

Mixing with water was probably your mistake. Atmos is a fatty substance. Water and fat don't mix. At best it probably just floated on top of the water.