Safe temp to pull off sweet

[Hillcrest Maples]

I always wait till the evaporator is cold to the touch before I pull off into food grade 5 gallon pails and put into the chilled holding tank room. I was told my pans would warp if the syrup was at all warm when we emptied it. What does everyone else do?

[berkshires]

I always wait till the evaporator is cold to the touch before I pull off into food grade 5 gallon pails and put into the chilled holding tank room. I was told my pans would warp if the syrup was at all warm when we emptied it. What does everyone else do?

Your pan will warp if you empty it when there's still heat in your arch. If I need to empty the pan I let the fire die out. No boil (but still hot) in the pan. Open the valve to drain the pan down to maybe a 1/4 inch. Then lift the pan and turn it sideways, so it sits on the arch, sideways, and doesn't get much heat. Tip the pan to get the rest out until it's dry. Add 1/4 inch of water in the pan, and then set it back onto the evaporator and cover it.

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[Brian]

I have oil, after I turn the burner off, I empty my pans as soon as the boil stops. I have never had any issues. I have found that the sweet runs out better than when the pans are cold. I throw the hose in the front pan to clean the niter off and let the spring water run through it all night and the next day my front pan is clean and ready to go.

[aamyotte]

My pan is small, 18x22 so I lift it off to a shelf near the evaporator to drain it. I have a steel plate to cover the opening to keep the fire in the evaporator. If your pan is larger I've seen people make a support with pipes or angles to slide the pan off the evaporator to drain the pan.