⚡ FOODERGY-O-MATIC ⚡

★ INSTACROC v3 ™ ★ keep it warm OR chill & nuke it? ★ rice · beans · soup · chili · stew · porridge ★ SI units ★ default: Québec ★

◆ COOKED STARCH = BACILLUS CEREUS BAIT ◆ SOUPY FOODS COOL SLOW, SPOIL FAST ◆ DANGER ZONE 4°C–60°C ◆ CHILL FAST, NUKE HOT ◆ HYDRO-QUÉBEC IS CHEAP, GERMANY IS NOT ◆ NUMBERS UPDATE LIVE — TWIDDLE THE KNOBS ◆

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🎛️ THE KNOBS

Crockpot food

Cooked food mass (kg)

Hold time before eating (hours)

Region (electricity price)

Crockpot KEEP-WARM power (W)

Serving start temp (°C)

Fridge target temp (°C)

Model: specific heat c per food (water-content based). Fridge removes heat at COP ≈ 2. Microwave delivers ~60% of wall energy to food (1000 W unit). Keep-warm draws its rated power continuously. Reheat target 74 °C for food safety.

📊 ENERGY & COST SHOWDOWN

KEEP WARM

FRIDGE + MICROWAVE

Metric	Keep warm 🔥	Fridge + nuke ❄️🔆

☣️ SPOILAGE RISK-O-METER — rice

🛒 APPLIANCE MARKET — $100 BUDGET (Canadian retailers)

Indicative CAD prices (Canadian Tire / Walmart.ca / Amazon.ca tier, 2025). Edit power to feed the calculator — click "Use warm power".

Item	Capacity	Keep-warm W	Price CAD

New item name

Capacity

Keep-warm W

Price CAD