I remembered something like mason jars half full, lid on .. in the pot..fill half of pot with water or something..on high for 40 min...but I am interested in hitting the right temp for the right amount of time, high is what temp? not over 230 i hope ....we dont want to get to those seconds ...hehe ... I am sure its different, on different machinesYa idk, but oil straight into the bottom was a fail lol. That was some time back too, didn't know as much about the process. I'll def post my results with this machine, hopefully soon.