# High Temp Cooking with APC **URL:** \ **Category:** Anova Support\ **Created:** [January 18, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/high-temp-cooking-with-apc/27977 "2021-01-18T01:01:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cothek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@Cothek](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Cothek)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/high-temp-cooking-with-apc/27977/1 "2021-01-18T01:01:08Z")
I tried cooking mashed potatoes last night at 196 for an hour but after an hour and a half of warming up my APC never got above 185. So I tried again today without anything in the bath and after an hour of warming up it got to 180. I’m cooking in a 12 quart plastic bin. I would assume that the 1000w would be enough to get up that high without an insulated container. Anyone else experience this? Is this normal? ---
**Author:** ![chatnoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@chatnoir](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/chatnoir)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/high-temp-cooking-with-apc/27977/2 "2021-01-19T15:48:33Z")
Hi Cothek, it can be a common experience or normal if energy-in exceeds energy-out when attempting to achieve and maintain high cooking temperatures. Evaporation has a cooling effect, so cover the water surface to reduce its impact. Insulate the vessel as much as possible. A folded towel beneath and one wrapped around your bin should solve your problem. ---
**Author:** ![Cothek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@Cothek](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Cothek)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/high-temp-cooking-with-apc/27977/3 "2021-01-20T14:49:10Z")
I actually did try that but it didn’t help.