If the temperature is an issue above water
boiling point, one could use
hot oil to supply the temp, but it would still have a lot of heat, which
could damage it.
Hmm.. Hot oil, if it gets too hot, has the annoying habit of catching
fire and being a right pain ot extinguish! I'd rather not have that sort
of thing in my workshop (it's fine if you have a temperature-controlled
oil bath, it's much less fine if you're heating a pan of oil on the
cooker. In fact one thing I was worried about when I tried the hot-air
gun on it was that it could ignite.
---snip---
Peanut oil is the best for heating things. I is good for temperatures
hot enough to melt solder.
As for fires, always have a cover large enough for the container.
Just put the cover over the fire.
Dwight