[pilotpete]

Hello, my name is Peter and I am professional chef from Poland. We are using liquid nitrogen in molecular gastronomy and I have small question. Liquid nitrogen is -195,8 degrees Celsius (-320 F) when it's inside dewar/container. But what happens when we put it outside to the metal vessel for example in the room temperature of 20 Celsius degrees (68 F), will it be still -195,8 Celsius (-320 F) inside this vessel before it turns into a gas or will it be little heated before? I mean what temperature would thermometer shows when we measure it inside the metal bowl?

I've heard from somebody that it is heated little bit and it would be around -175 or -180 Celsius (-283 or -292F)  degrees outside the dewar.

Could anyone help me with this?

Forgive me my english and lack of knowledge in chemistry.

Best regards.

Peter.

[Borek]

Witaj Piotrze

Inside dewar it can be colder, when poured out its temperature will go up to -195.8°C which is the boiling point - and it won't get warmer than that.

[snorkack]

Boiling hot liquids can overheat... slightly. 15 or 20 Celsius above boiling point would be unusually much.

[pilotpete]

Witaj

Thank you very much for help, I really appreciate it  :-)