VEVOR Essential Oil Distillation Kit, 2000ml Distillation Apparatus, 3.3 Boro Lab Glassware Distillation Kit with 1000W Heating Plate and 24, 40 Joint, 28 pcs Set

Heat pad was not strong enough had to buy another one.

The 'hotplate' doesn't heat up enough to distill anything. The company keeps offering a partial refund. I'm holding out for a full refund since I can't use it.

Great quality glass. I’m really impressed for the price. You can’t really beat it. This is a great set up. I’m about to try our first distillation of vanilla as we speak. After the attempt I’ve found that the heating plate is not compatible with the setup. The base is too large and therefore not distributing the heat well enough to actually boil the water. But really, if you’re serious about any of it, get yourself a proper heater, one the you put the flask inside and it heats all sides and the bottom, they come with magnetic stirring options as well. At least the glassware is top of the line :-)

Seems well built but incomplete by nature. Could at least throw some cheap food grade screens in the box so it can be used immediately.. and an aquarium pump.. and a hot plate worth a dam* You will need to modify this if you want it to work, wrapping the upper chamber in several layers of tinfoil or some other insulate. Otherwise it will condenser in the material chamber and then fall back into boiling flask. Would be cool if this company gave instructions for some basic tests / experiments. After 3 runs, each 6+ hours long, the only thing I have done is make distilled oregano flavored water.. while the boiling flask is a dark brown color. The distance the steam must travel to reach the arm connecting to the condenser seems to be too far. (I got the 2000ml one). The hot plate, dont even try it. You'll never get to boiling temps. I used a better one with a magnetic stir and an electric feed back thermometer to keep it at a consistent temp. Not sure what im doing wrong... cause... no instructions whatsoever besides how to piece the thing together. Pipetts included are unmarked, so dont expect to be able to measure any millimeters out with anything in this "kit". They even skipped on the sealant(Vaseline). The container its in (small) wasnt even 1/3 full. Glass seems good quality with a few flaws (lines in the glass, not cracks tho so I wont complain about that). I've tried a few different methods now for steam distilling the same herb over and over. Oregano. And every time, all it does is slowly cook the oregano causing it to collapse in the chamber to where the steam/oils simply drip back into the boiler flask where it stays indefinitely regardless of temp.

Looks like a pretty nice setup.