Innovating Science Mixed Nutrient Agar, 200mL

Great product, especially if you don't have time to go through the process of mixing/sterilizing your own nutrient agar. Cause otherwise it is much cheaper to make your own.Product was contam free on arrival.Poured my plates in SAB and inoculated within 3 days. Visible growth in about 4-5 days. Fully colonized around 2 weeks.For the home-scientist, If you have an Insta-Pot, or another way to cook Sue-Vide, this is the best way to liquify this Nutrient Agar Product. Because you can set the exact temp of the water bath, you can set it and forget it, not having to watch a boiling pot. I set it to around 185°F.Plus, once the Agar has re-liquified, you can lower the temp to exactly 130°F so you don't get any condensation in your plates after you poor.

This was PERFECT for my son’s bacteria science fair project. 1 bottle made a little more than 20 petri dishes, depending on the pour.Advice: heat it up in 30 sec increments and swish it around! Do not try and do 1 minute, it will overflow! Use an oven mitt or something heat resistant to grab with and pour.If it solidifies again, you can reheat it.But again! If we do another bacteria project, we’ll be using this agar!!

I keep coming back to this product. It is worth the value and gels appropriately with or without a flow hood.

Will not be doing anymore home culturing for the time being do to safety concerns. Can be done safely but it's complicated.Got the results I expected from this agar. Do recommend, if proper safety precautions are taken. Just working with cells now. Good product just moving in a different direction of study.

So far it seems to work.