That's right, Ken. Even at the extreme high pressure, I could touch my fingertips into the stream and let it strike a glancing blow with no real injury. I think with the right distance and angle, alot of the hair would blast off, along with the scurf. Unfortunately, the pressure washer is 150 miles away.
Yesterday I got 12 feet of 3/8" ID copper tubing. I made coils and plumbed one end into the drain plug on the tank, the other hung over the top edge. I lit the turkey fryer and it started to sputter and jet hot water into the tank, along with some steam. I put a piece of hose on it to get the steam under the surface of the tank water. After an hour, it had raised the temp just a few degrees. The tube was too big and when it sent the heated water up the coils, the cool water rushing in behind cooled everything down.
Today i got 20' of 1/4" OD tubing and made 16 small coils. This thing got to steaming right away but very little water came out, just steam. I think it is getting too hot.
I have an 80 pound bronze gear blank from machinist days. I think I'll let it sit on the burner and soak up a few million BTUs then toss it in the tank. I need to get something figured out, butcher day is tomorrow.