There are three autoclaves that my lab uses, two of which I personally use. For those who don’t know, autoclaves are machines that do stuff by using heat and pressure. There’s lots of stuff that you can do with the right amount of heat and pressure, but I use mine mostly for sterilization of various things.

One is rather small, about the size of a dorm room mini-fridge and is also relatively simple. You put your stuff in, add 4L of DI water, seal the hatch, set the time and walk away. When its done, its off, no worries. The other one is different.