The 26-year-old joined the club in July last year following his time with the Free State Cheetahs and has impressed with three tries already - home and away against Leinster - in his 11 appearances so far.
Nel was named on the bench for the opening two games of the season and was replaced early in the second half in his first two starts against Zebre and Leinster although since he has played the full 80 in four of his seven games.
While the South African is still comfortable in the loose, he admitted his scrummaging required some work after arriving in the physical RaboDirect PRO12 - but that won't affect his desire to get on the scoreboard.
"At Edinburgh, I have had to concentrate on my lower body and when I arrived I was possibly a bit underweight compared to others, but I love to score tries," he told The Scotsman.
"It is one of the things that get me going. I love to get on the scoreboard, so when there is an opportunity I take it and hopefully that will continue.
"When I arrived I did find there were more scrums and more set phases and stuff. Your body must get used to that, as it is another mindset from running around the field.
"With half the season gone, I feel I am playing as well as I have ever done, helped by spending a lot of time in the gym. Back in South Africa, my gym work was more geared to an all-round programme."
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