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- Old-BiscuitExplorer IIIAvanti makes two electric ranges for small apartments, RVs and boats....
20" and a 24" model..........all you need is 220V AC power
So if you want to install an outlet and wire it for 220V you can have an electric range....just need a double pole breaker (2 hots/1 neutral---no ground)
Course you would always have to be hooked up to shore power, run a generator OR order pizza---delivered. - dcasonExplorerWe put a cutting board on top of our stove and bought a two burner electric burner to put on top of that. We use that in campgrounds on their electric. Boonodocking we use the propane gas stove.
Donna - rvtenExplorerWe have started using one of the induction cook plates.
With a griddle on it. You can cook more than one item. But most the time. We only need one skillet.
Plus you can use it outside. - ronfishermanModeratorInduction cook tops are a good choice for a RV. Takes a lot less power than a electric burner and produces a lot less heat into RV. DW has a burner for the RV and a Range in the house that is all induction. Running a cook top on a 30 amp RV could be a problem though. Not enough amps to run a cook top and microwave at the same time. Same with AC and the cook top. Many of the induction cook tops have 1800 watts draw. You will not use it. Because it takes a lot less to cook. For pots and pans DW found a large selection at IKEA. At a very reasonable price.
Doing a quick search found these induction burners at AJ Madison. - Cobra21ExplorerI too as many have said favor the stand alone, need nothing more, anywhere to light up the LP stove. It's just practical for an RV.
It's just much easier to swim down stream, rather than up!
Brian - Like others have said, the high current draw of an electric stove makes it pretty impractical in a class C unless you have 50 amp 220V service, which few standard size Cs do. FWIW, as a 25 year fire service veteran, I can state that gas is no more dangerous than electricity, and in some ways electricity is more dangerous.
- tatestExplorer IINot necessarily designed for RVs, but you can buy electric cooktops with induction heating or resistance, and ranges with convection ovens, that should fit into RV space. They are made for kitchens in efficiencies and small apartments. We've had such ranges and cooktops in apartments in Europe and Asia, where the kitchenettes were more like RV spaces. You would likely need a 240V, 30 amp or 50 amp circuit for power, especially with a resistance heated top and oven.
You need to find who in your area sells appliances to builders, to get at the right appliance catalog. Most big box DYI stores and appliance stores will not have what you are looking for, the retail market is too small and they want to sell only what they can buy in quantity. - mlts22Explorer IIThere are European stoves which have three gas burners, and one electric.
As an alternative to a gas burner, one can always take a buffet cooktop. When on hookups, it saves propane, although DaHose is right about its energy consumption.
There is only one case where I don't like propane, and that is when I am worried about the humidity coming in the rig.
Other than that, it is nice to just use a propane stove for making coffee and ice tea on a quiet morning as opposed to having to fire up the generator and microwave. - DaHoseExplorerElectric heat is THE most inefficient process there is. Many induction burners are upwards of 1800 Watts and in some cases 3000+. You would need a solid generator setup to feed even one burner and anything else.
If you will always have shore power, it might not be a big deal. However, running your generator at all times could be a major drag.
I prefer propane for cooking, but do have an electric coffee pot for larger quantity and a deep fryer for the same reason. Last time out, I even used an outdoor propane stove. That was nice as I wasn't pumping more heat into the coach interior.
Jose - MocoondoExplorer III'm curious what the actual concern is relative to the built in LP system. Very few RV's are truly all electric. I think it is more "unsafe" to be sleeping on 50 gallons of gasoline versus having an LP system in place suitably monitored by a functioning LP detector.
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