I am intrigued about the induction cooktops that are advertised on TV and other places. I know nothing about their makeup so here goes. When don't they offer induction cooktops for use in RVs. By that I mean larger than one pan, which is the size I normally see. They seem to be easy to use and safe. Having a 50 Amp rig and use a 30 Amp site when 50s are not available I have always wondered if power was a factor. Do I want to give up my gas stove.... No. But wonder if the induction cooktop would be worth the investment, especially during the winter when gas would be better used to heat the rig rather than food.

jjbrown6818 wrote:I am intrigued about the induction cooktops that are advertised on TV and other places. I know nothing about their makeup so here goes. When don't they offer induction cooktops for use in RVs. By that I mean larger than one pan, which is the size I normally see. They seem to be easy to use and safe. Having a 50 Amp rig and use a 30 Amp site when 50s are not available I have always wondered if power was a factor. Do I want to give up my gas stove.... No. But wonder if the induction cooktop would be worth the investment, especially during the winter when gas would be better used to heat the rig rather than food.don't really see the big advantage over a $20 hot plate.bumpy

You may need to change your pans to use the induction stove. Out of the numerous pans we carry, we only found one pan in our RV that would work with the unit my DW got from QVC.Other than that it worked great and easy to clean.

Sort of kills the camping off the power grid idea. All trailers come with the being portable basics that runs off the battery and gas...Roy Ken

Induction cooktops use a lot of power. A residential size induction cooktop uses 30-40 amps at 220 vac depending on size.A small single burner countertop model uses over 10 amps at 120 vac for the one burner. So that would be more than 30 amps if it were put in a 3 burner cooktop.That would have a very limiting effect on where you stay. In a 50 amp hookup you would be ok. But in a 30 amp hookup you could not use all burners at the same time. And you would have to carefully handle power maintenance using 1 or 2 burners at the same time as other power hogs such as AC, water heater, microwave etc.

Here is a thread that may answer any questions that you might have. Tim

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pianotuna
Nomad III
Dec 11, 2013
Hi,

The advantage is that only the pan gets hot--where as on a hotplate the plate has to be heated as well. The other advantage is the ability to reliably set temperatures--simmer etc.

Bumpyroad wrote:
don't really see the big advantage over a $20 hot plate.
bumpy
gbopp
Explorer
Dec 11, 2013
We're interested in the single plate induction cooktop for our Southwind.
But, we'll wait until January when they will be on sale.
rvten
Explorer
Dec 11, 2013
We bought one. Love it food cooks much faster. Have had no power problem.
Have a griddle for it and a cast iron skillet.
Never use more than one burner on the gas stove. So single burner cook top works for us.
I can use micro and cook top at same time.

Cooks fast and easy clean up.
Big_Katuna
Explorer II
Dec 11, 2013
Induction cook top, single burner, uses 1500-1700 watts wide open.
Most allow you to set it to a temp, say 170 degrees for braising perfectly.
They also heat up much faster and cool down faster much like a gas burner.
Way faster than a standard electric burner.

I agree in the winter using one to save gas is a good idea. Since no ac is on, 30A is plenty.
2-MTnesters
Explorer
Dec 11, 2013
Here is a thread that may answer any questions that you might have. Tim
BB_TX
Nomad
Dec 11, 2013
Induction cooktops use a lot of power. A residential size induction cooktop uses 30-40 amps at 220 vac depending on size.
A small single burner countertop model uses over 10 amps at 120 vac for the one burner. So that would be more than 30 amps if it were put in a 3 burner cooktop.
That would have a very limiting effect on where you stay. In a 50 amp hookup you would be ok. But in a 30 amp hookup you could not use all burners at the same time. And you would have to carefully handle power maintenance using 1 or 2 burners at the same time as other power hogs such as AC, water heater, microwave etc.
RoyB
Explorer II
Dec 11, 2013
Sort of kills the camping off the power grid idea. All trailers come with the being portable basics that runs off the battery and gas...

Roy Ken
the_bear_II
Explorer
Dec 11, 2013
You may need to change your pans to use the induction stove. Out of the numerous pans we carry, we only found one pan in our RV that would work with the unit my DW got from QVC.

Other than that it worked great and easy to clean.
Bumpyroad
Explorer
Dec 11, 2013
jjbrown6818 wrote:
I am intrigued about the induction cooktops that are advertised on TV and other places. I know nothing about their makeup so here goes. When don't they offer induction cooktops for use in RVs. By that I mean larger than one pan, which is the size I normally see. They seem to be easy to use and safe. Having a 50 Amp rig and use a 30 Amp site when 50s are not available I have always wondered if power was a factor.

Do I want to give up my gas stove.... No. But wonder if the induction cooktop would be worth the investment, especially during the winter when gas would be better used to heat the rig rather than food.

don't really see the big advantage over a $20 hot plate.
bumpy

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