Induction Stove

I used mixed cooking devices including
a Single "Burner" INduction cooktop
A Single "Burner" traditional electric
and Gas
I really like Gas best. As your wife says.> The control is fantastic.. And I often lay out two ways to cook and ask "Which makes more sense"

One: Burn a fossil fule (Coal usually) to boil water to make steam to turn a turbine to make electricity, ship it over miles of wires and through booster and step down transformers and finally pass it through a resistor to make it hot and boil water.

Or: Burn fuel to boil water

Now there are advantages to all 3
Gas. As your wive says Fantastic control
Induction: The cooktop remains cool, if you are say Frying something you can actually lay a dish towl or paper towel on the cooktop, lay the fry pan on top of that and grease splatters or other "Spills" clean up real, real, real easy (I do that, but I have to give credit to Vera Stewart (VeryVera dot com) for the idea)
Traditional Electric Burner: Well. the park includes Electricity free.

Disadvantages
Gas: Cost: Waste heat
Induction: Not all my pots and pans are compatible. If a magnet falls off, it won't work. Likes my cast iron but a bit short on wattage.

Traditional electric: Not nearly the kind of control I have with Gas, Waste heat. Remains hot for some time after turn off (Burn hazard).

But in an RV I'd stick with gas if I could.. but .. Well, More story

When I got married my wife wanted me to get rid of the gas stove the house came with and buy an electric.... 20 some years later when her mother died we were cleaning the house and she decided to fix lunch on her mother's electric... She was having a devil of a time.. She'd forgotten how to cook on one of those things.. She was so used to gas and it's advantages.

Run over to Walmart and pick one up for the wife to test out. They come in handy whether at home or for RVing as we carry one on our rig. Have lots of great memories in your new Rig!!!

MetalGator wrote:
. One of the changes was they no longer include a gas stove and oven and have replaced with a convection microwave and induction stove top. My wife really likes cooking on the gas stove. We have an electric stove at our home which is OK but she really enjoys the temperature control you get when cooking on gas. I did some research on induction stoves and it seems like they have good temperature control and that most people that have them like them. Sometimes when we have our current gas stove running during the summer months it can really increase the temperature in our current trailer. Does anyone have a RV with an induction stove? If so, how do you like it? Any pros and cons? I know that we might have to get different pots and pans since the metal has to be magnetic. Any comments pro or con would be greatly appreciated. This could be a deal breaker for us on this current Motorhome model.

Burch

I'm having an induction burner installed in my TT and the propane burner removed. There was no oven in my unit so I'm having a convection microwave installed as well. For me this was the closest approximation to cooking in my home kitchen although I too prefer gas.

Any pot that contains iron will work on the induction and as suggested by others just use a magnet on your existing pots and pans to find out if they'll work or not.

I first used the induction to make candy which required constant and steady heat; passed the test with flying colors. Sauteed chicken nicely with no hot spots which is the same experience I had w/ hot milk. My unit has an automatic shut-off which is useful for lowering power usage, extending the life of the appliance and the Oops, I forgot to turn off the burner! moments. My unit has 1800 watts and has a nice sized heating diameter unlike most S+B standard electric ranges.

Been using a convection/nuker w/i my apartment for approximately 20 years so I already knew that setup before choosing it for the TT. Make sure that the oven's interior is big enough to hold a roaster chicken or small turkey and you'll be able to cook most anything. Also be sure that the oven has preset temperatures that correspond to your normal usage. A stainless steel interior is easier to clean than plastic. A wipeout with baking soda generally does the job for me.

HTH!

We have 2 induction plates in our class B. They work great. However, they only work with pots and pans that have iron or steel bottoms or bottom layers. Stainless steel may or may not work depending on the alloy. You can test your current cookware for magnetic susceptibility by checking whether a magnet sticks to the bottom.

dewey02 wrote:
I see that you have a travel trailer.
If you ever find yourself in the situation of not having an electrical hookup, the gas stove may come in handy. On the other hand, if you always camp in facilities that have electricity or carry a generator with you, then the induction stove may be just the ticket.

We like being prepared for either situation. We have a Gas stove, and carry a portable induction plate along with us. It works well.

We currently have a TT but are looking at Class A motorhomes. The motorhome has a residential fridge as well so we would have to run the generator anyway if we were boon docking. On the TT, we do carry a two burner Coleman gas stove. I like cooking outside so we use the Coleman sometimes to cook breakfast outside in the mornings.

I see that you have a travel trailer.
If you ever find yourself in the situation of not having an electrical hookup, the gas stove may come in handy. On the other hand, if you always camp in facilities that have electricity or carry a generator with you, then the induction stove may be just the ticket.

We like being prepared for either situation. We have a Gas stove, and carry a portable induction plate along with us. It works well.

I enjoy cooking on our induction cooker, it heats fast and is efficient.
It does not adjust quite as fast as gas heat but it is much faster than any electric stove top I have ever owned.
I found that some of my existing cookware works with the induction cooker. You might want to check your cookware bottom stamps before investing in all new cookware.