True Induction cooktops

We have the NuWave OVEN but the girlfriend bought the NuWave cook top today. Now, we have to buy one or two pans compatible to it. We have one pan. Plan to use it camping and in the house.

We've been using a portable induction cooker for over 2 years -- the DW and I both love it. We actually have 3 of them. We prefer to use outside as much as possible, not so much because of the heat but because of the smell, splatter possible smoke situation. I just use a 12ga. extension cord to the power pedestal. We've started cooking steaks in a cast iron skillet on it. Much better temp. control and a thick steak can be cooked to my preference in 6 to 8 minutes. we've saved a bunch of time and had more consistency than using charcoal. I still cook burgers and such over the charcoal. Highly recommend induction cooking.

I've got the true induction "double burner" factory installed by Newmar in my coach. I like it but would caution you to not waste your money on a double burner. Unfortunately, only one burner will work at full temperature. If you raise the other burner, it lowers the first burner by one level for each level you raise the second one. At best, you can get both burners at half the wattage. Kinda useless for a double burner, don't you think?

I actually bought a single burner that I plug into the wall and place on top of the second burner when we need to cook two pots.

And for those of you who may believe that your True Induction double burner gives you 100% power on both burners simultaneously, I suggest you look at the manual or simply try it yourself.

Bill.Satellite wrote:
1800W max. 15 amps should not be an issue for any RVer. If you are a dry camper running off the grid please don't jump in on this topic.

Why would it be different than using our two burner electric cook top except being faster and using less power because of it?

Being off grid doesn't have to mean camping in a tent and cooking weenies on a stick. We also use a auto drip coffee maker, the microwave, the hair dryer, vacuum, even a air conditioner.

We bought 2 Nu-Waves, one for the RV and one for the house. We use them exclusively. We haven't used the propane stove in the motorhome yet and haven't used the electric stove in the house since we bought them. There are plenty of induction capable cookware almost anywhere.

Love it. We have converted the S&B house to them and carry a portable in the RV. Picked up a great set of induction pots and pans at IKEA. Very reasonably priced and durable. rarely do we use the propane stove anymore.

Dave

I had a Nuwave2 portable given to me a couple of weeks ago to use in my 5'er. I full time and this is the best thing I have used in a long time. I don't have to remove stuff from my propane cook top cover and just use the Nuwave2 on top. It is much faster than the propane, much easier to set the temp you want, doesn't heat up my 5'er, etc., etc. Great product and my 2 qt sauce pan I picked up a couple of years ago is induction compatible. This unit comes with a skillet so I don't need another one at this point. I will travel with it in my propane oven which I virtually never use.

Converted our coach to a True Induction cook top and love it. Cooking spaghetti on it right now. We also bought the Magna pots/pans that nest. They're one of the best cookware sets I've seen and take up very little space. Great Teflon coating.

JiminDenver wrote:
How many watts do they pull?

I think most portable units pull between 1300 and 1800 watts max.

I picked up one of the NuWave Pro models (1800 watts) mainly for use in the coach, but I use it at home also. Absolutely wonderful for boiling a big pot of water without also getting the kitchen piping hot. I expect the standard model is powerful enough at 1300 watts.

My complaints: The temperature control is not so accurate as I would have hoped, and it seems to have hot spots even with heavy cast iron skillets. Maybe a diffuser disk would help with both those issues.

When I tried to use it on the inverter while boondocking, it produced no heat - cooling fan was running, but no heat. I'm guessing it must need pure sine wave power, and I have a modified sine inverter.

I also bought one of the Magma nesting cookware sets to use with it. Pricy, but top quality and well worth the money.

Wayne

1800W max. 15 amps should not be an issue for any RVer. If you are a dry camper running off the grid please don't jump in on this topic.