Induction Cooktops

[jjbrown6818]

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.

[2-MTnesters]

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

[BB_TX]

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]

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]

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]

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