Can Inverter support crock pot and refrigerator

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
A 90 watt crockpot will make a great cup of soup.

When I was trucking, I had a quart crock pot. 60w. I would cut a roast in half, add a cut up potato, couple sm carrots, and part of an onion. Plus seasonings.

Had it in the sleeper. Put it in about 7 AM, and before noon, had a GREAT meal cooked!

The only problem was about half way thru, the smells were sooooo good, it was making me waaaaay hungry! LOL

Thought I would update you. My wife and I have cooked many meals in your crock pot with the fridge on and gas off while traveling down the road. We keep the crock pot in the sink with a small towel to keep it from slipping around. The inverter and alternator have always been able to work to keep the battery charged. If we know we are going to be parked (filling gas tank, adding air, filling water tanks all at one stop) we try to put the crock pot on low. The bonus of having a hot meal ready to eat, has allowed us the option to stop of the night or to continue down the road for a ways. No more having to stop early because we where not sure if there would be a good food solution further down the road. Happy Cooking and Travels......

MrWizard wrote:
it can set in the kitchen sink basin water pump OFF, many people have done it

it won't be sliding anywhere

x2

it can set in the kitchen sink basin water pump OFF, many people have done it

it won't be sliding anywhere

MrWizard wrote:
Remember the OP was about a crock pot "while traveling" aka moving..driving down the road

in essence..so Dinner will be ready at journeys end

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Now its ALL about battery and alternator charging

Right. And the answer is:
1)The inverter may or may not be sufficient for that, depending on the inverter which they didn't specify in the initial post;
2) Even if inverter is sufficient and alternator can keep both inverter running and battery charging, I can still repeat - it is not a good idea to cook anything in anything while driving. 120V device plugged in, weighing 8 or 10 pounds, sitting on a slippery counter while the rig is accelerating, decelerating and going over bumps? Well, it's his choice eventually...

Making coffee with this device makes sense. Comparing it to a crock pot does not.

Hi,

Certainly not. You put it on the stove and boil it, while breaking camp. Then you cap it, and put it in a safe location (such as the sink) and drive down the road.

Actually I did used to make coffee--but I had a contraption to keep the pot secure and I used an electric hotplate in the sink.

footslogger wrote:

pianotuna wrote:
Hi,

Here is another solution Stove Top Vacuum Cooker

Are you suggesting cooking on the LP cooktop while driving down the road? Now that WOULD scare me. There would be an open flame in the coach and an unsecured pot of hot food!

pianotuna wrote:
Hi,

Here is another solution Stove Top Vacuum Cooker

Are you suggesting cooking on the LP cooktop while driving down the road? Now that WOULD scare me. There would be an open flame in the coach and an unsecured pot of hot food!

Bill.Satellite wrote:
No, there is no reason at all to not use your fridge on propane while driving.
It's somewhat of an urban myth that just won't go away.

X3000

No, there is no reason at all to not use your fridge on propane while driving.
It's somewhat of an urban myth that just won't go away.