Mel B Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 I'm thinking of getting an induction hob to use in the camper, they look like ceramic hobs and work off induction (via magnetism) to heat up the contents of the pans, whilst the hob itself stays fairly cool. They are supposed to be as quick as using a good gas burner and as controllable. I know that there are some limitations on what pans you can use on them. Has anyone any experience of one please? They're not the cheapest of things, ranging from £40.00 upwards, but would be good to use when we have hook up as normal electric hotplates take ages. Ta muchly! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Any energy you require has to come from an electrical supply for an induction hob. If you are always going to be on a site with a 16 amp hookup and at least a 10 amp minimum circuit breaker between you and the incomming supply or you have an on-board 3 KW Onan generator then OK , go for it. But if you are going to hope to use an inverter from your batteries or ahookup on some of the smaller European sites with limited amperage capability then forget it. Gas is simple, hot, quick and available. Also induction hobs limit your cookware to thick metal based pans as it is the induced energey into this metal that causes them to get hot. A flame is a lot simpler! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hymer Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 We have a induction hob in the house , apart from having to use magnetic pans it is quicker than gas. (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Hi Mel. We have a portable induction hob which we mostly use for our pressure cooker as the heat can be finely controlled. It was made by Stellar and is about 14inches square by about 2.5 inches thick. it is rated at 1600 watts (about 7 amps) which could be a problem on many camp sites. It does require pans with special bases containing iron in the core. Normal stainless steel pans will not work. Magnetic induction into the iron core causes the pan to heat up pretty rapidly and the hob top does become hot but due to it's contact with the hot pan on top of it and not due to the heating effect of the induction coil below it. Hope this helps. John S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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