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New Induction Cooktops

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Dave Atherton:
Dan, that looks real good. My wife Pat bought one last year and is still in the box. We
Have the same thoughts,  use less LP gas. We even bought the stainless cookware also.
We have been waiting to hear from someone that plan on using your setup. Have you
tried using off your gen set dry camping. Everyone tell us you will do more cooking with
Less LP gas running gen set and using magnet hot plate. People tried to run off a invertor but
Bad results. Can you keep us posted now everything works out.
Dave Atherton Retired Cat Mechanic

Joel Ashley:
I looked into these devices last year, and need to comment that you must be very careful which ones you seriously consider.  There's some junk out there, and some very good ones.  Do your research, and for heavens sake don't order any from a TV ad.

Joel

Bill Sprague:
The one Dan used is on Amazon and gets good reviews. 

http://smile.amazon.com/Max-Burton-6400-Digital-Induction/dp/B00IVBRU58/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1436888762&sr=8-1&keywords=max+burton

I've considered one for a long time.  One of my intended purposes is to use it outside with a Lodge cast iron griddle instead of a BBQ.  One of these days I'll try one.

Dan Murphy:
Update,we have used the induction burners for 6 days and here is what I've discovered;

Shore power===no problems full power to both cooktops 20amp, 30 amp, or 50amp. One may want to use caution about other circuits being used if not on full 50 amp shore power.
Generator===no problems full power to both cooktops no loss still can boil an inch of water in pan @2min
Inverter===only one burner powers on and it seems to burn the batteries up fast but could still be used for a grilled cheese sandwich i guess. I don't think we will plan on using the cooktop on the inverter unless it is an emergency. This may not fit some lifestyles but does us no harm.

One of the circuits does not power on when inverter is used but that is just as well. I wish my wife's hairdryer would adhere to this rule!

I really don't know if using the burner on the inverter which is MSW will harm it but I guess we will find that out the hard way.Like I said before they are not expensive.The burner can be easily replaced.
Time will tell if the change is a good thing.For now it appears to be an improvement over the propane.

We love the cooktops and they have made food prep more enjoyable for Kris. She readily agreed that if we have no shore power or could not use the generator she would "bite the bullet" and go out to eat! LOL ;D

Joel Weiss:
A very nice installation and a far more sensible one IMHO than the use of the TrueInduction 2-burner cooktop which is being installed as OEM in a number of new MHs.  That unit shares a single 20A circuit between 2 burners so neither can get full power if the other is on.  That wouldn't work at all for us.

We've been using a countertop induction burner for the entire 4+ years we've been full-timing and wouldn't be without it.  We find it is most useful when simmering sauces and other low-temperature applications even though people seem to think that boiling water is a big deal.  However, it should be noted that only the better induction burners can simmer well; some simply can't reduce their power enough to simmer without scorching.

One nice benefit of the SMC-era Beavers is that they used residential-quality gas cooktops.  Ours is a Gaggenau which is still sold and which has an MSRP >$1000; not the usual RV piece of junk by any means. We find that having a gas cooktop is quite helpful when have 30A sites.

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