Induction Cooking info and experience.

[User 09]

Originally Posted by wholybee

The nuwave doesn't cycle on and off, or if it does its via pwm. It holds a temperature extremely well. And even on 1500W, once temperature is reached, it only uses about 50A at 12V. And heating is very even across the whole pan. I interpret 1500W as the max wattage, and it will lower that to what is required to maintain temperature.
Regarding a slow simmer, a very good test and it does it perfect. Set it to 200 degrees, and water will just barely simmer. Bump up to 210, and it just starts to boil. And will transition between the two in seconds.

I have same hob and can concur with this. It seems like its always on and simmers easily with micro adjustments on temp. I never though i would be using such silly features before i bought it until i did. Now i know to just simply dial it to 200deg on high to perfectly saute onions for my soup without burning them. Dial it up 10 degree and they start to burn. Great little HOB.

[Dockhead]

Originally Posted by User 09

I have same hob and can concur with this. It seems like its always on and simmers easily with micro adjustments on temp. I never though i would be using such silly features before i bought it until i did. Now i know to just simply dial it to 200deg on high to perfectly saute onions for my soup without burning them. Dial it up 10 degree and they start to burn. Great little HOB.

Yet another Nuwave Gold PIC user, with exactly the same opinions.

Best thing I've ever cooked on. Best simmering, best control by far.

Takes some time and experience to figure out the right settings for any given task, but when you do, there is just no way to match it with gas or electric resistance.

I've had mine for 6 or 7 years by now and it's still good as new. And it wasn't even expensive. Love it.

[wholybee]

Originally Posted by newhaul

I have the nuwave2 Pic it's has infinate settings from 100°F All the way up to 565°F in 10 degree increments with 6 presets
Just did a quick video showing preset temperatures.

https://youtu.be/v3XnRcOypak?si=PczToTY_z0JtA-g1

Yup, those are almost exactly like the PIC gold. Only difference is I have an additional button to the right of the time button to set the power. The temperature settings are exactly the same.

[GordMay]

“Pros and Cons of Induction Cooktops and Ranges” ~ by Paul Hope, & Allen St. John, for Consumer Reports
➥ https://www.consumerreports.org/appl...SAAEgLqU_D_BwE

[chenlanlan]

Originally Posted by rgleason

I'd like to learn more about this topic.

How much energy kwh does it use to boil 1 gal of water?
Is there a way to bake bread for example?
What equipment is best on a boat?
With light use, say morning (2) coffee & oatmeal for 2 people, salad light lunch, and perhaps a cooked dinner for two (fish, beef, or stew) what would the kwh/day likely be?
How much bigger would the batteries need to be?
Do inductive stoves require 120v/240v? Thus requiring a big inverter?
Some photos of systems and inductive cooking for boats when at sea might help.

To boil 1 gallon of water, an induction cooktop uses roughly 0.35 - 0.4 kWh (factoring in efficiency). For baking bread, induction cooktops heat pans directly, so you'd need a portable convection oven (with an inverter if off - grid) or use a Dutch oven with the induction cooktop.

For a boat, small, portable 1 - 2 burner induction cooktops (1000 - 1800W max) and ferromagnetic pans (cast iron, magnetic stainless steel) are best. With light use (morning coffee/oatmeal, light lunch, dinner for two), you might use around 0.5 - 1 kWh per day.

Most induction cooktops need 120V AC, so you'll need a pure sine wave inverter (at least 2000W) if your boat runs on DC. As for battery size, lithium batteries with 4 - 6 kWh capacity (or AGM with 8 - 12 kWh) work well, accounting for other loads too.

[s/v Jedi]

I find those cons of induction dubious. If you can’t tell if the cooktop is on or off or at what setting because you can’t see a flame then that is not a con… it means you need therapy. If you find it too expensive then you need better financial advice and when you don’t understand which pans work and which not, you need to go back to school.

[Wandering1]

Originally Posted by chenlanlan

To boil 1 gallon of water, an induction cooktop uses roughly 0.35 - 0.4 kWh (factoring in efficiency). For baking bread, induction cooktops heat pans directly, so you'd need a portable convection oven (with an inverter if off - grid) or use a Dutch oven with the induction cooktop.

For a boat, small, portable 1 - 2 burner induction cooktops (1000 - 1800W max) and ferromagnetic pans (cast iron, magnetic stainless steel) are best. With light use (morning coffee/oatmeal, light lunch, dinner for two), you might use around 0.5 - 1 kWh per day.

Most induction cooktops need 120V AC, so you'll need a pure sine wave inverter (at least 2000W) if your boat runs on DC. As for battery size, lithium batteries with 4 - 6 kWh capacity (or AGM with 8 - 12 kWh) work well, accounting for other loads too.

We boil water with an electric kettle. More efficient than induction.
We have a 4 in 1 combi oven. Convection oven, steam oven microwave and grill all in one.
It's a combination oven that won't use more than 2kw in any combination mode.
The oven is super efficient compared to our old gas oven. So much more of the heat stays in the oven instead of venting out the back.
Our induction cooker is 2000kw. We have a 3000w LF inverter. 14kw of lithium. 1300w of solar and energy to spare.we also make all our our water from thr watermaker running off the inverter. Also hot water frommthr immersion heater