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One of the other big advantages of induction cook tops is safety.
If a child puts their hand on traditional electric cook top that is on their hand will stick to it.
Induction cooktops are hot but no where near traditional & you can move your hand off
Tried it when we got our first one approximately ten years ago.
Gingerly put hand on induction cooktop ring after having just boiled a saucepan of water - hot but not a problem
If your interested in off grid induction cooking, W&KO have some good info here
switching to Lithium
Tony
Appliance Online have a Westinghouse one for around the same price from memory.Quote:
Originally Posted by NavyDiver
Now for those that are interested in it for camping, check out the stuff Safiery do.
From memory, the Grizzly and Bear and APSW induction set-ups have around 400 amps of lithium battery to draw on, so at least 320amps of usable power, which is quite a lot to cope with the demands of induction.
We only have 200 amps of lithium storage, so less to spare.
Will be interesting to see how the mobile induction set-ups go.
I do like the idea of not having to buy gas though.
I first read this thread was a about induction cooktop upgrade in a house, 4 walls and a roof type house….could be wrong.
If I’m right than I’m not sure how replies off running an induction cooktop off batteries is going to help the OP on his house
I did struggle watching ASPW’s video, poor quality video, limited technical info, half arsed cook ups…..he did a pretty good job of putting people off induction cooktops for camping.
Oh, to continue with the off topic discussion, we get by just fine with ditching gas for induction cooking for our lap of AUS…..200a/h battery, 2000w inverter, 200ish watts of solar, single induction cooktop……
We have just moved house and inherited an induction cook top. What is the best way to clean these things? One of the "burners" has a build up of gunge on it. Normal household cleaning agents are not moving it. Can I hit it with a scourer?
Have you tried oven cleaner? You're only trying to clean glass, at the end of the day.
The gunge will be from a lazy cook not cleaning burnt material from between pot and glass/ceramic surface.Quote:
Originally Posted by aussearcher
I'd say get some oven cleaner or a specialised ceramic cleaner and a bit of elbow grease. A scourer will be too coarse.
You should be able to get specialised cleaner from a manufacturer like Miele.
If the surface has decayed from long neglect, there's probably nothing you can do about it.
Or off-grid on home made gas Gas getting too expensive? These people are making their own in their backyard - ABC NewsQuote:
Originally Posted by TonyC
We have had them in europe for many many years yes, like I said, I am not as sold as some. Also the hobs used by overlanders are usually not that powerful. Finally for cleaning, if you take care NOT to hit anything aluminium you should use a product that contains natrium hydroxide, aka sodium hydroxide, lye, caustic soda. The stuff dissolves carbon and should get rid of the gunk. Glass should not be affected at all If you have to work near aluminium you can use dichloromethane. That's the stuff that used to be in paint remover. It will also dissolve carbon but won't interact with the aluminium.
Mind you though, that stuff IS pretty dangerous since us humans are largely made up of carbon :) so take the necessary precautions.
Cheers!
-P