Hi all, I am looking at buying a single pan Induction cooker, has anyone had experience with these if so what is a good brand.. Looking at something in the range of up to 2000 watts, but need to be able to control the wattage...
Rob Driver said
08:20 AM Sep 1, 2020
Branchie wrote:
Hi all, I am looking at buying a single pan Induction cooker, has anyone had experience with these if so what is a good brand.. Looking at something in the range of up to 2000 watts, but need to be able to control the wattage...
Hi Branchie,
My husband bought me the New Wave induction hot plates as seen on TV
I was sceptical when the parcel came as I was not that sure how good they work.
Those negative thoughts soon went by as they are without a doubt the best cooktop I have ever used.
Thi kit comes with two hot plates but you can buy them separately. They are both wattage adjustable which is a necessity for a caravan. The kit also comes with the adapter plate which allows you to use any pot on them. Using the plate is not quite as quick as using the correct pots.
I have a frypan which also came with the kit which is the best thing as cooking is so quick. Eggs of a morning are done perfectly within a very short time.
After using these hotplates for a while my husband then bought me the grill plate.
Well if you want something to cook steak perfectly then you need to use one of these. They recommend searing the both sides of the steak on high temp for a short time and then turn the heat down and cook the meat to your liking.
I use mine for making small batches of tomato sauce, soup etc and we hardly use the hot plates in the van if we are on a site with power. We can use these on our generator and as cooking is quick the generator does not need to run for very long.
Rob says it is quicker to get the generator out of a morning to do both the coffee and cook the breakfast than to have to have instant coffee and smell and heat the van cooking bacon and eggs.
We cook fish and other smellies outside now without the smell permeating the van.
There is also not the heat generated like normal cooking generates in a van.
As you may have guessed, I cannot speak highly enough about them.
And yes there are cheaper units around of which I cannot comment.
Regards
Angie
-- Edited by bentaxlebabe on Tuesday 1st of September 2020 08:22:15 AM
vince56 said
08:32 AM Sep 1, 2020
We bought a $53 hotplate (10 setting)on ebay, search on ebay you will see the same model. Works excellently, good temp control and it is a very light, small and easy to pack unit. Highly recommend.
BruDi said
09:17 AM Sep 1, 2020
I use one frequently in the van. Bought from K-Mart. Does a great job and as I look to cook outside preferably it is not affected by the wind. I think it was about $50. I've had it about 4 years. I've also just bought a cheap saucepan set from K-Mart too and so far these have been great.
Di
Dougwe said
09:33 AM Sep 1, 2020
Morning KB,
I got one of these off evilbay, $49.00 and free delivery, a couple of months back and at first far from happy as couldn't get temps down to simmer. I then played with it and found that if I pushed cake and then - or + it got temps down lower, so now a happy camper and use it heaps.
One thing to keep in mind that I didn't know at the time is, you need a metal base pot or pan as aluminium etc don't work on them. Just get a magnet and place on bottom of pot or pan to test. If it sticks it's OK to use, otherwise you might need to invest in new pots etc. That said, you can get a metal plate that sits on top of the cooker.
Keep Safe out there.
herks said
05:03 PM Sep 1, 2020
I and many others have bought the Aldi one, $49 and works a treat. Compact and east to store.
mike g g said
05:33 PM Sep 1, 2020
Great so easy and frys didn't stew use in annex all the time when on power bought from harris scarf
Branchie said
09:35 PM Sep 1, 2020
Many thanks to all who commented on the cooker, we appreciate all your feed backs..
Cupie said
06:06 PM Sep 3, 2020
I'm convinced. Will keep a look out for the ALDI ones when they are next on sale.
Our old single hot plate eventually died, read - I broke the bloody knob & SWMBO didn't like my DIY fix. Mind you, it was only ever used for doing her fantastic corned beef.
Another cooker to add to our collection!!!
yobarr said
06:51 PM Sep 3, 2020
Cupie wrote:
I'm convinced. Will keep a look out for the ALDI ones when they are next on sale.
Our old single hot plate eventually died, read - I broke the bloody knob & SWMBO didn't like my DIY fix. Mind you, it was only ever used for doing her fantastic corned beef.Another cooker to add to our collection!!!
Hi Cupie......Like you,finally I have removed my 4 burner gas stove top,and the 9kg gas bottle,as I have never used either.Like you,I have added an induction cooker to my choice of microwave, electric fry pan,air fryer,slow cooker,camp oven,hot plate over a fire,and a grill plate over embers,as well as a 2 plate butane cooker with a hot plate. All these things can be used off-grid,so I think that I've covered the options! The gas stove and bottle now are resident in my shed until I discard them! Cheers
Cupie said
07:23 PM Sep 3, 2020
yobarr wrote:
Cupie wrote:
I'm convinced. Will keep a look out for the ALDI ones when they are next on sale.
Our old single hot plate eventually died, read - I broke the bloody knob & SWMBO didn't like my DIY fix. Mind you, it was only ever used for doing her fantastic corned beef.Another cooker to add to our collection!!!
Hi Cupie......Like you,finally I have removed my 4 burner gas stove top,and the 9kg gas bottle,as I have never used either.Like you,I have added an induction cooker to my choice of microwave, electric fry pan,air fryer,slow cooker,camp oven,hot plate over a fire,and a grill plate over embers,as well as a 2 plate butane cooker with a hot plate. All these things can be used off-grid,so I think that I've covered the options! The gas stove and bottle now are resident in my shed until I discard them! Cheers
Ha Ha!!! Can never have too many cookers.
I have recently retired my camp oven (in my case a dutch oven) for a Bedourie Oven. Lighter & more robust but less forgiving to cook with.
Just realised that as well as replacing the normal saucepans, they are Induction compatible. What great forward thinking by their inventor some 100 years ago or so.
I have one of those burners that screw right onto the cylinder that Old Bloke mentioned. edit .. Oops another thread I think. A serious bit of kit without a regulator. Mine is set up for use with a Primus bottle, so I might need to get an adaptor to reinstate it .. great for an instant boil up. Not much good for show cooking though LOL.
-- Edited by Cupie on Thursday 3rd of September 2020 07:25:28 PM
Mobi Condo said
08:37 AM Sep 7, 2020
We have a Nu-Wave Precision Induction Cook Top, runs well, 240 mains or off of our 1800 Watt Inverter. Can be set to 1200W power for the inverter use.
Cheers _ Ian
Hi all, I am looking at buying a single pan Induction cooker, has anyone had experience with these if so what is a good brand.. Looking at something in the range of up to 2000 watts, but need to be able to control the wattage...
Hi Branchie,
My husband bought me the New Wave induction hot plates as seen on TV
I was sceptical when the parcel came as I was not that sure how good they work.
Those negative thoughts soon went by as they are without a doubt the best cooktop I have ever used.
Thi kit comes with two hot plates but you can buy them separately. They are both wattage adjustable which is a necessity for a caravan. The kit also comes with the adapter plate which allows you to use any pot on them. Using the plate is not quite as quick as using the correct pots.
I have a frypan which also came with the kit which is the best thing as cooking is so quick. Eggs of a morning are done perfectly within a very short time.
After using these hotplates for a while my husband then bought me the grill plate.
Well if you want something to cook steak perfectly then you need to use one of these. They recommend searing the both sides of the steak on high temp for a short time and then turn the heat down and cook the meat to your liking.
I use mine for making small batches of tomato sauce, soup etc and we hardly use the hot plates in the van if we are on a site with power. We can use these on our generator and as cooking is quick the generator does not need to run for very long.
Rob says it is quicker to get the generator out of a morning to do both the coffee and cook the breakfast than to have to have instant coffee and smell and heat the van cooking bacon and eggs.
We cook fish and other smellies outside now without the smell permeating the van.
There is also not the heat generated like normal cooking generates in a van.
As you may have guessed, I cannot speak highly enough about them.
And yes there are cheaper units around of which I cannot comment.
Regards
Angie
-- Edited by bentaxlebabe on Tuesday 1st of September 2020 08:22:15 AM
Di
Morning KB,
I got one of these off evilbay, $49.00 and free delivery, a couple of months back and at first far from happy as couldn't get temps down to simmer. I then played with it and found that if I pushed cake and then - or + it got temps down lower, so now a happy camper and use it heaps.
One thing to keep in mind that I didn't know at the time is, you need a metal base pot or pan as aluminium etc don't work on them. Just get a magnet and place on bottom of pot or pan to test. If it sticks it's OK to use, otherwise you might need to invest in new pots etc. That said, you can get a metal plate that sits on top of the cooker.
Keep Safe out there.
I'm convinced. Will keep a look out for the ALDI ones when they are next on sale.
Our old single hot plate eventually died, read - I broke the bloody knob & SWMBO didn't like my DIY fix. Mind you, it was only ever used for doing her fantastic corned beef.
Another cooker to add to our collection!!!
Hi Cupie......Like you,finally I have removed my 4 burner gas stove top,and the 9kg gas bottle,as I have never used either.Like you,I have added an induction cooker to my choice of microwave, electric fry pan,air fryer,slow cooker,camp oven,hot plate over a fire,and a grill plate over embers,as well as a 2 plate butane cooker with a hot plate. All these things can be used off-grid,so I think that I've covered the options! The gas stove and bottle now are resident in my shed until I discard them! Cheers
Ha Ha!!! Can never have too many cookers.
I have recently retired my camp oven (in my case a dutch oven) for a Bedourie Oven. Lighter & more robust but less forgiving to cook with.
Just realised that as well as replacing the normal saucepans, they are Induction compatible. What great forward thinking by their inventor some 100 years ago or so.
I have one of those burners that screw right onto the cylinder that Old Bloke mentioned. edit .. Oops another thread I think. A serious bit of kit without a regulator. Mine is set up for use with a Primus bottle, so I might need to get an adaptor to reinstate it .. great for an instant boil up. Not much good for show cooking though LOL.
-- Edited by Cupie on Thursday 3rd of September 2020 07:25:28 PM
Cheers _ Ian