Portable induction cook top
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tubber
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I have a one burner Salton from Costco (I think).
I've used it for team trips in hotels, pots of soup or chili at potluck type affairs, camping if there is power, and at home for boiling maple syrup outside, and it was a lifesaver during the kitchen renovation.
Cast iron, enameled steel, and stainless pans work. Aluminum and stainless with aluminum bottoms do not.
No complaints in about 10 years of use.
Top temp is 465*F. Quick to heat up.
I've used it for team trips in hotels, pots of soup or chili at potluck type affairs, camping if there is power, and at home for boiling maple syrup outside, and it was a lifesaver during the kitchen renovation.
Cast iron, enameled steel, and stainless pans work. Aluminum and stainless with aluminum bottoms do not.
No complaints in about 10 years of use.
Top temp is 465*F. Quick to heat up.
gungadin
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We take a portable Salton as well, from Home Hardware that we use when Glamping. We cook outside on nice days or under the canopy. Works great, but only works on pans with magnetic bottoms. It is not as fast as our range induction cooktop but still works great. If I was to do it again I would get one with two burners if only so we don't have to go back and forth into the RV to check on the gas stove
Salmon Seeker
Crew Member
kuradori from home hardware. I like to use it outside on the deck in the summer when its too hot to be boiling stuff in the house
BCI
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One burner is going to be 1200W-1500W - the max for one 120V/15A circuit. Anything more than that and you'll trip the circuit breaker.We take a portable Salton as well, from Home Hardware that we use when Glamping. We cook outside on nice days or under the canopy. Works great, but only works on pans with magnetic bottoms. It is not as fast as our range induction cooktop but still works great. If I was to do it again I would get one with two burners if only so we don't have to go back and forth into the RV to check on the gas stove
You'd be better off to buy a second individual element cooktop and plug it into the next available circuit so you can have two running at the same time on separate circuits and circuit breakers.
BCI
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You could probably run it for 15-20 minutes before killing your batteries.
Salmon Seeker
Crew Member
you'd need an inverter. then it will depend on the output power of the inverter. my cooktop draws 1800W on max setting but i can set it anywhere between 200 and 1800W. lower power setting will just cook slower.
