Induction cooktop

I have done a fair bit of research regarding cooking options for the bus.

Because we intend on making use of our new Ducar generator as often as possible, we feel it is important to install the most efficient appliances.

I have been weighing up the options of conventional and induction cooking methods and have settled on induction.

Induction cookers consume half as much electricity as electric cookers and are more efficient in heat transfer, achieving an absolute efficiency of 84% in US Dept of energy tests (compared to a typical 40% for a gas cooker).

According to CEG Electric Glass Company, power savings of 40-70% are realistically achievable in comparison to conventional cooktops. CEG Electric Glass Company also states induction cooking has an efficiency rate of 90%, while Electric and Gas have efficiency rates of less than 50%

We have since purchased a cooktop which will be installed at a later date.

The cooktop we settled on is the Omega Induction Electical Cooker (OIC16S) and we are more than impressed with it!

I’ve cooked several meals on it already as you simply plug it into a wall socket.

We can’t believe just how quick it is when cooking and we love that the plate itself is not hot to touch. Sheila has a nasty habit of sometimes burning herself when cooking so hopefully this will help to elimate this problem as well!

Our daughter and partner recently visited us and we showed them how quickly it boiled a big pot of water, it is amazing to see. Pretty much as soon as you put the pot down, steam start to rise followed quickly by a rapid boil.

We believe we have made the right decision for many reasons. It’s fast, efficient, portable and didn’t cost much, only $Aus160.00.

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