Outfitting New R-27

[charlie&juliesboat]

Hello Experienced Tugnuts:

Julie & I are in the process of outfitting our new R-27. The construction is completed but we won't take delivery until March...waiting is not easy:-(!! As a part of outfitting Charlie's Jewel, we are considering utilizing a French Over (Dutch) with an induction hotplate. Does anyone have experience with this setup? Our reasoning is it would allow us to use either efficient electricity, burner, or oven with one cooking pot. Any input will be greatly appreciated.

Charlie

 

[Spinner]

congratulations on your new boat!!

I assume you will be running a generator for cooking?? Not sure what the French oven? is....

Can you post a link?

Thanks!

 

[charlie&juliesboat]

Hello Spinner:

Yes we have a generator but don't know what the load of the hot plate will be...just found the load and the max is 1300 watts. As for the French Oven it is a Le Creuset Pot the equivelant of a Dutch Oven. The induction hot plate is supposedly far more effecient than gas.

Thanks for the reply...Charlie

 

[Longbranch Louie]

A lot of folks just use a small crock pot while underway on the inverter. They only draw 400 watts vs 1600 for an induction burner and can be sat in the sink while underway to keep it off the floor.

 

[Spinner]

Ok, I understand. How about an alcohol stove as a backup, maybe for times when you don't want to run the generator? I agree that the induction plates are good, but it's nice to have alternates....

 

[Helgerso]

Did you order a propane cooktop? They are incredibly efficient. We used ours all summer and now in to the winter and are still on the same set of tanks. It would easily heat up a Dutch oven!

 

[Kaisardog]

IMHO alcohol stoves on boats can be fire hazards and big trouble. a propane 2 burner cooktop would serve you very well and not have you running the gen . there are some great 'boat' cookbooks that allow one to make very good meals on the 2 burners.

fair winds, good meals to you

 

[pleeson]

I second the propane vote. If you plan to regularly prepare your own (hot) meals there is no better choice. Our propane cooktop and oven means we eat as well as home, and do it quickly and efficiently. Together with the propane BBQ we still do several weeks before filling tanks. If you want an induction stovetop for the marina, go ahead a get a portable hot plate which could sit on top of the closed propane stovetop...

 

[The Masons]

My wife and I are fulltime liveaboards on our 2013 R27. We use the propane oven and burners daily with an induction cooktop as a backup, plus a small crockpot. On our old boat we used a two burner alcohol stove as our primary cooking source. It felt more like something used when camping. Now we really enjoy the propane stove/oven and use Magma nesting induction compatible cookware which works on both the stove and cooktop. It's great to have baked dishes and pizza now - just like at our old home. We will be getting a small pressure cooker soon and then we'll have the whole set-up. We swapped out our old propane tanks for larger fiberglass tanks and they last a very long time.

 

[charlie&juliesboat]

Thanks to all of you for your input concerning our question about induction cooking. We do have the propane cooktop and oven so we plan to utilize that since we have learned from you how efficient it is as well as the portable induction cooktop for in port cooking. Thank you Masons...as full-timers you would have the inside scoop!

Charlie & Julie

 

[avpilot]

I am a bit late jumping in on this thread. Just wanted to chime in and say that on our R25SC I use a portable induction cooktop anytime we are plugged in. It is quick, efficient, and as you know, generates no residual heat. Thus, when it's warm outside you don't heat up the interior. We have a Fagor induction cooktop, which is only 1300w and works well. Many other portable units are 1900w and might cause a problem.

Kathy and Gregg
Santolina, R25SC