food:cooking:excess_power
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food:cooking:excess_power [2022/05/14 13:55] frater_secessus [AC (inverter)] |
food:cooking:excess_power [2022/05/14 14:14] frater_secessus [AC (inverter)] |
==== AC (inverter) ==== | ==== AC (inverter) ==== |
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[personal note from secessus: Electrical appliances like crockpots are plentiful and cheap at thrift stores. Check the wattage on the bottom/label. Removable crocks are somewhat less important in a vehicle context since we have no dishwasher to remove the crock //to//.] | [[Instant Pots]]https://amzn.to/3LmlZMs are becoming increasingly common as [[electrical:12v:intro|vandweller power systems]] become beefier. While convenient, they are effectively electric [[food:cooking:cookware#pressure_cookers|pressure cookers]] + [[food:cooking:crockpot|crockpots]], both of which are much less demanding of power.((traditional pressure cookers are heated on the [[food:cooking:stoves|stove]])) |
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Note: instant pots typically require more power than vehicle-dwellers have on tap, but [[https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/7nyvos/instant_pot_yay_or_nay/ds5ntc6/|it can be done]] if one understands the issues. | Note: instant pots typically require more power than vehicle-dwellers have on tap, but [[https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/7nyvos/instant_pot_yay_or_nay/ds5ntc6/|it can be done]] if one understands the issues. |
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* Normal sized [[food:cooking:crockpot|crock pots]] typically take 125w-200w on HI and half that value on LO. | * Normal sized [[food:cooking:crockpot|crock pots]] typically take 125w-200w on HI and half that value on LO. |
| * **mini rice cookers**. Normal rice cookers run ~300w but some of the smaller travel ones use less. Example: [[https://amzn.to/3h7bt03|Dash 200w 1L travel rice cooker]] (**200w**). |
| * immersion (loop) heaters for AC are typically 300w although NOS((new old stock)) versions can be found for 200w. Example: [[https://amzn.to/3f0RRI1|Norpro 559 immersion heater]]. (300w) |
| * [[https://amzn.to/3rfwgC2|this two-burner hotplate]] has a 600w coil on one side that may be usable in a van. |
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=== crockpot vs instant pot === | === crockpot vs instant pot === |
food/cooking/excess_power.txt · Last modified: 2024/04/05 19:17 by frater_secessus