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--- food:cooking:power_and_energy [2023/06/03 13:21]
frater_secessus [comparision chart]
+++ food:cooking:power_and_energy [2023/06/03 13:26]
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 ===== TLDR =====
-* cooking with "small" (low wattage) appliances like crockpots is cheap and easy off most power systems, including tiny [[lifestyle:faq_solar_generator|power stations]] and the car's [[electrical:12v:ports#the_cigarette_outlet|12v ciggy port]].
+  * cooking with "small" (low wattage) appliances like crockpots is cheap and easy off most power systems, including tiny [[lifestyle:faq_solar_generator|power stations]] and the car's [[electrical:12v:ports#the_cigarette_outlet|12v ciggy port]].
-* cooking with "big" (high wattage) appliances like electric kettles, microwaves, or induction cooktops requires $$ infrastructure
+  * cooking with "big" (high wattage) appliances like electric kettles, microwaves, or induction cooktops requires $$ infrastructure
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+If one //already has a high-power system for other reasons// it makes more sense to cook with big appliances. It may make less sense to **build** a high-power system to run big cooking appliances.
+===== gotchas =====
+  * microwaves are //rated on cooking power//, not on the power demanded from the system. A "700w" microwave will pull ~1,000w, or ~1,200w after inverter losses.  See the power label for actual demand specs.
+  * motorized appliances may have motor start-up demands several times higher than their label wattage

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