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--- food:cooking:power_and_energy [2023/06/03 13:21]
frater_secessus [TLDR]
+++ food:cooking:power_and_energy [2023/06/03 13:29] (current)
frater_secessus [comparision chart]
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 | induction cooktop  | 1500w    | $250           | $1,250                | $1,500      |
+In between those extremes would be rice cookers (~300w constant) and the 3qt Instant Pots (~700w intermittent after pressurization).
+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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