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Cooking on PV electric (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by oeuf@slrpnk.net to c/offgrid@slrpnk.net

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I'm trying to get an idea of whether it would be viable for us to upgrade our PV and switch from propane to electric for cooking.

Is anyone else cooking on PV-powered electric, and do you have a rough estimate of the kWh used for it?

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[–] swicano@programming.dev 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I wish I had access to the state of charge stats or anything, cause ive always been curious how much of the battery it uses. all I can say is that it's a decently nice stove, the oven is great, but that I wish they had made at least one ofthe induction pads large enough to fully heat a 12 inch skillet. They're all the same size, I think 8 inch? So big pans are hotter in the middle, and the outer 2-3 inches are noticeable cooler and never boil. For that reason I don't recommend it, given that its like 6 grand or something, gimme a full size induction coil

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 4 points 1 week ago

They're all the same size, I think 8 inch? So big pans are hotter in the middle, and the outer 2-3 inches are noticeable cooler and never boil ... gimme a full size induction coil

Oof, yeah that'd be a dealbreaker for me, too, with any cooktop.

given that its like 6 grand or something

Yikes. They didn't come with an oven and cooktop attached, but I just spent 5 grand on a pair of 48v 16 KWh batteries (32 KWh total), so I guess I'll just keep planning to use those to power my current range haha.