Induction cooking on the aft deck

Bertramdriver

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Can't believe it. Just cooked a chicken biriyani from scratch on the aft deck in a stiff breeze. Used a single plate induction cooker we bought from Aldi for £20 and a carbon steel wok bought from Waitrose for another £20. So I've splashed out £40 on a cooking method which is virtually instantaneous, has no flame and won't set the boat alight if I trip over it as all the heat is focussed on the food. Best of all it's light, flat and easy to store, and it comes with a 3 year guarantee. Pleased? You betcha. Tomorrow will start with a full English.
 
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Bertramdriver said:
Can't believe it. Just cooked a chicken biriyani from scratch on the aft deck in a stiff breeze. Used a single plate induction cooker we bought from Aldi for £20 and a carbon steel wok bought from Waitrose for another £20. So I've splashed out £40 on a cooking method which is virtually instantaneous, has no flame and won't set the boat alight if I trip over it as all the heat is focussed on the food. Best of all it's light, flat and easy to store, and it comes with a 3 year guarantee. Pleased? You betcha. Tomorrow will start with a full English.
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They work well....I picked one up around 3 years ago. Mind you can only use in the marina. Tesco do a range of suitable saucepans.
 
We've had one sitting around in the office kitchen for years and only used twice. Needs a steel or iron pan though, aluminium or Stainless just won't work.

Yet another item to get out to Corfu but it will save on gas! We got our mini wok from Makro and it was only £7.99 + VAT (IIRC). That is already out on the boat.
 
ccscott49 said:
Are they electric?
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Yes need a 13 amp socket.....Will work with some stainless bases as per Tesco as the stainless is of doubtfull mix! :) also work well with old Le crusot where the bases were machined and uncoated.

Very efficient and no heat source and little condensation. Great in a warm climate,
 
Yes it needs 13 amp supply. Not a problem for me. Yes it needs iron cookware, but freely available and cheaper than stainless. But being able to knock up a stir fry with an ambient temperature of 30c+ without soaking everything in sweat is priceless. Have found an old iron griddle in the bottom of the cupboard that I used to put on the gas barbeque to do minute steaks. Used it to do bacon and eggs this morning. Easy peasey
If anyone is interested it's made by Delta in Wales.
 
Some stainless is OK; I've just bought a stock-pot that is a) stainless and b) maked as suitable for induction heating. Given that the usual price for RRP fpr this pot is £99.99 (I didn't pay that - it was a special offer!), I suspect it doesn' have to be cheap stainless! I won't be testing it as I have a gas hob, but thought I'd mention it.
 
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Some stainless is OK; I've just bought a stock-pot that is a) stainless and b) maked as suitable for induction heating. Given that the usual price for RRP fpr this pot is £99.99 (I didn't pay that - it was a special offer!), I suspect it doesn' have to be cheap stainless! I won't be testing it as I have a gas hob, but thought I'd mention it.
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The easiest way to check in the shop is take a small magnet like those in Scalectrix or model railway motors and see how the items react..
 
This induction cooker gets better and better. SWMBO was concerned that it would only work with iron woks and pots so I went for a walk around the boatyard and found a bit of mild steel about a foot square. Half an hour with an angle grinder and a flap wheel and the induction cooker is now a normal hot plate and she can use aluminium pots and frypans. Now I have no doubts that I should not be doing this for a 100 reasons, but it works and we now have full kitchen service on the aft deck. All for £25.
 
The field exists only when then the plate is being used and appears not to have any effect once switched off. I can't imagine anyone trying to cook on one whilst underway. So in use all instrumentation is usually switched off, unless you're on a Superyacht
 
Bertramdriver said:
The field exists only when then the plate is being used and appears not to have any effect once switched off. I can't imagine anyone trying to cook on one whilst underway. So in use all instrumentation is usually switched off, unless you're on a Superyacht
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Standing under your boat, you are a super yacht too me!!!! he he.
 
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Bertramdriver said:
Can't believe it. Just cooked a chicken biriyani from scratch on the aft deck in a stiff breeze. Used a single plate induction cooker we bought from Aldi for £20 and a carbon steel wok bought from Waitrose for another £20. So I've splashed out £40 on a cooking method which is virtually instantaneous, has no flame and won't set the boat alight if I trip over it as all the heat is focussed on the food. Best of all it's light, flat and easy to store, and it comes with a 3 year guarantee. Pleased? You betcha. Tomorrow will start with a full English.
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Cannot believe the self righteous c**p I am reading in responses to some postings in reply to this. Get a life, guys, he was only talking about a cheap induction hob in the cockpit; forget the fact that the purist way is on a Taylor paraffin cooker.
 
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