Using a Induction hot plate as a slow cooker

On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:27:10 -0800 (PST), horusprim
wrote:


I do this all the time, for chili and other items, with the very same
Burton hob and either a 7-qt. Le Creuset or a 6-qt. Calphalon
non-stick pot. Works fine.

-- Larry
 
On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:37:53 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags
wrote:


Yes -- in favor of the induction hob. Induction is extremely
efficient. Much more so than an antique heating element and a ceramic
vessel.

-- Larry
 
On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:06:25 -0500 in rec.food.cooking,
[email protected] wrote,

But the advantage of the crock pot is that it has an insulated
sleeve around the whole thing. Efficiency is mainly a matter of how
much heat is lost without heating what needs it. That Dutch oven
sitting there bare is going to lose heat.

The other question is, how well does the temperature control on the
induction hob work when you turn it down low?
 
On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:46:44 -0800 (PST) in rec.food.cooking,
ImStillMags wrote,

But the induction hob will do a lot more; it's 1800 Watts! I want
one, and I already have the slow cooker. Nobody is buying it *just*
for that!


How did you check that part?
 
Re: [email protected]

David Harmon wrote:


Just an observation that anything that is 1800 watts is going to suck up
more juice than a crockpot.

But yeah, those hobs are pretty cool. In barbecue competitions we use
portable heating devices such as propane and butane burners for everything
from heating sauces to breakfast meals to using in preparation of
ingredients for side dish competitions. However the 1800 Watts is an issue.
We have a couple 2000W Honda generators, but those serve multiple purposes,
including sometimes a deep fryer and countertop oven. Either of those
requires a dedicated generator. Often we buy extra power service which
powers a three door counter height commercial fridge, pumps, trailer
lighting, and so forth. But one of the Hondas is usually ready for emergency
use since power supply at some of the competitions is notoriously
unreliable.

Anyway I'd love to try one but I'm not it's practical without another high
dollar quiet generator to support it. I would like to have more heating
capacity though and get away from the one propane camp stove we carry, but
I'm more inclined to get another butane burner. I can get two of those for
the price of an induction hob and maybe have change left over.

MartyB
 
Re: [email protected]

J. Clarke wrote:


Perhaps, but that woulld depend on how the controls work. Regardless I can't
see it being more efficient that a low wattage well-insulated crockpot vs. a
bare metal and porcelain pot sitting on a hotplate.

MartyB
 
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