Induction hob recomendations
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I’m currently trying to make this choice.
I can see the advantages and disadvantages of both.
Advantages
Built in- easy for making a brew when just stopped at a car park etc.
Portable- can use outside van and be replaced easily if broken. Cheaper.
Disadvantages -
Built in - difficulty replacement if it breaks. More expensive.
Portable- hassle finding in cupboard for a brew if just parked up. Needs putting away before driving.
Decisions decisions.
I can see the advantages and disadvantages of both.
Advantages
Built in- easy for making a brew when just stopped at a car park etc.
Portable- can use outside van and be replaced easily if broken. Cheaper.
Disadvantages -
Built in - difficulty replacement if it breaks. More expensive.
Portable- hassle finding in cupboard for a brew if just parked up. Needs putting away before driving.
Decisions decisions.
Mine is a portable so we could take it out if required, they still make the same at the moment, so a replacement would be OK for the next week or so.
If it did pack up I would get the router out to make a hole for a bigger one.
It's a really useful coaster!
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ht you said you had a built in one?
It fits in a routed hole, but still takeable outable, plugged into a socket under the worktop.
We have the Vango Sizzle double (currently £129 @ GoOutdoors) and are very pleased with it. Comes with a nice canvas carry bag which protects the surface when stowing it away. We use it in the awning, and on our recent visit to the Quiet Site in the Lakes used it in their camper's kitchen, which we wouldn't have been able to do if it was built in! Personally, although we basically don't use the gas hob in the van at all, I wouldn't ditch it simply because prospective future buyers are likely to expect the van to have one. But having said that, I think my own preference in any future dream van (no expense spared) would be for the lithium / inverter setup and have an induction hob built in - plus the portable one for use outside!
Being a Thetford it potentially has a secondary purpose to make it value for money. Forum rule, everything in the van must have two uses.I think they put the decimal place in the wrong place for the price
Thanks, how does it look when its sitting in place?
It's proud by about half a keyfob. Useful to stop things rolling when parked at an angle!
TBH, aesthetics weren't my top priority - I merely referenced those to counter the OP's assertion that built-in provided better aesthetics.
If the hob were totally flush, then you've effectively got an uninterrupted counter top, but I'd still be concerned re the possibility of getting crumbs and other detritus in the gap.
If it was on a level with the countertop, large pans could well damage said countertop with the heat from said pan. I'm proud and proud of it!
Have you found that it'd trip the EHU at all? Is there a recommended setting for it?
