12v electric kitchen equipment?

[GeoffB]

Hi all, new here - looks a very useful site!

We're about to be Cali owners; we managed to locate a new silver 140PS and will be collecting her in a couple of weeks :grin:. She's already been named "Epona" after the ancient British and Romano-Celtic horse-goddess, and we're looking forward to may happy trips in her with our dog Penda, at home and abroad. A great upgrade from the tents we've been using for years! I haven't used a camper-van before, although Rosemary has happy memories of holidays in an old VW Devon.

So much kit available... as a starter, we'd be grateful for any advice about 12v kitchen kit - kettle, toaster or even microwave. Any good? Avoid? We'd love to read your opinions.

 

[Anonymous]

Hi Geoff, great to have you join us and post on here.
I imagine that someone will be along quickly with some recommendations for electrical items.

The new van sounds great, and I love the idea of her name. Is your pooch named after Penda of Mercia?

Luke

 

[GeoffB]

Is your pooch named after Penda of Mercia?

Thanks for the welcome Luke! Yes, Penda is indeed named after Penda of Mercia, our last Heathen king. Great to see see someone knows of him - most people have never heard of King Penda (even those here in his old kingdom) and we've even had someone ask if' the dog is named after some Spanish resort!

Geoff

 

[calikev]

Hi Geoff Welcome to the Cali club
I have a little travel kettle but you have to be on hook up to use it. I thinks it's 400w
If I'm off site I use the gas to boil a kettle. I'm not sure how effective 12 v kettles are
I have never found the need.
Kev

 

[Freeley]

I think 12v kettles are very slow to boil so not worth the bother - like Kev says use a gas kettle when not on hook up.

 

[Iain&Shani]

Yup....hook up if you want to use electrics otherwise gas. 12v stuff only if you really really need it but there isn't much out there that doesnt take forever. Save your battery for your fridge!

 

[BerndRos]

Wavebox microwave. Fits on the bottom shelf under the sink. Connected directly to the battery under the passenger seat my 2010 model cooks at 425w but think the latest ones are about 500w

 

[GeoffB]

Thank to all who replied... we'll stick with the kettle and coffee-maker we used when tenting and forget the hi-tech stuff!

 

[Fracais]

Just come accross this forum, and noticed a reference to 12v kettles being slow to boil, which the majority of which are of course.
But now there are 12v 350w kettles available, which will boil 400ml enough for two cuppas in around 5 minutes.
I currently use a 350 w mains 400ml kettle that I run from my tiny portable powerbank, but will be replacing that kettle with a 12v version as that will be more efficient, luckily my 380wh power bank can support 12v at 30amps on the DC output, which should provide enough power for 20 cuppas, maybe more, I guess such kettles now exist as LFP batteries are everywhere these days.

 

[pluc99]

Just come accross this forum, and noticed a reference to 12v kettles being slow to boil, which the majority of which are of course.
But now there are 12v 350w kettles available, which will boil 400ml enough for two cuppas in around 5 minutes.
I currently use a 350 w mains 400ml kettle that I run from my tiny portable powerbank, but will be replacing that kettle with a 12v version as that will be more efficient, luckily my 380wh power bank can support 12v at 30amps on the DC output, which should provide enough power for 20 cuppas, maybe more, I guess such kettles now exist as LFP batteries are everywhere these days.

To each his own and all that, but I don't really get it.
My Cali has comes with a gas stove that I can use to boil water efficiently. Why look for an additional solution that adds clutter?

 

[Fracais]

Hi pluc99.
I was simply reporting that 12v 350w kettles are now available as a response to another post on here asking about 12v ketlles, and the comments saying they are slow, which they were as most were only 150w or so, but now that there are 350w 12v kettles on the market it makes these 12v kettles far more practical than they once were, and I agree each to there own, but I can't wait to get my hands on my 12v 350w kettle, it will be the next level in 12v kettle's, until I blow a fuse of course, they are not the sort of thing that you would plug into the Cigarette type 12v outlet, and to be fair those type of outlets should have been ditched years ago, all my 12v kit now has Anderson Power Pole connectors, if there good enough for NASA, then why not.