Slide-out/Drawer Induction Cooking?

[Badmiker]

I have noticed a few huge dollar build manufacturers (Unicat etc) will have a small drawer based outdoor kitchen module thing.

Like a drawer that pulls out of an exterior storage compartment and there you have a small work surface, sometimes a sink, and a cooking surface - gas or induction generally.

My question is, has anyone built their own or have experience with them?

I am thinking of a single induction burner outside would be kinda awesome and a sink could be super useful.

 

[john61ct]

Google jeep chuckbox teardrop stuff like that for pics. Especially TNTTT.com

example http://forum.expeditionportal.com/showthread.php?p=2404609

Better have a very robust electrickery setup for cooking off-grid that way, especially for any length of time.

Propane's better IMO and solar ovens work OK when the weather's good.

 

[Badmiker]

Our initial plan is for 1.8kw of solar and a 600ah 24v LiFePo4 setup. We would be using an induction inside and are considering either a gas option outside or continuing the induction route. A single 'burner' outside and a dual inside.

Our hab will be about 20' long and will support 2 humans, 3 dogs, and a cat full time for years to come.

Thanks for the heads up that many travel trailers use this type of outdoor kitchen. I was not sure what I should be searching for for design tips. My Taobao account has been littered with them because I keep looking at them every time they pop up but the Chinese to English translation is a bit... poor for looking up things in English.

Off to lurk more!

 

[john61ct]

Yep, that's a robust bank.

But cooking dishes that require long cooking times should still be limited to when energy inputs are plentiful.

Note also there are huge variations in energy efficiencies in induction appliances, not necessarily linear with up-font cost.

Depends on government regs in your location too of course, I understand thar kitchen gear in Europe and Oz are light-years ahead of the US market for obvious reasons.