New to using this site! I am looking to purchase an electric frypan for use in my Eriba Familia. There seems to be a potential issue around overloading the electric supply at sites depending on the wattage of the item. Does anyone have any recommendations or comments about the maximum wattage that should be used? Thanks

Hi, Welcome. Electric frying pans seem to use around 1500 watts / 6/7amps. This should cause you no trouble providing you are careful with anything else you want to use at the same time providing you stay in the UK where you will most likely have 15 amp supply. Assuming you are cooking for two a Remoska could be a better bet but as mentioned in another post the Vango induction hobs could be the real deal for you where you could use one hob to fry on and the other to cook accompaniments or just boil a kettle. You may need to purchase suitable pots and pans but it is worth it in the end.

Stewart

My wife and I manage perfectly well with a single Tefal IH210840 induction hob - 6 outputs (low temperature, simmer, boil, boost, stir-fry, and fry) varying from 400W to 2100W, though we hardly ever use more than the two lowest settings - it's hotter than the descriptors suggest. We used it in France last summer with no issues at all, running the fridge on mains at the same time, also occasional kettle, coffee pod machine, milk brother and toaster use. It boils water much faster than the low power kettle we use (Quest 1000W). The hob's only drawback was bleeping all the time, so i removed the metal disc from the buzzer unit and all is now blissfully quiet - though the fan is quite noisy. So far we have always used it on the table attached to the side of our Triton in the awning. We initially trialled it for a friend who runs the Caravan Finder site (and programmes on Sky).

Thank you everybody. Some really useful advice and certainly food for thought. We will certainly be looking at the Induction Hobs as an alternative

We use a Ninja Speedy, great bit of kit plus it fit in a floor locker.

If anyone is buying a double induction hob just check that you take pans that are not too large for the hob space.

Muggins here took a frying pan that worked with induction but it was too large to fit properly with a medium saucepan to cook the pasta - you live & learn.....!

MikeT

I thought induction hobs had a fixed power level and cooked at lower temperatures by pulsing on and off ?

If so the 'lower' setting could still trip low amp hookup ?

Steve

I take a Remoska and double electric hob. I never cook in the van so have a pretty nice folding "kitchen" to put outside.

Well - thats given us lots of advice! Needless to say we will investigate further than just electric frying pans. Thank you all. Tim

I do wish that Eriba would seriously think about the standard layout of their vans. We find the hanging wardrobe only partially useful - and generally two thirds empty. And we have used the gas heater only once in three Tritons. I would rather have a larger fridge and freezer with a built in microwave above. And then a storage cupboard above. There might also be room for a small full length hanging cupboard too. Taking out the heater would free up a lot of room and weight, once you remove the chimney, piping, etc. I am tempted to do a conversion, but it would probably make it unsaleable.

I would also be a fan of a roof "window" above the kitchen area, for more light and ventilation. The kitchen gets very stuffy, very quickly if you use the gas hob. I know that Leisure First trialled this in a special edition, but it didn't come to anything. Perhaps because of the height intrusion into the pop top? The extra height pop top would sort that.

We also never use our gas heater - probably not used it for 5 years. We use a little oil-filled rad to give some background heat and it we use it in really cold weather use a quietish fan heater.

We also don't use the gas hob very often as we prefer to cook in the awning

MikeT