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Impulse is now taking pre-orders for battery-backed induction stoves; estimated delivery in 2024Q4
(www.impulselabs.com)
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240V at 15A power draw gives 6000 watts power available. Because this thing has an internal battery it can supply 10 kW of power at peak. That's a fairly substantial increase.
Do you need that kind of power for your stove? Well, I would say usually no, unless you are serious about your wok. Stir frying in a wok is just about the only type of cooking where most home stove tops are clearly inadequate (restaurant grade setups go up to 150000 BTU). If you don't have enough heat output you are basically just sauteing the food, not stir frying.
Well I guess that extra peak is cool if you are into stir frys then. But I've never thought our cooking top wasn't powerful enough. I guess sometimes when I've cooked something sous vide and needed a quick sear at as hot as possible, but then I've just used our barbequeue.
Also the battery makes it so deep. I would have to sacrifice a whole drawer for it. And I don't have enough storage space as it is.
Still waiting on that induction wok
The heat needs to travel up the sides for it to wok right