Replacing Induction Stove with Propane Stove

[JamieGeek]

Yeah I went the other way: Ripped out the countertop and replaced the propane stove with a two burner induction one and replaced the cheapy plastic sink with a stainless one at least twice as large.

My reasoning: We really don't use the stove often and the induction one is flush as well as the sink has a recessed cutting board. So this mod increased the amount of counterspace we can use--likely doubling it.

When we're camping we use the BBQ outside for 99.9% of all the cooking.

[Coveman2]

Bob: If you go to youtube there are lots of videos about the stove. I used mine three times and only used a half a bottle of butane. BTW the cutting board / induction cover
keeps the induction stove from being scratched and protects it if something flies out of the overhead cupboard.
Coveman2

[Bob Denman]

Got it...

[RDC54]

Originally Posted by Coveman2

I also was interested in changing up the induction with propane but and spoke to my RV tech who could do it but the cost was more than I am prepared to shell out. My solution was I bought a butane single burner stove (Coleman, $30 at Walmart) and it works great, just open a window a bit and turn on the fan. I bought a piece of 1/2 inch cutting board from a restaraunt supply house and cut it to cove the induction then put rubber feet at the corners so it does not slide while in motiom. The stove also works as a cooking source during a power outage.
Coveman2
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Coveman2, I did the same with a wooden cutting board on rubber feet which sits over the induction cooktop. Glad I did, now that I am reading posts about people who have had the misfortune of dropping things on the induction cooktop and shattering it! I did it to increase counterspace for food prep (also mounted a small folding table next to the sink, which works perfectly for stacking dirty dishes while washing them!)
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We just don’t really like the induction cooktop, particularly because of the power requirements (though my SO also swears that food cooked on the induction cooktop tastes different). We have a Coleman Fold-N-Go, which runs on 1# propane tank, and really like it, but instructions clearly say not to use it inside the RV...maybe I’m too cautious? Sure would be nice to cook indoors on a rainy day while boondocking, without having to run the generator!

[RDC54]

Coveman2, mind if I ask what they quoted you to change the induction cooktop to a propane burner?

[Coveman2]

If I remember correctly it was $500 plus the burners which I would have supplied, so all in $750. The biggest cost was the labor to redo the counter top and the gas line hookup.
Everything costs more up here in Canada
Coveman2

[Coveman2]

As long as you have ventilation it is not a problem, Japanese restaraunts use them all the time for cooking at your table. I have used mine indoors during a power outage a few times, its not meant to be left on for long periods
Coveman2

[RDC54]

Thanks!