We got sick of the whole gas bottle situation, which, in fairness, is exacerbated by the tiny lazarette on our ketch. As full-time liveaboards, we did not want to spend time every week sourcing gas bottles in different countries with different fittings.
We felt that, by not having gas in the boat, there was one more explosive thing we could remove, so we got rid of it. We designed and built a gimbaled stainless enclosure to house a combination oven and an induction hob properly, and we never looked back. We think it’s been brilliant. We got it right first time, and for two years it’s been completely solid.
We’re both really keen cooks, and the gimbal holds up in all conditions you would reasonably expect to cook in. The added benefit is that your microwave is also gimbaled, so when you need to reheat stuff you’ve pre-prepared for passage, it doesn’t go everywhere, which is a bonus.
It seems to work on our boat, despite the fact that we have solar. We’ve got a 800 W array, but the way it’s arranged in our ketch means there’s quite a lot of shading and not quite the output we had hoped for. We figure if it works for us, it can probably work for everyone else.
Just curious if anyone else has gone down this road or is thinking about it and feels like embracing an electrical galley?
It’s definitely possible.
