Last time we were aboard Maximus (Sept) I took along my new slow cooker (crock pot), to see how it did. Our inverter doesn't do proper sine wave, but the cooker did absolutely fine. Runs a little bit cooler, as the output of the inverter is below 240v, but that's OK for new ones that otherwise tend to run a bit hot. The cooker uses around 80/140 W (low/high).
So, for casseroles and pot roasts, massively cheaper than calor gas. In the past we have tried a breadmaker on board, as it seems to always be a battle getting good bread when we need it. Cheap ones seemed to be OK, but the Panasonic was very unhappy on the output from our particular inverter. A pure sine wave inverter is presumably fine, and hopefully we'll have one someday! Terry makes bread at home 2-3 times a week. At the moment, a loaf costs about 29p, including electric. (Just did a calculation, pays for itself in a year or less!) Christine nb Maximus www.rigdenage.co.uk/canals
