Appareils de cuisson électrique à bord

I consider induction cooking to be an important innovation because it is also relevant to safety. Burns and fires on board become less likely.
In addition, the expense of procuring propane gas is completely eliminated.
The compatibility problems of the bottles and connections in different regions of the world will then be a thing of the past!
An important selling point for an Excess catamaran, in my opinion! :-)

L’intérêt du gaz, il me semble c’est le gain de poids et la fiabilité: vues les puissances nécessaires pour les plaques induction (et vitro) c’est dommage si il faut ajouter un groupe électrogène (bruit, entretien, volume, poids...) pour pouvoir cuisiner ?

Je pense qu'une option incluant plaque induction et four multifonction (grill + micro-ondes) devrait aussi inclure un parc conséquent de batteries LifePo + système de rechange ad'hoc. Dans ce cas je pense que cette option devrait intéresser un nombre plus important de futurs acquéreurs. Beaucoup d'entre nous upgradons nos bateaux pour avoir une installation électrique plus performante. Ce serait plus écologique d'avoir une option que de modifier et jeter du matériel neuf...

Excellente idée !!! Pour notre prochain bateau c'est une demande non négociable de mon épouse!!!

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Hello,

I think the move towards electrical systems is out there. Especially amongst the lifeaboard cruisers. Having to remove the gas system from a brand new boat and replacing it with electrical could be the difference between buying and not buying. As I hate the garbage can with a vengance as well.

Kind regards

Hello everyone. This could be a very interesting option and we have studied it with one of our client. The main advantages on top of the comfort you get with induction cooking is that you get rid of the gaz bottles. These tend to rust, they are heavy to carry and dangerous. Yet it requires significant investment as you need a large lithium battery pack and a very powerful inverter...if you make that investment for other reasons (weight saving and ease of use for lithium) then it can make sense to add the induction stove...

Hi Thibaut, A significant amount of cruisers would be open to moving to an electric galley. This does require moving to Lithium-ion + Solar but that is not something that needs to be offered by the yard. Only change needed is perhaps an upgraded 3000w inverter instead of the regular 2000w. In the Excess owners forum I already saw a few people replacing the brand new gas system with electric and I would be open to this as well.
Example of Bosch induction plate on excess 11. https://tinyurl.com/23cj6raw

Hi Thibaut, Also we are looking for a electric cooking option. Of course this needs Lithium batteries and some solar or Generator. We believe this is quite standard for a cruising catamaran these days. We would hate to take out the brand new factory offered Gas solution after delivery.
When it comes to the ‘pick up rate’, I guess this largely depends on your target market. Charter companies will probably avoid the additional cost. Live aboards might be more open.

Best,

Michael

Hello Arvkv,

Indeed we have a few clients who chose to install electric cooking systems on board their Excess catamarans. This requires to add power in terms of additional batteries, a genset and/or solar panels. And obviously leads to incremental costs.

Today, at Excess we offer a microwave option but no other electric cooking appliances.
I am open to add more options in principle, but when doing so we need to be sure that a fair number of our clients do chose these options. We call this the 'take-rate', and we typically need at least 20% to 30% of our boats fitted with the options offered on our pricelist.

My feeling is that we would not get enough clients chosing induction cooktop or other electric to reach a minimum take-rate. But I may be wrong and am therefore very interested to know what kind of demand there is out-there for such options!

To all Lab Members: please let us know, through posting a comment here, if you would be keen to purchase an electric cooking options (if so, which one) when ordering one of our boat.

Thanks.
Thibaut