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Efficient Kitchen appliances for off grid?

 
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Hi. Wondering if any of you have experience with modern kitchen appliances. Are there good lp gas stoves that doesn’t require electricity all the time? I found a “Unique “ brand that uses a battery to ignite- are they any good?  
The same brand makes “ off grid refrigerators. Are they worth it? Is the dc unit any better or worse than the ac model?  They do use modern refrigerants like 290 or 600.
Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks.
 
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Our propane range with electric ignition doesn't require power and can also lit with a match or lighter. We have a convection oven so we only bake when we're getting a good charge. Our fridge is a converted chest freezer that while extremely energy efficient I can't completely recommend currently because of some issues we've been having.

We have 3.9 kW solar array and 20 kWh FLA battery bank.  
 
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Appliance List
Space Heater
Water Heater
Air Conditioner/Dehumidifier

Fridge
Stovetop
Oven
Blender
Mixer
Dehydrator
Grain Mill
Oil/Nut Mill
E-Bike (regular/cargo)

Would it be possible for you to share a bit more of your use-case such as electric production/usage/storage and time of usuage?

You could inprove the efficiency of the house by:
0) buy/use a smaller fridge/stove/appliance you will save more on electricity.
1) using plug that shutdown so that there isn't any phatom electric drain (good for stove/microwave/computers/etc)
2) shifting your time usage so that it better align with production e.g. do laundry at 12-noon (direct solar) vs at 8pm (battery power)
3) using a sun-powered dehydrator vs an electric one, or using a rocket stove or a solar cooker/GoSun Fusion vs electric/gas stove-oven
4) using a solar powered AC
5) It might make sense to spend an extra $2000 in solar panels vs a $2700 DC washer/etc, esp if you use the washer at 12-noon vs 8pm
6) cooking outside in the summer so that you don't have to turn on the vent or a fan/AC.
7) cook less and eat more raw/fermented/dehydrated food?
8) batch your fridge/stove/etc usuage. If you can somehow only open the fridge once or twice a day it would help or if you cook .....
9) It helps to only use a smaller "countertop 1cubic feet oven" vs a huge 8cubic foot oven if you are only cooking for 2-4 people most days.
10) You can unplug/disable all pilot light and just light with a match when it's needed
11) Getting a smaller fridge will save a ton of electricity, alot of vegetables don't need to go in the fridge
12) I use the fridge less when I make my own kefir soda or yogurt/banana/kefir grain smoothie
 
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Thanks. To elaborate, I’m actually looking for an lp stove with oven and a replacement refrigerator for our 25 year old sunfrost, which uses r134, which is not ozone friendly.
 
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Tom,

I am going to hook my kitchen range up to a couple of deep cells with an inverter. I am curious.  
 
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Our daughter has an AirBnB business that is off grid.

She purchased all the appliances from Camping World.

The stove and refrigerator are designed to be used in RVs.
 
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My kitchen range with electric pilots fires up with 4 deep cell 6v batteries arranged to a 12 v (3000 watt) inverter.  I haven’t any idea how long it will last, but since the system is only giving off a spark, I doubt if that is a significant draw.  Of course, I am not running the oven light.
 
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