I am going car camping next week. Would this be a good stove for cooking basic meals with or should I invest in a larger stove with more room?
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Wouldn't recommend cooking basic meals! Stuff like ramen or quick stuff is what its for! Like wise meals and mountain house foods! But it can cook basic meals! Just take more then 2 canisters depending on how much you use the stove and how large of the meals you cook! I would recommend watching nut fancy on YouTube on this products capabilities! You will see what its capabilities will do and more in my opinion!! Good luck...
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I think it's all about what you're trying to cook in, rather than what you're trying to cook. If you plan to use a large skillet, that may be more trouble than it's worth. If it's a cylindrical container about the size of a Nalgene (1L), that would be ideal.
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It depends on what level of hardship you want. If you are cooking for dozens who want their food immediately then you prob want a bigger stove. If you are solo or with a patient spouse then it works great for backpacking and should work well enough for car camping.
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I'd say it's good for boiling small pots of water for dehydrated meals. Good for backpacking because it is light, but I wouldn't use it for a full camping stove, especially if you are cooking for multiple people.
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It's great for backpacking because it's so lightweight. If you are car camping you might as well get something a little more substantial.
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yes! this would be great for boiling water which you can then use for oatmeal, tea, coffee, hot chocolate. It will also work great for basic canned items. not sure I would use it to fry an egg though. temperature control is not optimal for that.
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No you will not regret the size, it needs the size to properly be able to stir the food up on the sides as it cooks as to not over cook it. Enjoy.
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This is a great stove. I have used mine to heat my house for many years. You can do a google search on this stove and open up the pdf manual. In the manual, you will find the necessary dimensions for installation.
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Depends on what you want to cook and the space you have. I wanted a size that would fit on my stove top so I could vent it out of my range fan.
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Build a smaller fire with fewer charcoal bricks. Perfect for a couple hot dogs or a couple burgers or a nice rib eye. I think this thing is wonderful for big family get-togethers as well as smaller dinners for two...If storage space is an issue; you could always look at something smaller...perhaps a Hibachi type grill?
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Here's the thing- the amount of oxigen that goes in through the loading door enables the fuel, (twigs an d small branches) to burn so rapidly and so thoroughly that there is little if any smoke to exhaust through the top around the cook-pot. However this isnot a stove to use inside a tent or a camper. I find it is the best and fastest way to cook while camping and if the power goes off during a storm. The Eco-zoom is safer than a rocket stove.
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I bought this to house my camp kitchen. It will hold a lot more than an average suitcase. You are right in that the sides are not very ridged. That is one downside. My camp stove did not fit in the smaller bottom compartment so I had to put it in the bigger compartment. I have a Coleman stove with one burner and one grill area. I used the bottom compartment for kitchen stuff. To make it ridged I used cardboard around the sides, top and bottom. I would say if you are looking for something with more ridged sides go with a suitcase ( or two). With this bag you have a little leeway because the sides are flexible. The sides will not hold themselves up. I bought this to house my camp kitchen. It will hold a lot more than an average suitcase. You are right in that the sides are not very ridged. That is one downside. My camp stove did not fit in the smaller bottom compartment so I had to put it in the bigger compartment. I have a Coleman stove with one burner and one grill area. I used the bottom compartment for kitchen stuff. To make it ridged I used cardboard around the sides, top and bottom. I would say if you are looking for something with more ridged sides go with a suitcase ( or two). With this bag you have a... » Read More I bought this to house my camp kitchen. It will hold a lot more than an average suitcase. You are right in that the sides are not very ridged. That is one downside. My camp stove did not fit in the smaller bottom compartment so I had to put it in the bigger compartment. I have a Coleman stove with one burner and one grill area. I used the bottom compartment for kitchen stuff. To make it ridged I used cardboard around the sides, top and bottom. I would say if you are looking for something with more ridged sides go with a suitcase ( or two). With this bag you have a little leeway because the sides are flexible. The sides will not hold themselves up. « Show Less
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You can use a larger tank with the correct adaptor. I used mine for the first time on a camping trip and cooked 6 breasts at one time for 5 people and. I enjoyed cooking on it the only thing I would suggest is to put foil under the burner for easier cleanup. Its a great grill.
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Hey, Happy,The stove comes with a propane element that can be hooked up to a seperate ( not supplied propane tank). It will not work on the small camping stove type canisters. I love the stove and have found it to be very effective with charcoal briquetts. I highly reccomend the manual, and the oven cover. A great buy from Amazon.
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well... this is one of the very best pans (soup pot, stock making etc) in my kitchen -- I think I'd go with the more rugged (and far less expensive) pre-seasoned cast iron dutch ovens for camp cooking. But yes -- it would probaby work just fine.
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I just got done using this stove for weekend of camping (3 days of use) and used about half of a 1 pound tank. I cooked 5 meals with both burners and then heated water for cleaning.
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We use a standard 20 pound (holds 4-5 gallons) tank, and on our last trip (Thurs-Saturday + Sunday morning), feeding 14 people, using this device during all three meals + hors d'oeuvres prior to dinner, we did not consume even 1/2 the tank. If your question is about economy, then I believe you are in very good hands. This thing is a BEAST (a positive). If you are looking for something compact, then this may not be the stove you're looking for... Not sure
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I use a $20 thunder range purchased from amazon 5yrs ago. But over the past yrs coming across other stoves they are different in design but use the same type of fuel canister. Be it a $20 range or a $100 range. I looked up a kenyon stove and I think it should be no problem.Chef Ray
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I would recommend GAS or propane stove. Or else you will be waiting forever to boil.
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I was actually most impressed with mine at low temperature settings. I used mine for camping, and most camp stoves didn't do simmering well. This one did. I have cooked everything from omelets to steaks and chops -- and even Bananas Foster at campsites on mine. For camping in cold weather, though, you need to keep your butane canisters warm, or they will not work. That is true of all butane stoves.
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It's good for pretty much any amount of food. I would just use less charcoal and it would still cook great.
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I believe the smaller burner would be OK. I would not try a plate of food on the larger burner. It is pretty hot. The cast iron burner covering the electric element takes quite awhile to cool down. I have only the single large burner. It works great for cooking, but I would not put a plate of food on it.