Archive for the ‘Cooking Stoves’ Category
Single Burner Camping Stoves!
Chef's Delight!
With nostalgia, I remember the family camping trips when all mama had for cooking was three, single burner stoves. What she couldn’t do with those three stoves left little for the imagination.
My favorite meal was her spicy fried chicken, potatoes, gravy and the fresh asparagus that she would have me pick down by the creek. Every now and then, she would top it off with her panned pineapple upside-down cake and as dad said, “it was made too die for”.
Those days have long gone. But, even today, when out fishing the lake; at about dusk, I turned around to my grand-kids and said, “take a whiff, can you smell that spicy fried chicken mixed with the sweet smell of pineapple upside-down cake”? Their response was, “yea granddad, just like the last time”. Oh, what can’t be done with several single burner cooking /camping stoves ain’t do-able!
The Resident Authority!
Big Things in Small Packages!
The entire family knows that I spent many years in the military; so, by default, it seems that I’m the go-to person for all matters concerning the out-doors. Last week, I received one such call from a sibling whose young son was going out on a 2-day school trek and was looking for a light-weight/convenient way to heat water for dehydrated food and a hot drink.
I suggested two possibilities: 1. A small one burner stove, or 2. Obtaining a hand-full of heat tabs from the local Army/Navy surplus store. Because of weight and bulkiness, the later was selected. However, caution was given to use a well ventilated burning area, as-well-as a heating can/device that had numerous breathing holes in it.
The feed-back was that this, unlike other, cooking stoves worked to perfection. It was small, light-weight (didn’t require a pack mule), and not only dependable enough to cook my nephew’s food but also the food for two other campers whose stoves did not function properly, HOOAH!
Cooking Stoves
Portable Cooking!
When selecting a portable cooking stove, gone are the days that you have to bring a large, bulky and dangerous stove to the camp site. But, there are relevant factors that should be reviewed: 1. Camping activity; 2. Number of people to be serviced; 3. Type/availability of fuel.
All camping stoves must be used in-accordance-with the applicable owner’s manual and obvious safety constraints.