Sterno Camp Stove Kit with Frame and Wind-Shield Panels

This is the most versatile stove for Sterno on the market. It can use any kind of canned fuel or solidified alcohol (like Sterno) as well as homemade "buddy burners" and Trangia style alcohol burners and soda can stoves. One can even use self lighting charcoal in an empty tuna or sliced pineapple can, or solid Hexamine fuel (like Esbit tablets) placed on top of an inverted tuna or sliced pineapple can.I would not recommend you use wood as a fuel. The bottom of the stove is a simple metal grate, just like the cooking grate on top, and coals and bits of burning wood will fall out of the stove and could start a forest/brush fire.If you must burn wood do a search for HOBO STOVE here on Amazon, and you will find many stoves designed to burn wood to chose from and all will be safer for wood burning then this stove.If you want to have a choice of using/burning any of the fuels I mentioned in my first paragraph; this is a very well made stove at an excellent price. I like it, and am recommending it too.

Bought this camp stove kit for emergencies such as power outages here in southern coastal Maine where the winds from the mighty Atlantic can be fierce...as in trees on power lines fierce. The unit is not large and cumbersome and therefore perfect for two-person home use. We use it inside on a safe flat stone surface (large hearth), and it works perfectly for heating up water and other liquids, as well as gourmet items such as Chef Boyardee canned ravioli and tomato soup made with milk instead of water. Easy to clean, the sterno is not expensive, and the pan is large enough for 2 servings of the above mentioned super-foods. I would have given it 5 stars if it were just a little bit heavier/sturdier, but as it is made for camping, that would add extra carry weight. Good sensible product.

Those who think they can crank up the heat for sterno cooking are sadly mistaken. Sterno fuel is used for warming and heating. which is why you usually see them under chafing dishes (to keep food warm, without cooking). This being said, is there a place for such a stove kit? I believe so.THE STOVE: I've converted mine to use be a wood-burning unit. Cut a piece of heavy aluminum (from an old roasting pan) to fit onto the lower grille (approx. 3" X 6") to keep the main ashes from falling through - and perforate it with enough holes for ventilation from the bottom. Works like a champ. Converted thusly, this is a downscaled Firebox (which I love -but is kinda bulky). The cooking surface at the top of the stove is large enough (7"X7") and strong enough to support cooking vessels up to 10" with ease.Note: The above entry has been edited. After a second burn, the 3X6 aluminum roasting pan burned through. Do not use. Must use a heavier gauge (ventilated) plate.THE PAN: There are complaints about food sticking to the pan. That's typical of any untreated metal (aluminum or stainless steel). There is a method to "condition" or "season" the metal (see You Tube vids). And, while this technique is used mostly for cast iron and stainless steel I have conditioned my sterno aluminum pan fairly well. Of course, I admit I cook with a lot of oil and butter, etc but the "conditioning" seems to help. I've found that the sticking issue is more related to heat control than anything else.High flames for boiling water, soups, etc. (for searing - don't use the pan, just put it on the top grille). Use medium flames for frying or general cooking in the pan. Low coals for keeping things warm in the pan (even better than sterno gel fuel - lol)I guess having a one-cup measuring container can be handy and the provided spork utensil and cup are nice but not really relevant. and I always use wooden utensils to avoid scratching the metal surfaces. So meh on these.Dump the gel fuel and use bio-fuel. Saves the environment and much more fun.

have only had this a few days but have used it several times learning it. I like that it is very solid and in no way tinny. I used the only sterno can I had and boiled some water in the zebra billy can for instant meals and such. I also used some scrub oak and some manzanita branches cut and split to use in the cup as mini Swedish torches. they also heated precooked food and soups using the pan and billy pot. I plan to use just the stove portion as soon as I make a canvas or poly bag for it. it folds up flat and slips in almost any pocket on my packs. I made a metal plate with drilled holes so the stove can be used as a wood stove so carrying sterno cans won't be necessary.

I bought this for a friend for a hurricane kit. When put together it is strong and stable. I did drop it and a corner bent but it was easy to straighten out so it is not an issue. I bought this because it came with the cup and and pan. That little flat plate is a spork for those that are wondering. Sterno stoves do work for cooking small batches of food or heating water. The Idea for the hurricane kit is a propane gas stove to do main cooking and making coffee and then turn that off and use the strerno stove to keep the coffee hot, or rewarm something as needed.

I really like this stove and it comes with a square pan to fit the oven! It also comes with a little spork with a serrated edge and a metal cup. It folds up nicely and seems to work well.

Super, merci

Excellent emergency kit

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