Originally Posted by benajah

I think stoves, along with tents, are one of the items where personal preference, behavior, and avaliability are all a big thing. There are literally hundreds of stoves on the market, with as many home made stoves as well.
Propane is a good product, but the cannisters are heavy. If you choose liquid fuel, any one that can also burn diesel or auto gas is a good option. If you want to cook inside a tent, a cannister stove is the way to go, no soot, no danger from invisible flames and spillage (alcohol stoves), they cool off quick but the downside is finding replacement fuel in remote areas. In any civilized area (US, all of Western Europe) you can find it in most any decent sized town, but then again you may be wanting to avoid towns of that size.
Really, with stoves, there is no right answer, its all just a personal preference thing. I have 5 stoves and use them for different purposes...an ultralight butane one, a multifuel liquid stove for really remote areas, a zip stove for burning sticks, a propane stove for kayak and car camping, and another liquid fuel that just uses white gas. They are each good for their intended purpose.