This has been a good thread and I have learned a lot.

I went to REI and the guy was not much of a help. So I will go back when the instructor guy is working.

In the meantime, I will play around with a cat stove at work and see how it works. What a better way to learn then in the kitchen! lol

At this point, I am not sure why type of cooking I want to do. I know this will drive the ultimate decision on what type of stove to get so I may need to table this for a while until I can figure it out. We will see.