Originally Posted by
chefisaac
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.
I can't help but think there are outdoor jocks in places like REI as there are bike jocks in LBSs...
But, yes, the self-build alcohol stove is an ideal way to start out with this. The issue will be how you suspend the pot above the flame, but I am sure you can work that out with some creative kitchen thinking.
Use of the alcohol stove will at least give you a starting point and you will be equipped with better knowledge if you can borrow, beg or steal stoves of other energy sources to experiment with.
As to the other stuff you've had to wade through, well, it happens.