It looks as if the tea light holder is just plain. Is there anything inside to make a jet or direct the flame? Can you just take a tea light and put alcohol in it and light?
I just tested this myself last night. My tealight cup was unfortunately rather small -- walmart generic tealights. Anyway, it worked better than the mostly-spent Sterno it replaced, but just barely. It burned less than six minutes, but the real problem was the fumes. Poor combustion, I suppose. I didn't want to fire up the "Zen Simplified Stove" for an already-partially warmed can of beans, but next time I will. The fumes from my SLX denatured alcohol with a tealight drove me off!
Person A: "Or use a smaller cup, like a 12 ounce mug you could get a boil out of this little T light."
Person B: "That's a simmer; not a rolling boil, some nice bubbling action on the bottom, nice little simmer, now you can.... simmer your rice... your pasta for extended periods of time, slow cook some other items that aren't just a quick boil!!! IT WORKS wonderfulll..."
How did you make the foil lid? Also, anyone out there who sees this comment, Please let me know, If you know where I can get, or make a lid for the small pot,Of the Coleman max pot set.
I have been unable to bring anything more than 8 oz. of water to boil with this stove. i have been trying with 500 ml of cold water and with room temperature water in my Heineken can pot and cant get either one to boil. any suggestions? should i be using a wind screen in my kitchen?
Sea Level. but i just did a field test in the mountains at about 3,000 feet and still couldn't get a real boil. it got water really hot and near boiling, but couldnt quite make it all the way to a boil in one run.
I know that you make the pot stand out of hardware cloth but how many squares tall is is and how many squares around is it? Will the size in the video work with the beer can pot?
Well, I make them all different sizes depending on which pot I'm using. This one was 4 squares tall. Anything lower won't focus on the bottom of the pot--the flames will run up the sides and you will lose heat.
Jason you are a guru. thanks for all of the info. Can I ask, will a tea light full of meths really boil two cups of water? Have I been wasting my time with pop cans and burner jets?
Just went 11 days with no electricity in N. Arkansas. Of all my alcohol stoves, the tealight was the most efficient. Holds 2-1/2T of denatured alcohol and burns 14 minutes. Next was the trangia. All the rest wasted too much fuel. Also, when people were mobbing the incoming propane at Wal-Mart, I went directly to the paint department and bought their 3 cans of denatured alcohol. No one was interested in that. Thanks for the tealight video...I would have never known about it.
Well, good question. I have reliably been able to boil 2 cups but I have a friend that has never been able to. He always runs out of fuel right before the boil. A lot depends on the pot, conditions, and starting temp of the water. I've used it a lot in fair conditions so maybe that's why it works for me. I think you just have to try it out and see if it works for you. If not, there is a larger 1 oz. tea light that has more capacity. Good luck and let me know what you find!
I am shopping around for a solo cooking pot that can cook something like ramen noodles, would you recommend the Snow Peak 600? I am looking at the Snow Peak 600 or 700, would you recomend a different pot?
The 600 is great but keep in mind it doesn't have a lid so you'll have to make your own. I had the 700 and it's a great pot with a nice lid, but heavier. Either one will cook Ramen just fine. The 900 is too big. If you don't want to make a lid and are willing to put up with a little more weight, I'd go with the 700.
if we're making home-made stuff here, why don't you just make it out of a tin can? That's what I did, works great. you can easily add a handle using a metal hanger (bucket style).
Thats what I am using now, but the last time I cooked with my can it only had about 2-3 inches of liquid in it and the plastic layer on the inside of the can became singed and melted, I don't want that to happen again especially if I am depending on my pot to get me through the hike. I just decided to go for something that I know I can always depend on.
most American made cans have a layer of plastic on the inside of the can to keep the contents of the can from coming into contact with the aluminium, the only exception is a Heineken mini keg, I don't think i was the plastic layer.
Im almost 100% sure that most cans have the plastic layer, I could be wrong and if I am sorry for the false info
I'm 99% sure that the fuel used is methyl alchonol/ denatured alchohol. Make SURE it's denatured, and never use a pertolium product, unless your goal is to make a bomb and loose some fingers among other things. HEAT in a YELLOW bottle (not the other color, only yellow)
is what I usually get, since it's easy to find at hardware stores, gas stations, and auto supply stores.
u should make the stand lower so the flame can expand more and produce more heat and have less chance getting blown around which means your windscreen can be lower.
They make 1 oz. tea lights. That might give you the extra capacity you need. I use mine at 10,000 + feet where the boiling point is much lower than at sea level.
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dude, is there any chance you can redo these videos with a heterosexual voice and drop the lithp and snakey 'sssss'
i think removing the courgette from your arse might help this
your mother thought you were a boy once lol
lukkbox 1 year ago
@lukkbox What a fucking douche you are. Such an ignorant prick
HammockerSam 1 year ago
@lukkbox get out of here
MRSCRANCHY 1 year ago
Is there any other kind of fuel that I can use for this
i.e. I have some tiki torch fuel in the shed, would that work?
gibsonflyingv98 1 year ago
It looks as if the tea light holder is just plain. Is there anything inside to make a jet or direct the flame? Can you just take a tea light and put alcohol in it and light?
TheJaneo7 1 year ago
good constant flame, seperation and its light great stove and awsm video
edwardcroft 1 year ago
wow, that is a lot more effective then i thought it would be.
Tancrad 1 year ago
@mercedesgo1
Denatured Alcohol.
jasonklass 1 year ago
I dont understand how you get a big flame out of the tea light.
normally a tealight have a small flame
did you use any fuel to get a big flame
The idea is great I was thinking about myself
but I was also thinking that it may not work because of the little flame
LetsCook2gether 2 years ago
its just a flame? not cool
daniellopez3526 2 years ago
I just tested this myself last night. My tealight cup was unfortunately rather small -- walmart generic tealights. Anyway, it worked better than the mostly-spent Sterno it replaced, but just barely. It burned less than six minutes, but the real problem was the fumes. Poor combustion, I suppose. I didn't want to fire up the "Zen Simplified Stove" for an already-partially warmed can of beans, but next time I will. The fumes from my SLX denatured alcohol with a tealight drove me off!
notreallydaedalus 2 years ago
Person A: "Or use a smaller cup, like a 12 ounce mug you could get a boil out of this little T light."
Person B: "That's a simmer; not a rolling boil, some nice bubbling action on the bottom, nice little simmer, now you can.... simmer your rice... your pasta for extended periods of time, slow cook some other items that aren't just a quick boil!!! IT WORKS wonderfulll..."
youcreatea 2 years ago
For altitude, body heat water first.
autodelete66 2 years ago
I really like this design. It must be fun finding a flat spot to set it on. Do you cook right in your tent?
sendittomehere03 2 years ago
How did you make the foil lid? Also, anyone out there who sees this comment, Please let me know, If you know where I can get, or make a lid for the small pot,Of the Coleman max pot set.
AUGRE12345 2 years ago
Basically, I cut out a round piece of a baking sheet and crimped the edges.
jasonklass 2 years ago
I have been unable to bring anything more than 8 oz. of water to boil with this stove. i have been trying with 500 ml of cold water and with room temperature water in my Heineken can pot and cant get either one to boil. any suggestions? should i be using a wind screen in my kitchen?
JohnOscat 2 years ago
John,
What's your elevation?
jasonklass 2 years ago
Sea Level. but i just did a field test in the mountains at about 3,000 feet and still couldn't get a real boil. it got water really hot and near boiling, but couldnt quite make it all the way to a boil in one run.
JohnOscat 2 years ago
It could of easily been rubbing alcohol, likely 90% or above. you can also get heet (methanol), which usually works a little better.
daniel1murphy2 2 years ago
was the fuel just rubbing alcohol?
lenhoj85 2 years ago
i dont think rubbing alcohol can produce that much flames
2muchwatching 2 years ago
its going to be denatured alcohol or possibly heet (methanol)
kd10230 2 years ago
I have used rubbing alcohol in a soda can stove. So I know the flames get at least good enough to boil water.
purplemutantas 2 years ago
sad they dont burn long enough D:
SthealthRaider 2 years ago
what r u using for fuel?
hackenalex 2 years ago
I know that you make the pot stand out of hardware cloth but how many squares tall is is and how many squares around is it? Will the size in the video work with the beer can pot?
kparrow243 3 years ago
Well, I make them all different sizes depending on which pot I'm using. This one was 4 squares tall. Anything lower won't focus on the bottom of the pot--the flames will run up the sides and you will lose heat.
jasonklass 3 years ago
Jason you are a guru. thanks for all of the info. Can I ask, will a tea light full of meths really boil two cups of water? Have I been wasting my time with pop cans and burner jets?
perunatic 3 years ago
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It works great :)
Carlsarv 2 years ago
I believe the answers are "Yes" and also "yes" :)
shad0h027 2 years ago
Just went 11 days with no electricity in N. Arkansas. Of all my alcohol stoves, the tealight was the most efficient. Holds 2-1/2T of denatured alcohol and burns 14 minutes. Next was the trangia. All the rest wasted too much fuel. Also, when people were mobbing the incoming propane at Wal-Mart, I went directly to the paint department and bought their 3 cans of denatured alcohol. No one was interested in that. Thanks for the tealight video...I would have never known about it.
elainemax2 3 years ago
Wow, that's a pretty amazing story! Thanks for sharing.
jasonklass 3 years ago
Well, good question. I have reliably been able to boil 2 cups but I have a friend that has never been able to. He always runs out of fuel right before the boil. A lot depends on the pot, conditions, and starting temp of the water. I've used it a lot in fair conditions so maybe that's why it works for me. I think you just have to try it out and see if it works for you. If not, there is a larger 1 oz. tea light that has more capacity. Good luck and let me know what you find!
jasonklass 3 years ago
Tea light cups vary in capacity. He may have one of the shorter ones and has assumed they are all one size fits all.
MrRangerTom 2 years ago
I am shopping around for a solo cooking pot that can cook something like ramen noodles, would you recommend the Snow Peak 600? I am looking at the Snow Peak 600 or 700, would you recomend a different pot?
ekaj8 3 years ago
The 600 is great but keep in mind it doesn't have a lid so you'll have to make your own. I had the 700 and it's a great pot with a nice lid, but heavier. Either one will cook Ramen just fine. The 900 is too big. If you don't want to make a lid and are willing to put up with a little more weight, I'd go with the 700.
jasonklass 3 years ago
thanks, I think I will go with the 700, great videos by the way
ekaj8 3 years ago
if we're making home-made stuff here, why don't you just make it out of a tin can? That's what I did, works great. you can easily add a handle using a metal hanger (bucket style).
btjm83 3 years ago
Thats what I am using now, but the last time I cooked with my can it only had about 2-3 inches of liquid in it and the plastic layer on the inside of the can became singed and melted, I don't want that to happen again especially if I am depending on my pot to get me through the hike. I just decided to go for something that I know I can always depend on.
ekaj8 3 years ago
plastic layer? I must be using a different kind of can, there's no plastic on mine.
but hey, I'm not downing you on buying a cup. Our economy needs it. Too bad it won't be made in America, probably.
btjm83 3 years ago
btjm83
most American made cans have a layer of plastic on the inside of the can to keep the contents of the can from coming into contact with the aluminium, the only exception is a Heineken mini keg, I don't think i was the plastic layer.
Im almost 100% sure that most cans have the plastic layer, I could be wrong and if I am sorry for the false info
ekaj8 3 years ago
you're right. I hadn't noticed before. I went out and burned and sanded it all off this morning, should be clean now.
btjm83 3 years ago
what did you put in the tea light lid
sunnyatscot 3 years ago
Denatured alcohol. Usually I use S-L-X brand from the paint section of Home Depot.
jasonklass 3 years ago
It's a bit primitive, but its efficient i think
technofreak3535 3 years ago
Great videos. Is the tea light stove just an empty tea light holder or is there something more to it?
shas1814 3 years ago
Thanks Jason.
This is now my favorite stove.
Knapping4Fun 3 years ago
i made one and tried with ramen. works great!
Beavers347 3 years ago
how do you make one?\
kirbyboy75 3 years ago
Great videos. Is the tea light stove just an empty tea light holder or is there something more to it?
scanker 3 years ago
What did you make the stand out of?
treaday69 4 years ago
what did u use as a fuel
twirlywirly55 4 years ago
I'm 99% sure that the fuel used is methyl alchonol/ denatured alchohol. Make SURE it's denatured, and never use a pertolium product, unless your goal is to make a bomb and loose some fingers among other things. HEAT in a YELLOW bottle (not the other color, only yellow)
is what I usually get, since it's easy to find at hardware stores, gas stations, and auto supply stores.
nickothompson 3 years ago
Nope. Believe me, I've tried out almost every possible height and this one is the most efficient (given that you use the right windscreen).
jasonklass 4 years ago
oh ok that must be pretty efficient.
syst3m08 4 years ago
u should make the stand lower so the flame can expand more and produce more heat and have less chance getting blown around which means your windscreen can be lower.
syst3m08 4 years ago
They make 1 oz. tea lights. That might give you the extra capacity you need. I use mine at 10,000 + feet where the boiling point is much lower than at sea level.
jasonklass 2 years ago