Sounds like sterno would be a good choice for LONG term simmers, such as cooking a big batch of navy beans or 16 bean soup ... I wonder what temperature would be best, for simmering beans ... hmmm. Clean-up would be a pain, but a full batch of beans would last a weekend.
hey, forget using the sterno inside of its can. get a spoon and scoop some of the gloop onto a popcan half (either way works, inside the can or flipped over and glooped onto the bottom) i can get a 5 minute boil on the cup and 7 minutes on the bottle. also when the sterno is scooped out it burns FOREVER and can be blown out and re used for a couple of hours.
Your cup is to far away from the sterno. i made my own sterno stove by putting a empty sterno can on top of a full one, after cutting a hole in the bottom of the empty one and putting holes around the side i boild 2 cups of water in half your time. Plus it;s a perfect fit and i mean perfect.
Great test Hiram, I wonder how the one match gel would work in a small container? Or have you done that test already and I missed it? I was thinking of a supercat design alcohol stove using a red bull or similar can, and filling it with the alcohol gel...I know it burns hotter thant he sterno, I keep a small container of it in my work truck for using as a hand warmer when I am up in the air working...lol
How about using the Notkocher cooking ring to see if boil time can be reduced? If it can direct air down to the fuel surface, the flame should be maintained closer to the surface so increasing vaporisation and a bigger flame overall. Previously better results were had with the bottle than the cup IIRC.
To compare fuels equally, you have to burn them in the same cans. They must have similar geometric access to air. The can opening must be the same so that radiation has similar geometric access to the fuel. The color of the fuel also changes emmissivity--how much heat is reflected or absorbed. However, which fuel burns potentially hotter is simply a matter of looking up the type of alcohol used. In order of increasing heat value: methanol, denatured alcohol, ethanol, and isopropyl.
Thats awesome hiram i just got one of those kits and have tried many things already ill be looking at your other videos
lextorhazzen 3 months ago
Sounds like sterno would be a good choice for LONG term simmers, such as cooking a big batch of navy beans or 16 bean soup ... I wonder what temperature would be best, for simmering beans ... hmmm. Clean-up would be a pain, but a full batch of beans would last a weekend.
phrankus2009 3 months ago
hey, forget using the sterno inside of its can. get a spoon and scoop some of the gloop onto a popcan half (either way works, inside the can or flipped over and glooped onto the bottom) i can get a 5 minute boil on the cup and 7 minutes on the bottle. also when the sterno is scooped out it burns FOREVER and can be blown out and re used for a couple of hours.
nolimit67901 9 months ago
will a full sized sterno fit in there
worldwar2wiseman 10 months ago
Your cup is to far away from the sterno. i made my own sterno stove by putting a empty sterno can on top of a full one, after cutting a hole in the bottom of the empty one and putting holes around the side i boild 2 cups of water in half your time. Plus it;s a perfect fit and i mean perfect.
TinSoIdier 1 year ago
Thanks for the vids about SwissRanger stove - have been meaning to try a few fuels myself.
Dee
dsnider47 1 year ago
Great test Hiram, I wonder how the one match gel would work in a small container? Or have you done that test already and I missed it? I was thinking of a supercat design alcohol stove using a red bull or similar can, and filling it with the alcohol gel...I know it burns hotter thant he sterno, I keep a small container of it in my work truck for using as a hand warmer when I am up in the air working...lol
MrCableguyken 2 years ago
would that stove be able to be used as a wood stove ?
thanks
pyroman675 2 years ago
yes, that was one of the intended uses when it was made. to use fuel tabs, and wood.
MrCableguyken 2 years ago
How about using the Notkocher cooking ring to see if boil time can be reduced? If it can direct air down to the fuel surface, the flame should be maintained closer to the surface so increasing vaporisation and a bigger flame overall. Previously better results were had with the bottle than the cup IIRC.
TheBeebopper 2 years ago
To compare fuels equally, you have to burn them in the same cans. They must have similar geometric access to air. The can opening must be the same so that radiation has similar geometric access to the fuel. The color of the fuel also changes emmissivity--how much heat is reflected or absorbed. However, which fuel burns potentially hotter is simply a matter of looking up the type of alcohol used. In order of increasing heat value: methanol, denatured alcohol, ethanol, and isopropyl.
BrokenAeroVT 2 years ago
Excellent vid as usual! I'll look forward to many more.
firedog2ks 2 years ago