I'm new to camping. Can I cook a real meal from scratch or is it really just for heating food up?
45705
Anything you can put in a small pot or pan will cook up just fine..maybe a little slow if you use the sterno fuel..A good alcohol stove underneath will work faster. You may be able to use it like a mini grill to to cook some fish on a sheet of tin foil (ive never tried, but I bet it would work)Its a good sturdy stove that isnt too heavy for a backpack and its dirt cheap, so why not try it out
45706
It is best at heating things up, or boiling water to make soup, and hot drinks like tea and coffee.
45707
This isn't a major heat source. A small container of water can be boiled (say two cups), but it will likely take something like 15 minutes. You could cook something like eggs with no problem, but a large pan of stew might take forever to make from scratch. You might be better off with a campfire if you want to cook a large amount of raw ingredients into a real meal. For heating canned meals, soup or heating water for coffee, especially if you don't want to mess with a large fire, this product works great.
45708
I cooked chicken cutlets and fish in a covered pan over sterno after Hurricane Sandy. Didn't rreally take that long because I covered that pan tightly with tinfoil. I was very pleased with the result.
1888124
I actually did cook it in there. However I mostly use those things to carry other food to work and re-heat it.
198180
It is only warm enough to heat cooked food. It is not designed to cook food.
1472648
I would go with other options. This is ideal when used with the small jet cooker but not on an open camp fire, IMHO.
1624823
We havent tried but husband says "probably". Cooks burgers, steaks, hot dogs & bacon. They loved it camping.
1838632
Hi, not to cook. We used it as a warmer after we cooked hotdogs we wrapped them up in foil. Cut in half for our kids party. It worked great.
989677
maybe not, I have never tried to boil on a camp with the item. But I now use another titanium item for cooking, there is a bit deformation(not serious). If you like, I think that it is worthy of your buying.(sorry for my ugly English)
1905061
I have never used it as a cooker. As far as I can tell there is no way of turning the burner head upward to put a pot or something on it to cook on. This heater works VERY VERY well when heating up ALL size ice fishing tents, camping tents, campers ect. But like ALL propane heaters make sure you have well ventilated areas so carbon monoxide doesn't build up and kill you or others. My buddies and I absolutely love this heater for ice fishing tents and camping tents. I give it 5 out of 5 stars.
946722
I don't think this is an ideal set-up for that. I don't think I'd trust the heating coil to actually cook meat all the way thru. It's meant to "warm" or "toast" more than "grill" or "cook". See if anyone else answers more concretely from actual experience, though.
632166
In my opinion, the onions and carrots reconstituted well. Last time we went camping, we made a bit of a chili out of the beans, and those also fared pretty well. You just have to remember to allow the necessary amount of cooking time for the particular vegetable.
707332
I imagine that you could put a small amount of raw meat in it to cook. I gave this to my husband. He only uses it at work on his desk to heat canned stew, soup or leftovers. He doesn't have the proper tools to prepare a whole recipe involving raw meat while at his workplace. The product seems to only advertise that it warms the food.
430317
You can easily adapt most recipes. The one we like and use is GREAT FOOD FAST,by Bob Warden. I believe I got it at amazon. Love the cooker.
1383648
We seasoned ours inside and outside. Everything that I read suggested doing both. We love our wok! We use it over an open fire while camping too. Amazing veggies and potatoes.
603595
Theoretically, the only way I can think of to do it would be to put it in a dehydrator overnight. I suspect that for small "home cook" batches, the power cost and labor would be greater than the cost of buying them new.
508352
Don't see why not, but it's pretty expensive for that and would probably get all scratched up. As a camper, I'd get something from WalMart, REI or Target to use on a campfire. I love this griddle on my gas stove but would be hesitant to slap it on a campfire
1381128
Yes, you just need to make the woodstove hot enough for what you want to cook. A hot campfire is ok, but smoke might become a problem.
502889
No, You have to turn it on warm yourself. It is a nice cooker and I like it very much. I am thinking of ordering another one later in the spring, when we start camping again.