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I'm looking for propane burner suggestions for cooking in the event of a long term power outage. Fuel efficiency is a priority. I will be using 20 lb tanks. Something like this could work but the negative reviews on quality make me hesitant. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQ715KSS?tag=arfcom00-20 I'm just starting to look for one and thought someone here may have a recommendation. |
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It's far from the cheapest but I have a Jet Boil Genesis that I take car camping but it could be used for cooking around the house as well. I also have the add on satellite burner (Luna) with the 1L pot that REALLY boils water FAST. I use regular pots on my Genesis. Love the stove. Very high quality. Coleman makes a good 2 burner stove that works well and pretty inexpensive. Aside from something like a Jet Boil with the special pots, all the propane stoves you can buy will all be about the same efficiency. |
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Get a Coleman Suit Case model dual fuel (414, 424, 428) (used or new on Ebay). Add a Stansport propane converter and cover all of your bases. You can burn unleaded, Coleman white gas and then use propane if you need to. 
Grab a 1lb to 20lb hose and you are golden 
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The small tube where the propane bottle connects is fragile. It has a built in regulator. I’ve had a few break on me. I now prefer a tank mounted regulator when running on larger tanks.. Most regulators are 11” water column but some of these propane stoves take higher pressures. So, I use a variable pressure regulator when running on a hose and tank mounted regulator. If I remember correctly, my JetBoil needs 16 or 18psi to run properly. I had to assemble it myself. I’m also a big fan of 5 and 11 lb bottles for cooking. So much more convenient. 1lb bottle suck but if you like them, you can buy 1lb bottles that are made to refill. You can refill regular bottles 1 lb bottles but it’s not ideal as they are not specifically made to be refilled. The one linked in the OP is a MASSIVE burner. Says it’s rated for 60000 btu. That like deep fry your turkey huge. Most camp cook stoves will be in the 10k btu range per burner. Of course, they turn down to less. |
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long term power outage. Fuel efficiency is a priority. Any reason you aren't just installing an LP stove in your kitchen??? |
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Fuel efficiency of a burner is very dependent on the pot. I had two soup pots the same size 2 and a half gallons. One pot made of thin stainless steel. The other is aluminum. I have used these when I need to make lots of hot water. The steel pot takes more than 25 minutes to boil but the aluminum one only takes 16 to 17 minutes. This is same stove same burner same water start temp. |
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If you’re in the cool kids club the only answer is a skottle. Sure you’ll pay $300 more than it’s worth, but it is actually really nice to cook on, cleans up easy, is super portable and compact enough to be the fav of the overlanding crowd. Plenty of recipes and ideas for tasty food there. For just boiling water in a pot look maybe at the cheaper crawfish boil burners. |
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Originally Posted By 8upwitHDs: Get a Coleman Suit Case model dual fuel (414, 424, 428) (used or new on Ebay). Add a Stansport propane converter and cover all of your bases. You can burn unleaded, Coleman white gas and then use propane if you need to. www.amazon.com/dp/B004RDQT92 Grab a 1lb to 20lb hose and you are golden www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5CXFLCJ I didn't know these existed. I love this place. |
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Originally Posted By paul1911: I have a camp chief. Btw for everyone that has LP stove in kitchen if it is electric start make sure u have lighter to light burner when power is out and everyone in house know that's how it works. Will not allow the gas to flow. |
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I collect coleman stuff, mostly vintage but have some newer stuff too. So given that, I wouldnt look at anything except coleman. I'll go with the guy above and say get a dual fuel suitcase stove with propane adapter. For the same reason he said. If you're planning on using it for emergencies it will take a wide range of fuel. Not sure I'd run it off a 20lb tank indoors. You can get refillable 1 lb cylinders. I got a 4 pack of flame king refillables for like $60 |
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I heartily endorse the concept of adding the Propane accessory (and hose) to an existing Coleman Dual Fuel "suitcase" stove. Just ensure you have the required Coleman spare parts for your particular model of stove (and necessary tools) inside the case, as well as written usage instructions. In some cases, folks who plan on using Kerosene might consider adding a Kero stove. See the Kero heater/stove/lantern Guru, Miles Stair |
| For staying at home, I just plan to use the bbq grill. Have a bunch of 20# propane tanks I keep on hand. We use the bbq a couple times a week, and I probably have 3 years worth of normal use propane tanks here. Do have a couple large burners for crab cooking and such, and a couple of dual or triple burner camping stoves (bought actually for parkerizing tank use). So options are good, but I don’t see any reason not to plan on using my normal propane bbq. Just bought new parts for it this week- it is old as hell, I replace the burners and flame spreaders once in a while, the regulator once, but it keeps going…. |
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Originally Posted By JT43: I'm looking for propane burner suggestions for cooking in the event of a long term power outage. Fuel efficiency is a priority. I will be using 20 lb tanks. Something like this could work but the negative reviews on quality make me hesitant. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQ715KSS?tag=arfcom00-20;th=1 I'm just starting to look for one and thought someone here may have a recommendation. That will burn a lot of fuel. Great for cooking a bunch of crab though. It has thousands of reviews, and a 4 1/2 star rating. And costs like $30. I would not hesitate to get one, test it, and store it away. But it is overkill for 98% of cooking needs… |
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Originally Posted By 8upwitHDs: Get a Coleman Suit Case model dual fuel (414, 424, 428) (used or new on Ebay). Add a Stansport propane converter and cover all of your bases. You can burn unleaded, Coleman white gas and then use propane if you need to. www.amazon.com/dp/B004RDQT92 Grab a 1lb to 20lb hose and you are golden www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5CXFLCJ I have 1000 gal propane tank so the regular stove should work, except I might have to buy a stove that doesn’t take electricity. The trifuel camper stoves will work. Get a larger propane tank and use it for heating water as well. Strap it to a vehicle if your bugging out. |
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