Got two of these for camping/emergency use and couldn't be more impressed. Both work great and fire up on the first try. The BTU output is impressive and the units will boil water faster than my home stove by far. They are light and come with their own case making storage easy. Wish the Butane canisters were easier to find as not everyone carries them. GASONE Portable Gas Stove CSA Approved With Free Carry Case,Gift Box
Greetings all. I got this becasue of the excellent, detailed reviews from Amazon clients. Works great. I use it a lot in the summer with the barbeque. Actually, I use two. The fuel is available in any oriental market. Works well in moderate wind. Lots of BTUs. Use it, wipe it, back in the sturdy case it goes. I use wide pots and pans; they fit and the weight of the utensil adds to the stability of the cooker. Each can of fuel goes a long way. Very even flame, excellent adjustability. Compares to interior regular gas range. Have used it 50 times so far. Works like new. No rust, dents, spills; no ignition failures. Relax -the cooker is designed so that the fuel can cannot go in the wrong way. This is not a toy. Keep children away, just as with the kitchen stove. Do not store fuel can in cooker when not in use. Set up takes 20 seconds. Use. Let cool. Remove can, wipe down and back in case takes one minute. Store anywhere. Case looks like a sturdy cordless drill case. Regards to all.
I was very impressed with the two stoves I bought. The price was unbelievably excellent. I got these for emergency purposes. It is compact and easy to carry with the included plastic case about the size of a small brief case. The top of the stove flips upside down to place a pan on it and again for storage. the design is quite impressive, compact and engineering is top notch. The cannisters fit well and can lock into place to secure connection. The butane cans are about the size of a regular sized spray paint can. I tested it only to be sure everything worked OK, so can not comment on how long a can will burn. The flames were even all around the burner. It is well built and of good quality. It can easily be used for camping or other situations where regular power or gas stoves are not functioning. It is safe, easy to carry and I like it very much.
Like all the other reviews, this is a decent unit. It has many safety features built-in as these units ought to have. It comes with a simple nice and easy storage case making it easy to both store away and carry with you as luggage in hiking and camping trips.
These units are pretty simple and there is not much technological advantage over others, but you can tell it is built well and will last if taken care of (wiping it off when you use it and storing it in a indoor, out of weather environment.
TIP FOR BOTTLE PURCHASE (NO NEED TO BUY GASONE BRAND FROM ONLINE, there are choices available locally in most major metropolitan cities)
*It seems that many reviewers were having trouble finding the butane bottles. The tip is that many Asian markets (e.g. 99 Ranch: [...], H-Mart:[...]:[...] including Korean, Japanese, and Chinese markets all sell generic brands of butane bottles. You just have to find the write type of bottles which the instructions manual specify as DOT-2P or DOT-2Q 8 oz bottles. Here in California as of May 30, 2011, it cost $1.09 per bottle which is cheaper than anything that amazon sells. Asians typically use these butane stoves not for camping but for hot pot (boiling raw foods at the dinner table) or for cooking meat.
Highly recommend to others, build quality is good and works really well. It has many safety design that prevents user from locking the gas-can if either the gas-can is not sitted properly or the top pot stand is not being flipped over. Great price for such a simple but terrific stove.
Of all the portable cookstoves I have owned over the decades this is my absolute favorite! I bought two of these for use both camping and in emergencies.
It is well made and well designed, lightweight, sturdy and has a very hot, near invisible flame. Both stoves lit on the first turn of the handle (yep, it's that easy...no matches required). Oh, and my other favorite feature...the butane canisters are very lightweight. All this and WAY inexpensive on amazon.com as well.
This cookstove produces a much hotter flame than my single burner propane stoves and I was able to boil my eggs very, very quickly (that was my test run out of the box).
Regarding the butane canisters that many have mentioned having difficulty locating: I did try the asian stores near me as another reviewer recommended. No luck. The local outdoors/camping stores/hardware stores wanted over $3/canister.
I wound up ordering eight cases of 12 of the sterno brand butane canisters (96 total) from samsclub.com and paid $188 INCLUDING fedex shipping to my door. That comes to $1.96/canister. These fit the stove perfectly (they have the required notched collar on them). If you order via internet, you need to know that you will be required to sign for the order as it is "hazardous" material.
I HIGHLY recommend this particular cookstove.
This GasOne "Portable Gas Stove" works far better than I expected! We wanted a small "camping style" stove for use if we lose power for an extended period because we only have an electric range. Since were forecast for an ice storm we decided to give it a try before the power went out. Here are my observations:
Setup -
1) Remove unit from plastic hard case
2) Turn burner top over and place on top of base
3) Open fuel storage cover
4) Insert fuel canister (we used GasOne Butane Fuel Canister (12 Pack)) so stove sensor stud fits in "collar notch" (easier than it sounds, see my pictures in "Customer Images)
5) Press down the "Lock" lever
6) To turn on the stove, turn the temperature dial all the way counter-clockwise and it will self ignite
Pros -
+ Good Quality; mostly metal construction
+ Lightweight; weighs only a few pounds
+ Easy Setup; literally took less than a minute from opening the case to when I ignited the burner
+ Hot; the butane seems to burn much hotter than the Sterno heaters I used in the past
+ Sturdy; once setup, different sized pots and pans will fit onto the graduated burner top
Cons -
- Case is a little flimsy, but it is functional
We like this so much that I will likely pick up another one for camping use.
Highly Recommended!
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