For openers, alcohol stoves are just about the safest combustible units a boat or RV owner can buy. The fuel (denatured alcohol) is found in hardware stores, and the stove’s fuel container doesn’t require a bulky gas canister. No, instead of a heavy bottle of potentially explosive gas, alcohol stoves incorporate material-filled vapour release canisters. Compact and free of complex parts, they’re the ideal appliance for out-and-about cooking.

The New-Style Cooking Companion 

Older alcohol cookers employed dangerous pressure actuated innards. They needed priming, plus plenty of attention. The fuel was forced out of a series of jet holes, so flare-ups were common. Modern alcohol stoves work on a different principle, which means they’re non-pressurized. In light of this fact, expect one of these cookers to employ one or more vapour-release drums. Picture the RV or yacht now, with the tight cabin space ruling a tiny galley area. Lightweight and straightforward, one of these stoves slots easily into place. Is there an accompanying gas bottle? A tube filled with Propane? No, the burners are incorporated snugly within the stove chassis.

It’s a Straightforward Cooking Appliance 

Even backpackers are catching onto this fact, the notion that an alcohol-fueled cooking appliance won’t weigh down their equipment load. Think about another combustible appliance, just for a minute or two. Aside from the fuel cylinder, there are regulator valves and all kinds of paraphernalia decking the appliance. A hose snakes out from the metal base, the hiss of confined gas causes a few hearts to accelerate, and there’s always the risk of an explosive blast crouching at the back of your mind. Propane leaks are also heavier than air, so the gas could collect and really create a possibly catastrophic combustion event. Alcohol stoves simply fill their internal burners with a wick-like material. That fabric soaks up the alcohol, then the appliance is ready to cook the family meal. No gas hoses, no canisters, the unfettered cooking unit installs in small boats and cramped recreational vehicles without issue.

Portable, built to operate in motorhomes and pleasure craft, a non-pressurized alcohol stove is keen to go anywhere. It fits in claustrophobic spaces, operates as a fabric-soaked fuel source, and that fuel is easily contained. Even a wet rag will put out the quietly burning flame. Lastly, there’s no stove paraphernalia to worry about, no hoses to trip you, no regulator valves and hissing propane canisters. Quite the contrary, safe-fillable alcohol stoves are self-contained appliances, which means a popular model that fits this category will safely function inside the smallest galley.