The rugged aluminized and nickel-chrome cooktop folds and latches for easy and worry-free travel. Get more out of your outdoor cooking with the Coleman Portable Propane Gas Classic Stove with 2 Burners. Whether you’re camping deep in the woods or on an outdoor trip, make cooking a breeze.
On top of that, during our tests the legs and wind screen both felt unpleasantly insecure when we were cooking on the stove. If you’re on a budget, be aware that auto-ignition camping stoves tend to cost a little more. If you only plan to blast your stove to boil water, then BTUs matter a lot more than temperature control.
If money is less of an object, we recommend checking out the Kovea Twin Slim. It performed admirably across all metrics and is one of the most portable stoves in our review. If you aren’t convinced that you need to splurge, we recommend checking out the coleman stove Gas One GS-3000. It ranks lower in terms of boil time and fuel efficiency, but this single-burner butane stove gets it done for a fraction of the price. Where the Cascade shines is in the finer control it allows throughout the range of temperatures.
Finally, like any burners, there are going to be some hot and some not-so hot spots around the surface of the cast irons, once they heat up. Now, this didn’t affect grilling buns or corn, but if you are trying to cram a lot of food onto the griddle, just know the temperature will vary a little. The TemboTusk Adjustable Leg Skottle Grill Kit has the lightweight, cobbled-together charm of good adventure gear. However, for the price ($395), we’ve concluded that most people are better served by our discada-style pick, the FireDisc.
As a result, Camp Chef assumes that you’re not running 1-pound propane bottles with a stove like this and defaults to a hose for a larger propane tank. Butane9,000 BTUWe put 7 of the best camping stoves to the test, cooking up a storm during camping trips and backyard cookouts and subjecting each stove to a series of rigorous tests. With remarkably powerful burners and a fine-tuned temperature control, the Camp Chef Everest was our Top Pick.