While the Coleman Classic isn’t fancy or feature-rich, it does everything you need a stove to do in a timely and proficient manner. It doesn’t have the highest BTUs or boiling times, but it has solid performance in terms of fuel efficiency. Also, while not a negative aspect, it’s worth mentioning that the grill/griddle attachments provide a fairly small surface area. There’s plenty of room for a few burgers or pancakes on each; I even fit a few corns on the cob on the grill. You don’t need to buy a separate grill or griddle top for camping with this stove. Here’s how the Wirecutter crew gets creative with fireside cooking when we’re car camping, from tools we use to our favorite recipes.
And yes, that also means enjoying hanging around and eating good camp food. One of the most essential criteria for a camp stove is its ability to boil water. Besides just boiling water, we cooked meals on each of the camp stoves for this review (including mac and cheese, sautéed veggies, meats, rice, and more).
First, and most obvious, this stove packs in 3 burners into a large cooking space that allows three 8″ pans or two 12″ pans. For me, I enjoyed being able to use one stove and keep multiple items cooking at the same time. The Coleman Eventemp 3 burner camp stove has all of the features you would expect on a camping stove from Coleman.
Propane also produces fewer emissions, making it a more ecofriendly fuel option. Our cooking fuel also delivers a clean burn, and makes easy work of lighting lanterns or stoves in extreme conditions when you need it most. Basically, it’s a measurement of energy and, in the case of camp stoves, heat. A gas range stove you’d find in a home has about 6,000-8,000 BTUs per burner . Otherwise, read on as we break down the nitty-gritty details of camping stoves.
Enjoy coleman camp stove matchless lighting with the InstaStartTM push-button ignition—no need to pack matches. WindBlockTM panels help shield the burners from wind and double as side tables. When mealtime is over, the durable chrome-plated grates are removable for easy cleaning. Unlike our main pick and upgrade pick (both of which are classic two-burner stoves), the FireDisc has a single burner with the pan included.
Some coleman propane stoves can boil in 3 minutes, while others take as long as 10 minutes. The stove that boils the fastest marks a great stove, but doesn’t necessarily make it the best. If you are looking for certain features, say a lightweight stove or one with an igniter, you may have to sacrifice some boil time. We boiled 1 L of water with the same GSI pot and lid on each stove.