Kettles

[gary]

I am after a kettle to take down the plot.

Choices are 12v plug in / small gas burner

Anyone got either, or even better had both?

Gary

[gary]

[Pete the Plot]

I bought a small gas stove from Lidl a few months ago.
With a kettle you are limited to boiling water, but with the stove and a small pot you can heat up a can of soup or even boil up and enjoy some of your own produce as fresh as it will ever be :)

[Robert_Brenchley]

I use a volcano kettle which burns sticks or dry grass. couldn't be more convenient as long as I remember to put a stock in the shed now and then.

[kt.]

I use a petrol stove used by the army. It comes in a little metal box. When the lid is open it folds out into a windshield. Fantastic. Not sure of the exact name. Also have a dual fuel peak stove. Hot water in about 60 - 90 seconds! Perfect! ;)

[manicscousers]

we've got,in the communal shed ,an electric kettle, if anyone can be bothered getting the generator out of the box,
a gas stove with a whistling kettle,
we've got, personally our old gas camping stove with a grill!!
and we've also got an old paraffin stove we can heat a kettle up on,
how do you know we're always brewing up ? ;D

[Merry Tiller]

I use a volcano kettle which burns sticks or dry grass. couldn't be more convenient as long as I remember to put a stock in the shed now and then.

Yes, I got one after a recommendation from people on this forum, very good too

[gary]

Thanks for your replies, I just put a bid in for a small gas stove/burner on ebay at the moment.

Gary

[caroline7758]

Just looked for a volcano kettle on ebay- only one at £41 so far! It's a charity auction. Where did you get yours?

[Robert_Brenchley]

Mine was a total stroke of luck. We have a charity shop at my church, and inevitably, we get given loads of stuff which is just plain unsaleable. The rags go for recycling, and periodically I get a skip to dispose of the rest. Often, I pick up something useful. Last time I found a rather sooty volcano kettle; nobody else had any idea what it was, but I recognised it, and snaffled it for the allotment.

[Emagggie]

Lucky you Robert. On my Christmas list (say's she hopefully).In the meantime mine's an ebay bargain burner, too. 10p + postage. ;D

[Belinda]

I treated myself to one each of these  :D and a whistling kettle.

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[caroline7758]

My daughter's got one of those & it has survived Leeds Festival 3 years in a row, so they must be tough. My other problem would be remembering to take water down with me, as we have none on site- probably easier just to take a flask!

[kt.]

You could always get a set of mess tins from a camping store. The smallone is covered by the larger onecreating a pressure cooker effect. Boil water on a small fire. Takes minutes. To clean the outside of the mess tin from scorch marks - rub it vigorously on grass for a few seconds. :)

[Curryandchips]

To clean mess tins, just rub them with a bit of soil, then rinse before use with a splash of water. The soil is very abrasive and cleans pans a treat.

[Pete the Plot]

I use a volcano kettle which burns sticks or dry grass. couldn't be more convenient as long as I remember to put a stock in the shed now and then.

Gosh! That brings back memories of childhood (and that was 1/2 century ago). We had one of these and always had it on picnics. Took along a bundle of old newspapers to burn. Hot water in no time if I recall and a great "roaring" sound.

[euronerd]

Calor gas or equivalent, and double burner here gary, if you're still listening. The gas is far cheaper if you buy in big bottles. Any kettle will do but I recommend one that whistles - it's just too easy to put it on, then get engrossed in some job. A double burner because I also have a saucepan and a frying pan on the allotment, to take advantage of really fresh food. Or to boil some lettuce for my taddies when they're at that age. Or to make a bacon sarnie - etc.

Geoff.

[Mrs Ava]

I only have a flask!

[Robert_Brenchley]

Flasks are convenient, but it's worth getting one of the metal ones. Glass ones break too easily.

[ACE]

I have a small cartridge type gas burner and an expresso coffee jug. It does not need a whistle as the smell of fresh brewed coffee wafts across and reminds you it is ready. I know this might sound like a bit of a rigmarole just for a drink. But I am addicted to real coffee.

All together now, sing up.

All I want is a proper cup of coffee
made in a proper copper coffee pot
I may be off my dot
But I like a cup of coffee and I like it hot

Iron coffee pots and tin coffee pots
they're no use to me
If I can't have proper cup of coffee from a proper copper coffee pot
I'll have a cup of tea.


Right, thankyou, thankyou. You can put your teeth back in now ;D

[Curryandchips]

I use a stainless flask - find it invaluable ...