[Sca-cooks] propane stoves

[Mark.S Harris]

Huette said:
> Indeed, I have found that this is true.  I used one
> that was owned by the Baron of Altavia for a wedding
> of a friend two years ago.  It was a godsend.  I
> purchased my own this last May and won't go to war
> without it again.
>
> Please know that while this is a great device, propane
> is not clean burning and leaves a residue on the
> bottoms of your pots and pans.  Not that this can't be
> washed off.  But several times I have accidentally
> gotten the soot all over me when I wasn't paying
> attention.

I don't think this is due to the propane. My family
used a travel trailer for years where the stove and oven were
powered by propane. I've used a propane camp stove for several
years with out noticing any real soot buildup.

I strongly suggest looking at your burner adjustments.

This past Pennsic our household (SPCA) used a stove provided
by Rob and Margali which burned either natural gas or propane.
Naturally, at Pennsic we used propane. It sooted up the pans
pretty bad for the first week at Pennsic. We just figured
that this was because it was cheap and was mainly built to run
off of natural gas. Once Rob arrived at Pennsic, he did some
adjusting of something, and it started burning clean and
didn't leave the soot on the pans. The color of the flame also
changed from blue and yellow to just blue. You might look at
the flame color to help decide if something needs adjustment.

Stefan li Rous