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Sterno is a brand of jellied denatured alcohol sold in and meant to be burned directly in its can. Popular both in commercial food service and home entertainment, its primary uses are as a fuel for heating chafing dishes in buffets and serving fondue .
The common gel methanol or ethanol chafing fuel is contained in a steel can with a resealable plug lid in sizes based on burn times. Two-, four-, and six-hour burn times are the most common sizes of methanol and ethanol chafing fuels available. The colour of the fuel being used can also vary among manufacturers.
As with trioxane, hexamine has an almost unlimited shelf life if stored properly, in a sealed dry container. However, the heat given off cannot be easily adjusted, so water can be boiled, but cooking requiring simmering is more difficult. Tablets are a powerful stove fuel (30.0 MJ/kg), but are sensitive to wind and dampness.
For £4 you can buy 4 cans of sterno for a total of 22748 btu In england (like London) For £4 (about $6.53 today) you can buy 4 cans of sterno for a total of 5531 * 4 = 22,124 BTU; For £3 (about $4.90 today) you can buy 10 kg of wood pellets for a total of 167,195 BTU; That is 7.5 times more BTU for cheaper.
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The source of the heat for the self-heated can is an exothermic reaction that the user initiates by pressing on the bottom of the can. The can is manufactured as a triple-walled container. A container for the beverage is surrounded by a container of the heating agent separated from a container of water by a thin breakable membrane.
A beverage-can stove, or pop-can stove, is a do it yourself, ultralight, alcohol-burning portable stove. It is made using parts from two aluminium beverage cans. Basic designs can be relatively simple, but many variations exist. Total weight, including a windscreen/stand, can be less than one ounce (28 g).
A small Snow Peak portable stove running on MSR gas and the stove's carrying case The parts of portable gas stove—gas cartridge, burner and regulator. A portable stove is a cooking stove specially designed to be portable and lightweight, used in camping, picnicking, backpacking, or other use in remote locations where an easily transportable means of cooking or heating is needed.