Gas Stoves:They will have to take them from my cold dead hands

14 May 2021, 01:35 PM

Once had a simmer plate that went on a gas burner. The pot went on that. It diffused some of the heat, making simmering easy.

14 May 2021, 02:00 PM

Mary Anna

I should get one of those disk thingies Chas mentioned, although the electric skillet makes the need less urgent. It just seems silly to me for a high-end appliance to need workarounds just to function.

WTG, I've never seen a gas burner that cycles on and off like that! It's like an automated version of my slide-the-pan-mostly-off-the-burner-for-a-while workaround that I use when I don't have another handy option.

14 May 2021, 04:11 PM

pianojuggler

Now that you mention it, I've had the exact same problem with a Coleman stove. Can't get it low enough to just keep something warm.

We had a potluck in the backyard once. I make a HUGE pot of chili. I set up the Coleman stove and turned it down until it almost went out and left the pot of chili on it. It was still way too hot.

I've been thinking about getting a slab of cast iron to do just what Chas is describing. Or use a cast iron griddle under the pot.

What I've really been thinking about is how to make a camping slow cooker. I have rigged up a pot within another pot with water in it to thaw things. A have a couple backpacking-size propane stoves. I'm thinking about how to rig up a dutch oven with a small enough propane burner -- but with the heat spread out enough that it doesn't just have one hot spot. I'm thinking PJ's chicken curry simmering for about six hours without having to periodically fuss with the heat source. That's what I'm thinking about.

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14 May 2021, 04:49 PM

AdagioM

quote:
Originally posted by pianojuggler:
Now that you mention it, I've had the exact same problem with a Coleman stove. Can't get it low enough to just keep something warm.

We had a potluck in the backyard once. I make a HUGE pot of chili. I set up the Coleman stove and turned it down until it almost went out and left the pot of chili on it. It was still way too hot.

I've been thinking about getting a slab of cast iron to do just what Chas is describing. Or use a cast iron griddle under the pot.

What I've really been thinking about is how to make a camping slow cooker. I have rigged up a pot within another pot with water in it to thaw things. A have a couple backpacking-size propane stoves. I'm thinking about how to rig up a dutch oven with a small enough propane burner -- but with the heat spread out enough that it doesn't just have one hot spot. I'm thinking PJ's chicken curry simmering for about six hours without having to periodically fuss with the heat source. That's what I'm thinking about.

Mmmmmmm, PJ’s chicken curry!