back door kitchen. specifically the stovetop.

[batmac2k]

I have seen several people do this over the years but was wanting some more detail. what type of stovetop are you running on your backdoors. I am looking to set up a quick portable kitchen for some light car camping.

are we using propane mostly?
brands/models of stovetops...

 

[capri_auto]

coleman propane... nothing else is worth buying, mines 20+ years old

 

[gmookher]

Weber, Q

Its not back door cool but is weber tasty

 

[Mongo]

I almost set mine on fire when I was using my MSR Whisperlite on my door shelf, leaked a little white gas...I almost let it go, but then realized it was 7 miles back to anything resembled a road...10 year old Coleman cooktop on propane, that's the way to go

 

[benlittle]

Primus dual burner
Primus Omni fuel

 

[Steve Rupp]

butane stove from the Korean market. it's been great for everything except an apple cider reduction sauce. been using it for 10 years. Plus it's the same fuel as the snowpeak torch.

 

[Matt Kendrick]

butane stove from the Korean market. it's been great for everything except an apple cider reduction sauce. been using it for 10 years. Plus it's the same fuel as the snowpeak torch.

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[Steve Rupp]

Thanks Matt. I was going to post up a pic and got lazy. I can still imagine the smell of that sauce cooking. mmm

 

[rover4x4]

Primus dual burner propane, and a MSR dragonfly. I like em both a lot

 

[Mike_Rupp]

I have no idea what it was, but Rob's stove put out a ton of heat. I think that reduction used an entire canister of fuel.

Speaking of reductions, I've been perfecting a pan seared skin-on sockeye salmon with a red wine reduction. PNW cuisine at its finest.

 

[craig]

The stove depends on how cold it will get, what you will be cooking, and how many mouths you are going to feed.

Butane - very hot in warm weather
Iso-butane - very hot until it gets to about 25F
Propane - hot until it gets to about 10F
White-gas - always damn hot

Propane is easier to control which makes it pretty popular for those that like to cook. White gas stoves such as the MSR XGK series and the classic Coleman white-gas/unleaded multi-fuel stoves are very reliable, field repairable, and boil water fast but are loud and hard to control. The Jetboil is very easy to use, but the iso-butane gets tough to cook on when it gets cooler.

C

 

[Steve Rupp]

yeah the jetboil needs a new name for winter camping

 

[Mike_Rupp]

The thought of cooking in 10F weather isn't very appealing to me. There's no way that I'd be doing that willingly.

 

[capri_auto]

The standard 2 burner green coleman propane cook top is unbeatable... plus I've seen old used ones sell for almost as much as the new ones... They deff hold their value.

 

[Steve Rupp]

I love winter camping. Just don't drink beer.

 

[flyfisher11]

I love winter camping. Just don't drink beer.

If you do, keep an empty gallon milk jug nearby

 

[Mike_Rupp]

I love winter camping. Just don't drink beer.

There is a reason why you still live in Illinois and I don't.

 

[D Chapman]

You want a kitchen built into your truck? Buy an RV.

 

[marc olivares]

I love winter camping. Just don't drink beer.

burrrrr that trip was cold.
but man that scrambled Jumbalia kept the heat in...

 

[Steve Rupp]

Yeah it did. And to think I was just going to get rid of it the night before.