Fw: [at-l] FYI -- Potstand for a SCS

[jball65@home.com (Jason Ball)]

Dave in your recipe what is TVP?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Hicks" <daveh@psknet.com>
To: "W F Thorneloe" <thornel@attglobal.net>
Cc: "AT-L [list]" <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: [at-l] FYI -- Potstand for a SCS


> OB
>
> You are right, I'm not likely to give up my pot cozy.
>
> What I think I am finding is that at about two inches above the stove I am
> using less alcohol to get to that initial boil.
>
> For lunch today, I just cook one of my homemade mixes on the back porch
> using my new potstand -- in very light winds.
>
> I started w/ the one ounce of fuel that I normally need for this mix -- 2
C
> water, 1/2 C brown rice, 1/2 C dehydrated precooked blackbeans, 1/4 C TVP,
> plus flavoring, spices, etc.  At the one inch stand level, this package
> would normally have just come to a boil at the point that the stove went
> out.  Today, at two inches, the stove burned for about a minute after I
took
> the pot off to place in the pot cozy.
>
> I'll need to translate that into a new scratch on the inside for a new
> fuel-fill-to level, if other mixes confirm the improved performance.
>
> Chainsaw
>
> BTW -- On the down side the bottom of the pan scorched a tad.  Never had
> that happen with this watery a mix w/ the old potstand.  However, if the
> numbers work out, I'll go for a bit of stirring to save fuel -- e.g.,
> weight.  If the fuel savings does not offset the extra weight of the
stand,
> then this will have just been an interesting experiment.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: W F Thorneloe <thornel@attglobal.net>
> To: Dave Hicks <daveh@psknet.com>
> Cc: AT-L [list] <at-l@backcountry.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 10:21 AM
> Subject: Re: Fw: [at-l] FYI -- Potstand for a SCS
>
>
> SNIP
> >
The
> > advice to get back to a boil and use a pot cozy to finish cooking is
still
> > wise. For alcohol stoves, a hardware cloth pot holder makes a very
> > adjustable compromise given the lack of adjustment of the stove.
> SNIP
>
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