Eating freshly baked breads and pies cooked on the trail has long been a dream of mine, one that has been out of reach via my UL alcohol/Esbit stove cooking kit, or so I thought. Some months ago I switched to the Flat Cat Gear Snow Leopard (FCGSL) cooking system because of the flexibility of [..Read More..]
Titanium Foil Esbit ‘Tray’ Stove
I have a love-hate relationship with Esbit fuel tabs. I want to love them, I really do, but they seem to never work quite right for me so I end up getting frustrated and hating them. The Short Burn Time IssueYou may recall that a few weeks ago I posted a blog article about my [..Read More..]
I Really Want to Like Esbit Tabs
[Updated below] The problem is, no matter what type of stove I use, or type of cooking setup I try, I get totally lousy burn times for my Esbit solid fuel tabs. So bad in fact, consistently under 7-8 minutes per tab, that I am unable to bring two cups of 70-degree water to a [..Read More..]








