Hi all...

Chad_Hahn: Regarding your question, Earthling is right. All denatured alcohols contain toxins that you don't want to ingest, so it's always best to keep anything that might come in contact with those fuels well separated from food, cups or eating utensils.

I also like the idea of adding a bit of food dye to alcohol fuels, as is required by law in many European countries (blue and purple seem to the most popular). Not only does it help distinguish the alcohol from water, but also makes it easier to see when measuring, especially if using scratch marks inside the stove as level indicators. Will add the idea to the next Super Cat article update <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />.