It wouldn't bring the water to boil before the fuel ran out. I don't think it lasted more than five minutes. Oh well, I'll give it another test run today. And see how it does.

Also, I chekced out the thread on 2 ounce kitchen the other day. Maybe yesterday I believe. It has some good information.

Thanks,
Silver

Originally Posted By taM
what do you mean by "cooking food on it?"

The idea behind such a stove is that the stove is used for the sole purpose of boiling water for rehydrating instant meals, and making hot drinks.

For such a use, the tea-light cup shines. It doesn't burn very fast, and my setup generally achieves 2-cup boils in around 8-9 minutes. It would not, however, be of much use for actually "cooking" in the traditional sense, as there is no control over heat output.

Check out my "2 ounce kitchen" thread below for more tealight stove insight.

http://www.backpacking.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=134176#Post134176