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The "Beer Can" Cook Pot & Stove Kit™
Make your Cook Pot from a Jumbo Beer Can
Solid Fuel Stove with No-fold Windscreen
Becomes an Insulated Drinking Mug
Total weight: 4.4 oz.
Beer Can Cook Stove Kit Price: $15.95
You may wish to order a Good Cook Safecut Can Opener for opening a jumbo beer can without leaving any sharp edges - a handy tool for making "Beer Can" Cook Pots.
The Beer Can Cook Stove Kit includes:
- Silicon Rubber Lipguard
- Stainless Steel Tray for solid fuel
- Stainless Steel Stand
- Stainless Steel No-fold Windscreen
- Lexan Spoon (that fits the pot perfectly)
With the empty beer can your complete cook set weighs 4.4 oz.! Compare this to:
- 6 oz. 1.3 Liter Titanium Pot.
- +3 oz. Propane stove without the heavy metal fuel cartridge.
- +3 oz. Lexan cup with less than half the volume and isn't insulated.
You will also need to purchase a special can opener to assemble the The "Beer Can" Cook Pot & Stove™, and a jumbo beer.
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The cook pot is made from an empty jumbo (24.5 fl. oz.) beer can. This empty can is perfect for a backpacking cook pot!
- It is large enough to make a meal for one person.
- It is easy to hold so it can double as a drinking mug.
- It has a non-stick coating on the inside.
- It is a 100% recycled product.
- It weighs one ounce, which is incredibly light!
How to Set Up and Cook with the Beer Can Cookstove.
How to Pack Up the Cookstove and use it as an Insulated Mug.
There are lots of things you have to be careful about in order to use a beer can as a cook pot.
1. You need to use a special can opener to take the top off of a beer can and not leave any sharp edges. The Good Cook® Safecut can opener sold on our website is perfect. We'll show you how use this safely and efficietly.
2. An empty beer can is somewhat fragile and will dent easily. This is why the windscreen and stove in the cook set are designed to wrap around it when it is packed up. The packed up stove is sturdy enough to travel in a backpack without a problem. And most dents can be pressed back out without damaging the pot.
3. The non-stick coating inside the can will burn at high temperatures. The solution is to always have water in the pot when it is over a flame. Boiling water in the pot will not let the inside of the pot get any hotter than 212 degrees F, which doesn't damage the coating. So no frying. No putting an empty pot on the fire. No letting the rice boil dry. Using this cook pot means restricting your backpacking meals to ones that are prepared with boiling water. In practice this is what most ultralight backpackers do anyway. Our Blog Pages have a Food & Cooking section with recipes and tips for meals that work great for cooking in a beer can cook pot.
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The Stand
The stove is a stand with a fuel tray for burning solid fuel pellets. Solid fuel, such as ESBIT® Solid Fuel Tablets, is the lightest weight fuel for backpacking. Solid fuel is also the safest and most reliable fuel for camping. It can't leak. You can't spill it. It is readily available at outdoor stores thrughout the world. The stove has no jets or valves that can get damaged or plugged. The Beer Can Cook Stove Stand is included in the kit.
The Windscreen
The windscreen is made from stainless steel, and is pre-formed into a cylindrical shape that stands around the cook pot and stove while cooking. When the stove and windscreen are packed up for travel, the windscreen wraps around the cook pot and protects it from being dented. You never have to fold or unfold the windscreen. The Beer Can Cook Stove Windscreen is included in the kit.
The Insulated Drinking Mug
When the stove and windscreen are packed up, they create a double walled shell around the cook pot. This turns the cook pot into an insulated drinking mug that is just right for holding and warming your hand while enjoying a hot cup of coffee or hot chocolate. A lip guard made of silicon rubber fits around the top of the can, and makes sipping hot liquids comfortable. One Beer Can Cook Stove Lip Guard is included in the kit. , and you can order extras below...
| Extra Silicon Rubber Lipguard $2.95 | |
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