The best camping stoves you can buy in 2023 1. Campingaz Party Grill 200 Stove: Best for larger groups (4-6 people) The side-tables take a bit of fixing into place with wing-nuts and we wouldn’t trust them with anything very heavy – certainly not a large saucepan of food. Ideal for festivals and best suited for one-pot cooking recipes, you can take everything in a very compact, surprisingly light case without compromising on cooking performance.

Buy more fuel refills than you think you’ll need, and if you’re heading abroad on a car camping trip it’s worth taking as much as you’ll use for the entire camping trip, as it might not be available at your destination. You can also buy hose adaptors that let you connect gas stoves to big, refillable propane tanks, which is a more eco-friendly and economical way to cook than regularly replacing smaller canisters.I would argue that this is good value if you’re looking for a high quality stove, made well, that will last for years of family adventures. What’s it best for? The fabric shelf needs to be fitted as it adds stability to the legs. There’s still quite a bit of wobble, though. This innovative and versatile 2,000 Watt double burner stove features multiple cooking options, allowing the preparation of a wide variety of meals. It is a dream. Perfect for family cooking, it has a griddle and a flatplate grill, so you can get your eggs/bacon/tomato slices going on one, and your sausages/halloumi/burgers on the other. The knobs are really good quality – it feels like you’re using a real kitchen stove – and the range of heat is comprehensive. Propane is easy to get hold of and burns well but liquid fuel performs better at low temperatures. Liquid fuel canisters are usually connected via a hose to the stove and are refillable. We like stoves that feature a Piezo-igniter (a push-button starter) as it’s useful if you forget to bring matches along. Once lit, some stoves burn with a blue light while others make a roaring noise.

A sturdy steel lid and stable body protect the burners, and wide, dishwasher-safe enamelled steel pan supports will hold up to two 24cm diameter pans as well as providing wind protection for the burner heads.

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Campingaz make the Bistro. And there are lots of other brands that are nigh-on identical. There are also a lot of very cheap and potentially dangerous variants. And please do read the warning that follows. Some cheaper versions of these stoves can explode or set on fire. We’ve been getting a stream of scary stories from readers since posting Jim’s warning (see next). It takes plenty of twigs and you need to add more twigs every few minutes but keep the fire roaring and, if you fill the red pouch on the side with water, as it heats the built-in thermoelectric generator with USB connector can turn the heat into electricity and top up your phone as you boil your supper.