Pressurized alcohol? I prefer mine on the rocks.

[Steve Dion]

Phil Williams stated "The pressurized stove is superior to all other types of alcohol stoves when you use it correctly." I am curious about this statement. Can Phil or anyone else express an opinion!

 

[Stephen Ostrander]

origo

Properly is the operative word. I've seen a boat that burned as a result of its pressurized stove not being used properly. I have an Origo non-pressure and won't trade it for anything.

 

[Hayden Watson]

Use it correctly

The pressurized stoves will produce more heat with less smell in the cabin the the Origo. They are very safe when used correctly. They can certainly start a fire in a boat if you don't light them right (my wife did it right after we met). But the fire was easy to put out (one glass ao water). Lighting one is easy to do and you won't get a flare up, so do it right. You wouldn't drive a car without learning how would you?Hayden Watson

 

[Tim]

never again.

Between the pumping, the flare ups, the clogging, the pre-heating, the lack of heat and the fact that no one but me could ever start it, I don't get the appeal of a pressurized alcohol stove.I replaced it with non-pressurized and think its MUCH better.

 

[Rico]

Like pressurized

Granted there are lots of stove options. I give pressurized alcohol high marks in a wide range of areas. Safety is a biggie. Alcohol is way less explosive than the alternatives. So what if pre-heating is the trade off to achieve this feature. I consider it good bargain It is also, as has been pointed out, water-extinguisable. This makes it very easy to douse quickly. A typical stove/sink side by side places your fire extinguisher at the ready, which helps prevent things from getting out of control in the moments you would otherwise be scrambling for a fire extingusher. In addition, you avoid the huge mess an extingusher can make of your cabin and entree.Alcohol burns very clean and sufficiently hot. The fuel keeps well over long periods of time, not degrading into varnishes like petrouleum based fuels.Maintenance is basic and straight forward, very well within reasonable parameters of sailing as a whole. Heck, if I was scared of tedious maintenance, I'd have put as much distance between myself and a sailboat as was humanly possible a long time ago.

 

[Jim Rice]

Origo II

Ditto for the Origo non-pressurized. A 1/2 gallon can of alcohol from the hardware store lasts a whole season of cooking on board on weekends.PS--Having a gas BBQ also helps a lot.PPS--Anyone using a charcoal BBQ in any kind of wind is a menace to the whole harbor. Go gas or go home!