Post by hpmer on Sept 28, 2008 7:58:56 GMT -8
I built a cooking stove in a 6 gallon metal trash can with a 4" burn tunnel and a 9" heat riser using a standard 4" stove pipe "T" for the main guts of the system.
When measured with a magnetic stovepipe thermometer, I get the cooking plate temperature up to a bit over 800 degrees F, which I think is pretty good.
I know that for completely clean burning of fuel the temps should be north of 1,000 degrees, but I assume the gas temps are somewhat higher than the plate temp.
Does anyone have thoughts on how this temperature compares to other cook stoves? I know building a bigger stove would likely result in higher temps, but I like the portability of the size I have.
When measured with a magnetic stovepipe thermometer, I get the cooking plate temperature up to a bit over 800 degrees F, which I think is pretty good.
I know that for completely clean burning of fuel the temps should be north of 1,000 degrees, but I assume the gas temps are somewhat higher than the plate temp.
Does anyone have thoughts on how this temperature compares to other cook stoves? I know building a bigger stove would likely result in higher temps, but I like the portability of the size I have.
