Clean Burning Kerosene Cook Stove 

Thank you for the interesting tutorial. I lived in Uganda 1984 until recently and I cooked on these all the time for several years until we had electricity that is, but we had so many power cuts that I always went back to using these. I learned to make every meal imaginable and even made cakes on it as well, I actually loved it so much that I've just bought one like yours to bring back a few good memories.. not forgetting the price of electricity right now anyway so using one of these again will hopefully keep the bills down..

I have a 12x16 sun room that I like to use for an "office" (I'm retired though, so no work going on!) This is the first winter I've done this. ru-vid.comUgkxl2o1MQU4aMgmFk_cMqer4nH2ptpDEM6h I have 2 x 1500 watt electric heaters that are on schedules in Home Assistant. After less than one month of that, I decided a new solution was needed (electric bill went up quite a bit more than expected). I have a 23,000 btu kerosene heater, so I tried that. It definitely works, too well! It heats the space up quickly, but you really can't turn these types of heater down and have then burn efficiently, so I was always lighting it and putting it out. I decided to try this model, and it is perfect for this application. In the morning at 0600 I turn both electric heaters on and light this heater. Within 30 minutes, it's up to 60 degrees (from 35 to 40F), and within an hour it's at 68F. At that point the electric heaters shut off and pretty much stay off the rest of the day. Fuel consumption is also greatly reduced (as would be expected, given that it's half the size/btu output). I can get 2 x 4 hour burns out of a full tank. I also like having these around as emergency backup heat, this is my third kerosene heater. I wish kerosene was cheaper, but not much you can do about that. I have read that you can use #1 diesel with a bit of alcohol added; not sure if I want to go through all that, although diesel is about 2 bucks a gallon cheaper. More research needed.

I also have this kerosene stove. I used it in a winter camping, but it was good enough that the CO2 concentration did not rise up even in the tent. 😀👍 Thank you...🤟

Thanks for the tip with the spring, it helped me alot, i hope you will hit the one thousand. Greetings from Germany

Great review. I've had mine for a while now and it developed that same problem with the wicks constantly dropping. Thanks to your spring tip I can now fix that. Cheers 👍

Great review, thank you. I just ordered one from China but did not know what to expect or how it was reviewed untill I saw your video. Good work and thank you again. Regards from the Netherlands

This video was very helpful. I got one for alternative cooking options,and it came with no pictures. I got a box of slightly dented very thin parts. I have a kerosene heater but this video was awesome thanks.

Thanks for doing this video. I just bought one of these and have my misgivings but this tutorial has shown me how to address this. Subscribed.

I grew up cooking since I was a child on these stoves. We were a family of 7 so I used these stoves a lot, I used them every day several times a day for years and I can say they are very good.

Just bought one and received it didn't know how to put it together thank you for your video it helped a lot keep making videos

Just got one of these and your video proved instructive. I wondered about the construction which gave me doubts but it seems fine upon your explanation.

Excellent review! I saw these on eBay and was considering it. I think I'll go with the brass butterfly stove from St.Paul Mercantile. We had a similar stove back in the 1970s when I was stationed in Guam. Served us well when the island was without power due to a typhoon Pamela. Thanks for the review. Best regards, JA

I just ordered one, I can't wait to use it.

Thank you for the information how this stove works!

I was sitting here thinking. . What has Larry D been up too.. then I relized I had not clicked the bell symbol.. good to see you Larry. . I like that little stove.. would be great for a cabin.

Great video, thanks. Congratulations on hitting 1,000!

Thank you very much for the tips and video.

Just bought this stove from ebay 15 us dollars including shipping 👍 really happy with it, greetings from Norway

Good thinking on the spring.

When I was younger ,we had paraffin heaters ,and lamps ,to prevent them from smoking, the wicks where steeped in vinegar over night and then left to air dry, never known them to smoke, have just ordered one of them , will try mine when it comes .

Thanks! Such wick stoves have been and are still used in Asian countries, for cooking purposes. I was amazed to find the claim of the blue flame to be true. I've used them too it don't remember about the wick assembly lowering itself or any other weak spots. So it's nice of you to provide the possible solutions.

I have a kerosun heater for power outages too, freaking love that thing!

Thank you for your advice, I have just ordered one from ebay here in England.

Liked and subscribed. Greetings from Patagonia, Argentina. Those heaters bring back memories from my grandma who used that type of stove to heat her kettle for mate brewing (kind of a South American tea) I managed to get one in pristine condition for my collection and to have in case of an emergency to prepare hot meals and even heat small areas. The ones that can be found in my neck of the woods were made by a now extinct domestic company named Bram-Metal, and let me tell you, they were finely made out of brass and enameled steel like the kind applied on cookware. They take a tubular wick and came in several sizes mine being a mid size No3. As I write this I checked an online marketplace where to my surprise I found at least two new old stock units still in the box which must have been sitting in someone's attic or shelf for at least fifty years!

Excellent thorough presentation ...very informative. Thank you so much! I am designing a vegetable oil burner that has pseudo jetting and a mantle and riser tube/s, for enhanced efficiency, and this is very helpful.

Great review. Thanks man. I might buy one. 🇬🇧👍

Use to use a kerosene heater but it was giving my wife head aches so switched to propane. Now I'm responsible for most of her headaches , lol.

I want to buy one of these to camping on the beach! Greetings from Venezuela 🎉🎉

Thank you👍

just found this, going to get one, as a fisherman, will come in handy

throws a nice heat and use a little kerosene at a time. used mine last weekend under a big shady tree. cooks a decent meal. nice video. thanks for sharing

I am from Malaysia.Used this when first taking up teaching back in the late 80s...It's kinda having luxury stove using this back then....

Thank you friend, our channel work with the homeless alot and while offering them help to get off drugs we feed on the street. Always looking for easy ways to cook on the street

Great vid, thank you for sharing. I just came across one that looks like it's never been burned, but the wicks smell like they've had fuel on them. Came onto RU-vid to try and find some instructions and I'm excited to try it. 👍💯

The stainless ones look good but these are so cheap and run well. Thanks for the video

Such kerosine stove is good item for prepping now. I guess also lamp oil and other things might work with it. Is a cheap prepping tool and also goo if you got a broken heating or no power at home while a snow storm. Really good video that shows you dont got to spend over 100$ to be prepared and have right stuff at home to keep warm and feeded when a bad situation comes up. The price is just a joke for what you can do with it.

Thumbs up from the UK 👍👍

I've been looking at these for deer camp .

Thank you for the very informative video 👍

A good choice for power outages in winter, like the one in Texas in 2021, if you use an electric stove.

Must express my sincere thanks to you -Sir for your great demo and detailed explanation. You have made a very good choice! As a matter of fact, I have been looking for a handy kerosene stove as a back up for energy supply. I must get one exactly as yours. Thanks again and would like to let you know that I have subscribed your video and will share that with my friends.

This is a good stove great review it's a neat device 😊 nice clean burn 😊

This is the best damned review of this type stove. Thanks for the time and trouble. We subscribe.👍👍👍👍👍👌

Thank you! This was very helpful. :)

You got it buddy! Best wishes.

The stove works very well. Thank you for demonstration!

New sub ! Thank you for your time ! Very interesting video !!! Two thumbs up ! 👍👍🙏

You welcome bro 💓

I bought one a year ago. I have no complaints except that when the stove was going for a long time, the plastic knob fell off due to the shaft getting hot and melting the plastic. Fixed that by installing a brass knob I had lying around. Other than that it makes a great cooker. I wouldn’t use it for a heater inside a tent though. It puts out a lot of stink. Sure, it’s cheaply made. It’s only $20.00, what do you expect. Just treat it nicely and it should last awhile.

great video really enjoyed your demo subbed thanks :)

Thank you. Wow I wish I bought mines 4 years ago they're selling it for over a hundred and some dollars today online

I used one of these kero stove about 25 years ago. Can steam cakes, boiling water and the best part is cooking rice on it. The taste of rice cooking on it is much nicer than the rice cooked with electric rice cooker

I have one of these, for the price they cant be beat. Cooks good, and lets off enough heat for a small area that keeps you nice and warm. My only complaint was the leaking as well, but for the most part this would be something I would just put in a fixed location and leave it. My coating came off on that part as well, I burned it for a video and then let it burn outside until it was all clean I like your spring mod, mine did not have that problem but its a great mod anyway. Hope you hit 1000 soon!

Just subscribed..great review

Thank you for showing the short comings as well as the virtues of this little guy and how you corrected. I wonder if they couldn't have spent more time in development to get a completely blue flame; for efficiency as well as the cleanest burn.

That's a nice wicked stove! first time I saw one. I just subscribed by the way...

Thanks for such nice video

thanks a lot !!!

Hope you hit the 1000 mark quickly

got one, been burning it in, it gets a bit hot , done a galon of fuel, i get a bit of a blow back on one of the legs, when it get really hot, one thing, you have to keep all the wicks same lengh as much as possible, thats me only input so far, use for for me coffee pot, hot water all day :)

I have a janata kerosene stove and it works fine also

great video

Very nice video

I subscribed just to help you out. Good luck with your videos.

i dont think i'll ever need a kerosene stove, but appreciate the detailed explanation/review/improvements. Really odd comment i know... but thanks. :)

Use a bit of alcohol on the wicks for super easy lighting from the top without having to fiddle with the bits while it is burning. I use an eye dropper to put it in from the top, then the fumes light easy and it starts with even less smoke because the alcohol burns so hot it gets everything started.

Kerosene is also good for the overhead light in your kitchen as well as a kitchen stove.

thanks from venezuela good review. new home kitchen. 2021

Great video Sir. Thank you. I have just bought one of these in November of 2022. Why on earth would I buy one? Well, in the UK, as is the case in many European countries, we are experiencing energy price hikes and a winter of potential blackouts. Sometimes you just have to go old school eh. Oh, and I have also bought 2 carbon monoxide detectors, and because I will be using this indoors I will make sure that I have a window open and airflow. Be safe people.

Catalytic units have platinum as a catalyst for enhance combustion Kero stoves have a vaporizer column to suck air up to contact with the rising kero vapour, hence the beautiful blue flame

I'm having trouble with mine badly stinking up even large indoor spaces, let alone would I try to use it in the cabin I had intended it for. I'm getting the nice blue flame, so what gives? It did have diesel in it at one point, but I have since switched to clean kerosene. Suggestions?

Pour a bit of denatured alcohol between the inner and outer perforated cylinders and light from above. Do it on a flame-proof surface, as some of the alcohol can go down the air draft holes onto the table The other way is to pass a bit of wire through all the cylinders, and bend the ends off. This is so you can pick the cylinders all at once half an inch and light the wicks from below. Less smoking that way, as you can drop the cylinders back down quicker once the wicks are lit

There you go mate, I just subscribed.

nice video uncle

I have 2 larger kerosene heaters....great. Got one of these.....stank out the house, irrespective of how I adjusted it! Gave me headaches....avoid!

Hi there, what kind of wicks do you use please?

Cool little stove...I subbed ya Sir. Best state ever...lol...Thank's

We’ve just bought one of these and I’m so glad you made this video. Just one question. How do you turn it off?

I'm gonna get one of those bad boys

I have one of these stoves and they are good, But it does not last very long. The inner burner or tube with holes disintegrated after a few months of use making the unite useless as i cannot find anywhere that sells spare parts so i have to buy a brand new stove. I find that a full tank would last about 5-6 hours depending on how high you have the flame.

it would be interesting to see if this stove would work on vegetable oil, if you replaced the wicks with a carbon-felt wick

There's someone on Facebook Marketplace in my area selling the same type of kerosene stove for 15 bucks. Its in the same color. However, its a postwar vintage and made in the Netherlands by Verblifa. Would likely still run as its in mint condition... and the pot support is a sturdy metal ring, not those flimsy clips.

Cool Review .. You got another friend

My father used that when i was young and it was mellow i never get angry or fearful but gas stove and navy grill makee jumpy talkative and over active

like it so much, had to get a other one, just incase a fishing friend of mine runs off with it,

been using Diesel as a tester with paraffin, not together, :), it works ok, i found it did not burn as hot as paraffin, but sitting on the river bank all day, it keeps the water hot for a cup of coffee, plus I have a diesel Veh, and a long tube, going to get some jet fuel, not petrol, the aviation fuel and try that, I have no prob using the lighter with it, i just fully turn up the wicks, light them, then turn down slowly, untill i get a all round flame, inside glowing blue, no flames coming out of top, I find if you have flames coming out top, it just soots up your cooking pots, the spring was a good idea, done that, the 3 feet, i put a screwdriver into the middle bits and widen them a bit, that way they did not move around so much, if you know wot I mean

Subscribe I hope it helps out thanks for the video just curious can this thing be used as a heater

Thanks for this video ! Just to nkow, inside of this stove, you put fuel or petrole ? Thanks !

realy nice wonder if it works on diesel but its cool as anything

Thanks Hiker for the videos They have helped me alot. I have a question maybe you can help me, I have a 14 wiks butterfly stove Every time I used the stove I have to throw the wicks a little out. Is that normal or can I avoid it in some way? Thank you

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Did you have the lighter soaked in paraffin before you lit it? If not that could explain why you had problems. It looks like your one just burned away.

The spring is it lose or do you tie down at the ends?

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Any idea what to use for spare wicks?

Didn't know they worked like that. So, I bought a '10/12' wicks one today, that also runs on diesel, and the fact that you can just light them up is great, no pumping or nozzles to clean. If the shit hits the fan, diesel and woodburner stoves are the thing :) But what kind of wicks ist this?

Butterfly gravity cook stoves & ovens are based on American Boss Company. St. Paul Mercantile is a great Company to work with. God bless.

I wanna make a pocket sized version of one of these that can use any type of fuel.

The colder it is, the harder to light up the wicks.

Ugh! You didn’t show us how to shut it down. Do you just lower the wicks? So far this has been the most thorough look at these cheapy stoves. I’ve been curious about them.