 Was wondering if there are any online resources for those looking into freezer bag cooking i.e. the pros and cons, decent recipes etc Also are there special sorts of freezer bags I should be looking at using? or would generic ones do?
While I'm at it I sometimes look over the 'Hiking in Finland" blog and noted that one entry had an alcohol stove being tested.... it got me interested enough to want to have a look/try. The stove was a Sanpo CF but its only available from Japan. Saw some trangia's in cotswolds this morning but don't need any pans etc. Anyone have any ideas on where to find a good quality (see Sanpo above) standalone alcohol stove?
Cheers
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.jpg) If you search OM for 'freezer bag cooking' there are plenty of threads with bag advice and recipes.
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 The Pour & Store bags from the bargain shops are the best, Asda do some microwavable ones too which stand up well to boiling
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 The Pour & Store bags from the bargain shops are the best, Asda do some microwavable ones too which stand up well to boiling
Excellent bags - 8 for £1, I think and are sturdy enough to be re-used.
As for a stand-alone alcohol stove, the Evernew Titanium over on Backpackinglight looks good.
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 The Evernew is OK; not great and expensive for what it is.
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Thanks all will check them out.
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MiniBull Design make some great stoves, the mini atomic has replaced all my other alky stoves.
There's a chap called smokeeater908 who's developing some great gear, also worth a look.
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 I have the Evrenew titanium stove. I like it.
It is lighter than a Trangia burner, but no screw on lid or simmer ring. However, it has 2 layers of jets which gives flexibility. With the pan suspended above the burner you get a fast heat using both rings of flames. If you place the pan directly on the burner you get a lower heat/simmer from just one ring of flames. I find this very useful, especially for a breakfast fry up.
I also have a Vargo titanium burner which I find unstable and difficult to control. It suffers from flare-ups.
I have a couple of Alu. can DIY jobs (came with Caldera cones) -OK, very light, but no flexibility.
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I've got an AGG can stove, Whitebox stove and a mini tranagia which I have nicked the burner from to use with a honey stove in four sided setup. I find the WBS best personally but intend to replace soon with the Rodir alcohol stove. It is a stable stove that can take wider and larger pots. www.rodiralcoholstoves.co.uk is their website IIRC. Think someone on here has used one and there is a review on here somewhere. Only £25 plus £2.50 P&P too. The pot support is wire loops (3 of them) and there is a wicking inside so you don't get quite the same spill hazard. Looks good to me if a bit heavier than most alky stoves. I also have a Mini-bull designs stove. Got it from a comp that whitespider1066 blogsite (Weird Darren if you remember him on here) ran. Apparently I made an interesting comment and wond this strange little remote bottle feed stove. A tiny feed bottle with a silicone tube to an Al turned stand with what looks like a glass needlemat wick. Looks like a white fibre brush but suspect it could be a silica fibre not a glass fibre. Can give a long burn time a the bottle thread is a universal cap size so you could feasably use any bottle with this cap thread size.
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 I have had it confirmed that Lakelands Soup and Sauce bags are BPA free, not sure about Pour and Store ;any one know about them? I have no link to either company and any risk is extremely low but I prefer not to take any chance.
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the Pour and Store bags are excellent. Really solid and they stand up on their own. brekkie, lunch, dinner and dessert fit in them well! Plus the fit a treat inside my cosy which is sized for an MSR Ti Kettle
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 A little light reading: How to make Meths Stoves Q&A Make Your Own Meths Burner For a first burner, that's a useful size for small pans, try the Mini Zen Chimney, maybe using some construction tips from my article. I've heard reports that the Evernew is relatively thirsty. The WBS (and most side-burners) need large diameter pans to work efficiently, otherwise the large flame ring simply passes uselessly up the side of the pan. For true freezer bag cooking, you only need to boil water, so you don't need a burner that can simmer.
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.jpg) Beduin,you don't have to buy the full Triangia kit.If you have
pans just buy the burner separate, usually £9 to £12 .Cheers.
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Bedouin, try make a stove. They are great fun to make. Though it does become addictive. I have a bag with about 20 in it, but they are free less the time spent. You spend time on Youtube honing your skills and need a watch to time your burns. After while you start looking in hedgelines for suitable cans and eventually get the accolade of being a stove nerd. Nerd and Proud SD
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