On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 02:39:09 GMT, Gary wrote:

Diesel and that sort of fuel is great but smelly and hard to clean up.

The best way to cook with diesel is to burn it in your generator and
use an electric stove.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 02:39:09 GMT, Gary wrote:


Diesel and that sort of fuel is great but smelly and hard to clean up.


The best way to cook with diesel is to burn it in your generator and
use an electric stove.

Power boater!

On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 05:43:53 GMT, Gary wrote:

Power boater!

Tis true, but there are sailboats with generators as well. We use
cooking as an opportunity to refreeze the cold plates and recharge the
batteries so it is not really a hardship to run the generator once in
awhile.

As for the original question, alcohol is widely regarded as
the safest possible stove fuel. Some reasons for this are
spurious, otheres make sense. For one thing, a spill is less
hazardous, more obvious, and easier to clean up.

We used a non-pressurized alcohol stove for years, worked
great. The old-timey pressurized ones are both less
effective & less safe IMHO.


Gary wrote:
Power boater!


???
So is the Navy, since about 1809. Get with the times!

Wayne.B wrote:
Tis true, but there are sailboats with generators as well.

Yep. Some are even configured to work acceptably *while
sailing* (gasp in horror as the opening bars of Bach's
Toccata & Fugue in D minor plays in the background). I've
even seen boats microwaving popcorn & hot chocolate while
racing. What's next, cold beer in cans???


.... We use
cooking as an opportunity to refreeze the cold plates and recharge the
batteries so it is not really a hardship to run the generator once in
awhile.


Is your refrigeration AC or PTO from the genset? We
considered the 120VAC option but went with 12V DC instead...
takes a lot longer to pull down but less dependent on
outside power & works longer "off the grid" IMHO. But then
we invested heavily in insulation, too.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 09:00:27 -0500, DSK wrote:

Is your refrigeration AC or PTO from the genset? We
considered the 120VAC option but went with 12V DC instead...
takes a lot longer to pull down but less dependent on
outside power & works longer "off the grid" IMHO. But then
we invested heavily in insulation, too.

It is the 120VAC Grunert system that was original equipment on the
Grand Banks although I have upgraded it with a digital thermostat. It
requires about 2 or 3 hours a day of generator time. We also have a
holding plate freezer capable of keeping ice cream at the requisite
zero degrees. Talk about nautical decadence... Both systems work
well, however the freezer unit has been totally rebuilt with new
plates and condenser in the last year.