Stanbroil 3 in 1 Rocket Stoves with Grill Rack, Griddle and Pot Cooking Stand, Heavy Duty Wood Burning Stoves for Cooking, Camping wood Stove Kit for Off-Grid Supply, Outdoor Grilling Event

We have rural property in a high-wildfire risk area, where we also experience power outages fairly often. Solar box oven cooking has been a great tool that we’ve used many years for slow cooking. However, I still missed the option of an off-grid option for faster, hotter cooking. I saw an ad for Rocket Stoves and looked into it further. This particular Rocket Stove was a good choice for us -- big enough to provide a cooking surface comparable to a stove-top burner, but still small enough to store and move easily. It captures the best qualities of both an efficient woodburning stove and a BBQ. As long as a clean, hot fire is maintained, there is very little (almost no) smoke. Pushing any remaining wood down to the burn cup once the cooking session is over results in only a tiny bit of residual ash.It is fairly easy to get a fire started, if you have experience with fireplaces or woodstoves. We have a variety of wood types from the pruning that we do on our 18 acres. With practice, you can figure out what size and type of wood achieves the desired temperatures. For us, it is best as a two-person operation -- one to tend the fire (which requires frequent attention) and the other to concentrate on the cooking.Because of our wildfire risk, we are very careful about setting the stove up. We use a large gravel parking area, well away from flammable vegetation. We keep a bucket of water and a fire extinguisher nearby. We even fashioned a spark arrester that we use if there are still coals present after we remove the griddle. So far, we haven’t had the slightest scare because the fire is well-contained and only tiny bits of ash have escaped so far.With practice, we are learning how to best use the options for cooking. I make homemade sourdough English muffins (which I’ve re-named “Rocket Muffins”) on the griddle. Another reviewer’s suggestion to use an infrared thermometer (I’m using the Etekcity Infrared Thermometer) is greatly appreciated. It helps with the learning curve of how to match the fire intensity to your cooking needs. The griddle is not non-stick enough for eggs, so I’ll be using a pan. For rapid heating of water, we use the criss-cross support, which delivers higher temperatures directly from the flames.Cookware does get quite a bit of soot on the bottom, so we have dedicated some old, heavy aluminum cookware that had fallen into disuse after we switched to induction cooking.Overall, I am thrilled with this purchase. It seems well-designed, was packaged extremely carefully on delivery and is fun and effective to use. Since we have an unlimited amount of vegetation that needs constant pruning for fire safety, and we are afraid to do an open burn pile on our property, I plan to use the Rocket Stove often (with or without power outages) so that we can reduce our brush piles and pruning “one twig at a time.” If power outages become increasingly frequent, as we anticipate, this Rocket Stove is a great addition to complement the solar cookers.

If you are in an area that experiences frequent power putages due to storms or whatever reason, this stove is a must. It can cook in any number of ways and makes outdoor cooking a breeze. Simple to assemble, priced right, and the quality are tops. Going to be giving them as gifts to the kids for Christmas.

I love this thing. Came packed very nicely. Great for camping, emergencies and definitely a must have for prepper equipment. All the accessories fit nicely and worked flawlessly. Packed it back in the box for next time. You won't really appreciate it until you need it. Get one now and it makes great gift.

This thing is great!! I easily pick up twigs and sticks. I don’t have to chop wood for it. It cooks long and is hot. It’s a great heater too I’ll be buying another one soon for my son!Got the pizza oven attachment also. This is warm and great outdoor fun!!

Excellent little stove, i cook on it as much as weather outside allows! It was actually needed one evening when our power was out.

Works great for camping!

Worst quality and cheap made! Don’t waste your time and money!

The media could not be loaded. Easy setup in less than 5 minutes. Because of these design on a rocket stove starting the fire was very easy and fast. Great control for temperature and easy extinguishing. Light enough to be very portable well thought out.