Alternatives to gas
Gas cookers used to be the standard on almost every boat, but there are good reasons why they are not necessarily the best choice. The dangers of fire or explosion are well documented, yet there are still plenty of older vessels without gas lockers that drain safely overboard. Equally, most sources recommend changing flexible hoses every five years and regulators once a decade, but I suspect most are not.
Today there’s a wide choice of cooking appliances for use on a boat, some of which are more economical than gas to run and easier to install. Many other devices, from solar cookers to JetBoils, can aid preparing great food on board.
Alcohol stoves
Like Marmite, lots of people love them, but there are also plenty of detractors. A
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