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Optimal pot height for tea light stove
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Sep 28, 2009 at 11:49 pm #1239725
What is the optimal height to have your beer can pot over the tea light stove? either from the ground or the tea light itself…
Sep 29, 2009 at 2:21 am #1531391I suggested this before but never had any comments about it, so I don't know if it is correct or not…
What I do is to bring the water to boil independently (gas stove) then I move the pot over the flame and lift the pot up and down. As you do that you should see that in one particular spot (distance from the flame) the boil is more vigorous. That is how I determine the distance.
FrancoSep 29, 2009 at 5:44 am #1531398if you do that, I hope to see your results posted here. I seem to remember reading somewhere, that there's a fair amount of latitude. I'm betting the best range is from flame just touching the pot to flame just starting to go up the side of the pot.
Sep 29, 2009 at 6:17 am #1531403I have not done very rigorous testing, but I use a 2 inch tall can with holes as a pot stand for my tealight with fiberglass. I get flames just barely up the sides of my pot and get a pretty quick boil. The test mentioned by Franco sounds like a pretty good idea though. May try that myself.
Sep 29, 2009 at 7:48 pm #1531615Thanks guys. Let me know how your tests go. I have the feeling 2 inches is somewhere in the right ballpark.
Sep 29, 2009 at 8:38 pm #1531628Stephan is right in my experience. 2" seems to be the optimal height.
Sep 30, 2009 at 3:29 pm #1531897Thanks Jason
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