It's okay, either:

Don't be in too much of a hurry to cook, or


Be prepared to clean a lot of soot out of the lamp and the bottom of the pan.


You can crank the wick out to make a big flame, but it will soot out when it does.

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The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.
-- Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)