Jerry:

I've heard that the thing to burn in those Wetfire* stoves is Esbit* (available at REI* and a bunch of other places). Wetfire works great as a tinder but burns too fast and too inefficiently for cooking.

HJ

*No affiliation of any kind with any of the firms or products mentioned in this post. However, if any of said companies would like to shower me with free products, how could I say no? I'm sure that'll be happening any minute now.