Originally Posted By: jzmtl
With cold weather and alcohol you may have to use a preheating pan. When I tried my penny stove the fuel on top would burn out before alcohol boils, but a very small amount of fuel in preheat pan made a big difference.
That's my experience as well. To really pre-heat, you've got to have a pan under the stove.

HJ
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