hey max you'r comment is spot on ....also the esbit stove was developed prior to ww2 in germany to heat/warm a soldiers food ration rather than to COOK a meal....the little stove does it's job well....i've used the stove since the early 1980's as a INFANTRYMAN in germany.....i still use it today and also give them as gifts to my buddys. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />..vince g. 11b inf...